Michael Douglas (Credit: AP/Richard Shotwell) Susan Braudy, a journalist and author, has accused actor Michael Douglas of sexual harassment when she worked as his employee during the apex of his career in the 1980s. Thursday, The Hollywood Reporter published an account of her story, one in which she alleges Douglas berated her with constant profanity and “sexually-charged dialogue, demeaning comments about her appearance, graphic discussions regarding his mistresses.” Braudy claims Douglas masturbated in front of her.