Michael Douglas: US men are girly

Michael Douglas has taken a swipe at American men - for being too girly.The Hollywood heavyweight - who is married to Welsh beauty Catherine Zeta-Jones - says modern males spend too much time grooming and pampering themselves to be real men.He is quoted in Scotland's Daily Record newspaper as saying: "Young guys are somewhat androgynous and use cosmetics. The lines seem to be getting much closer."The 61-year-old also admitted he's fed up of young actors hero-worshipping him.He said: "I'm getting tired of this sort of respectfulness they give me. When they start calling me Mr. Douglas, I'm like, 'Hey! Shut the f**k up!'"Meanwhile, Douglas recently sparked speculation he'd had a face-lift - after he was photographed with scars next to his ears.The star was pictured leaving a restaurant with Zeta-Jones, who is 25 years his junior, with a plaster next to his left ear and a weeping wound by his right one.

An onlooker at Barbados' Cliff eatery said at the time: "Michael looked like he had cuts around his ears. He looked very strange."