Douglas avoids serious accident in Bermuda

Michael Douglas narrowly avoided a frightening fall while attempting to christen a new art museum in Bermuda.

The Wall Street star briefly lost his footing while standing in a cherry-picker basket 25 feet in the air during a traditional "roof-wetting" ceremony on Monday.

Douglas, a benefactor of the Masterworks Museum Of Bermuda Art, was pouring rum on the roof during a traditional christening ceremony.

The 62-year-old star managed to steady himself after losing his balance and downplayed the incident to The Royal Gazette newspaper saying: "I had a good laugh and stumbled. I had a little moment."

The $9m (€13m) museum is scheduled to open next year and will house works depicting the island by Winslow Homer and Georgia O'Keeffe.

Douglas, who owns a home in the British Atlantic territory with his actress wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, adds: "It will be a wonderful asset for the island."