Natalie Wood was assaulted by Kirk Douglas, sister alleges

Kirk Douglas. File Picture: Yui Mok/PA

For decades, it has been one of Hollywood’s darkest rumours: A teenage Natalie Wood was sexually assaulted by a top film star more than twice her age when she met with him at a hotel in Los Angeles.

In a memoir coming out next week, Wood’s younger sister identifies the long-suspected assailant: Kirk Douglas.