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Douglas sentenced to five years jail

Michael Douglas with son, Cameron (Image: Getty)
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Michael Douglas's son has been sentenced to five years in prison after being caught dealing drugs in New York City.

Cameron Douglas, 31, was arrested by federal agents for dealing amphetamines in a luxury New York hotel, TV station FOXNY reported.

The grandson of actor Kirk Douglas could have received a sentence of up to 10 years for the crime but Federal Judge Richard Berman handed down a more lenient punishment.

Previously arrested for cocaine possession in 2007, Mr Berman described in court that Douglas had been using drugs since the age of 13.

The time Douglas spent in custody since last August has been drug free, he has claimed, his longest sober stint since his teenage years.

Douglas had described to a British newspaper in February of the positive influence his stepmother Catherine Zeta-Jones had on his life in helping him reconnect with his famous father.

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