Cameron Douglas, son of Michael Douglas, is facing a mandatory 10 years in prison for dealing drugs in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District in 2009. Cameron has admitted to selling large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine, but his father Michael thinks the past eight months in a correctional facility have done Cameron so well that the judge should be lenient in sentencing him. In a five-page, handwritten letter made public, Michael says his family’s fame and history of addiction led to his son’s drug problems and criminal behavior. Although Cameron has taken responsibility for his crime, Michael writes: “We do know, however, that genes, family, and peer pressure are all a strong influence on a substance abuser.” Catherine Zeta-Jones, Cameron’s stepmother, and Pat Riley have also written letters asking for leniency. Keep reading »