It's long been a rumor: A young Natalie Wood was sexually assaulted by a top movie star. In a new memoir her sister says the assailant was Kirk Douglas.

Lana Wood told Insider she had no apprehensions about including the story in her new memoir after years of widespread speculation about Kirk Douglas.

Natalie Wood’s sister, Lana Wood, alleged in her new memoir that the “West Side Story” star was sexually assaulted by Kirk Douglas.

Exclusive Natalie Wood’s sister, Lana Wood, explains why she's coming forward with Kirk Douglas assault allegations The former Bond girl has written a book titled 'Little Sister: My ...

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

It's been one of Hollywood’s darkest rumours for decades: Actor Natalie Wood, only a teenager, was allegedly sexually assaulted by a top movie star more than twice her age.

Left: Actress Natalie Wood appears at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 27, 1957. (AP Photo, File) Right: This Aug. 9, 1962 file photo shows actor Kirk Douglas in New York. (AP Photo/DAB ...

SNYDE Kirk Douglas sexually assaulted Natalie Wood, her sister says in new book FILE - Actress Natalie Wood appears at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 27, 1957.

The sister of Natalie Wood alleges in an upcoming memoir that the actress was sexually assaulted by Kirk Douglas when she was a teenager.

The late Hollywood actress Natalie Wood was sexually assaulted as a teenager by the actor Kirk Douglas, a new book has claimed. Ms Wood's sister, Lana, makes the allegations in her memoir "Little ...

For decades, it’s been one of Hollywood’s darkest rumors: A teen-age Natalie Wood was sexually assaulted by a top movie star more than twice her age when she agreed to meet with him at a hotel ...

In a memoir coming out next week, "Little Sister," Natalie Wood's younger sister Lana alleges the actress was assaulted by Kirk Douglas.