Watch: Emma Roberts’ Dad Eric Roberts Clears the Air on Their “Complicated” Relationship
Eric Roberts and Julia Roberts‘ apparent bad blood was simply a runaway rumor.
Runaway Train actor addressed speculation about a possible rift between him and his younger sister, sharing a rare glimpse into their sibling dynamic.
“It’s not true—it never was true. We’re fine,” Eric shared on the April 14 episode of the It Happened in Hollywood podcast. “We have disagreements, as people do, but we like and respect each other very much.”
Beyond emphasizing that she’s a “wonderful actor” and “wonderful human,” he commended her role as a mom of three.
“She’s even a wonderful mother,” he continued of Julia, who shares 21-year-old twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, and 18-year-old son Henry with husband Danny Moder. “That’s the hardest job there is.”
Making his point crystal clear, when it comes to the 58-year-old, Eric added, “She’s a cool chick and I like her.”
But while their relationship is firmly on solid ground, like most siblings, they don’t always see eye-to-eye on the small stuff. He noted, “The only issues we have are like day-to-day disagreements on whatever, but it’s not a thing.”
The Dark Knight actor’s remarks about his younger sister come after he recently gave an update on his relationship with another family member: his daughter Emma Roberts.
“It’s only complicated through outside eyes,” he shared on the April 5 episode of Really Famous With Kara Mayer Robinson, “because they don’t get any of it. So, they have their own take, whatever that is.”
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The Best of the Best star even took a moment to praise the 35-year-old, whom he shares with ex Kelly Cunningham, saying, “I’m so proud of my kid.”
Beyond his candid updates on his relationships with his loved ones, he’s also owned up to his past mistakes, including when, pointing to his venturing to Hollywood first, he told Vanity Fair in 2018, “If it wasn’t for me, there would be no Julia Roberts and no Emma Roberts, as celebrities, as actresses, and I’m very proud of that.”
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Years later, in his memoir Runaway Train: Or the Story of My Life So Far, he reflected on the moment that he is not so proud of.
“I hope Julia will accept this public apology,” he wrote in the 2024 book, “It was an asinine thing to have said.”
Of course, the Roberts siblings aren’t the only relatives to have both made it big. Keep reading to see more stars who are related…
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