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Eric Roberts Issues Apology To Julia Roberts Following “Asinine” Comments Where He Took Credit For His Sister’s Career


Eric Roberts issued a public apology to sister Julia Roberts for his "asinine" comments where he took credit for her Oscar-winning career.

“Now one of the things I’d like to apologize for in this book is for publicly saying on more than one occasion, ‘If it wasn’t for me, there would be no Julia Roberts,’ he wrote in Runaway Train: or, The Story of My Life So Far, released Sept. 17, per People. Roberts further described the beloved actress as a “very driven woman,” adding that someone would have “plucked her out of the crowd” for a career in Hollywood without his influence or aid. Elsewhere in the book, Roberts also reflected on not being able to “handle” being a parent to Emma, in addition to speaking candidly about his addiction to cocaine.

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