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Eric Roberts Praises Daughter Emma as the Parent He 'Couldn't Handle' Being


Eric Roberts says his daughter, actress Emma Roberts, has lived up to parenting in a way he couldn’t when it comes to her 3-year-old son Rhodes

(Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Luminamovie LLC)“I loved my little daughter with the strength of Hercules, despite my own weaknesses,” Eric, 68, wrote in Runaway Train: Or the Story of My Life So Far, published on Tuesday, September 17, as reported by Entertainment Weekly. Emma, who has gone on to have a successful career in Hollywood with iconic roles on shows such as American Horror Story and Scream Queens, attributed her confidence to mom Kelly in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly earlier this year. From Amanda Bynes, Emma Roberts and Keke Palmer to Jamie Lynn Spears and Miranda Cosgrove, women had a major presence on Nick from 2000 to the mid-2010s.

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