Today in random movie star info, we study who paid the hospital invoice for Julia Roberts’ dad and mom when she was born in 1967.
That can be the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
Wait, what?
The “Ticket to Paradise” star revealed that factoid in a September interview, but it surely went viral once more over the weekend when Zara Rahim, a former strategic adviser for Barack Obama, reupped it on Twitter to mark Roberts’ fifty fifth birthday on Oct. 28.
“Today is Julia Roberts birthday! 55 years ago MLK and Coretta Scott King paid for her parents hospital bill after she was born,” Rahim tweeted, sharing a clip of the interview with journalist Gayle King. “Can’t stop thinking about this since I read it.”
“The King family paid for my hospital bill,” Roberts mentioned in footage of the A+E Networks and
History Channel’s HISTORYTalks chat with the “CBS This Morning” host.
The “Pretty Woman” and “Erin Brockovich” star was born within the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna, Georgia, to actor-playwrights Walter and Betty Roberts, who had been pals with the civil rights leaders.
“My parents had a theater school in Atlanta called the Actors and Writers Workshop. And one day, Coretta Scott King called my mother and asked if her kids could be part of the school because they were having a hard time finding a place that would accept her kids. And my mom was like, ‘Sure, come on over.’ And so they all became friends and they helped us out of a jam,” the Oscar winner mentioned.
“Yeah, because in the ’60s, you didn’t have little Black children interacting with little white kids in acting school,” Gayle King noticed, noting that she has no relation to the King household. “And Julia’s parents were welcoming, and I think that’s extraordinary, and it sort of lays the groundwork for who you are.”
Bernice King, the youngest little one of MLK and Coretta Scott King, additionally confirmed Roberts’ revelation.
“Grateful that #JuliaRoberts shared this story with @GayleKing and that so many people have been awed by it,” she tweeted Sunday night time. “I know the story well, but it is moving for me to be reminded of my parents’ generosity and influence. #CorettaScottKing #MLK”
Source: www.bostonherald.com”