After substance abuse and bad attitudes, Julia decided she was better off without her brother...
Julia Roberts decided to never talk to her beloved brother again.
Eric
Roberts’ attitudes gave her no other options. After over 14 years without
speaking a word to each other, only one event could bring the two of them
together again.
Despite
their 11-year age difference, Julia and Eric used to be inseparable. They had a
rough childhood and lost their father when they were still young. The tragedy
made them even closer.
“We all
felt very protective of each other.”
But Eric’s
drug addiction changed everything. Living with her brother was unbearable. Eric
wasn’t willing to quit using drugs.
“Of course
this had a price for Julia.”
But when
Eric got into a terrible accident…
“I was in a
coma. My speech was very retarded. I had to learn how to walk again and talk
again. ”
Julia gave
him an ultimatum! She couldn’t watch her brother sink even deeper.
With his
divorce, Julia lost all hope… Eric had just become a father when his wife filed
for divorce. Julia was furious at brother’s behavior. The actress helped her
former sister-in-law get Emma’s custody. At the time, Emma Roberts was only 7
months old. Eric didn’t understand Julia’s attitude.
A serious fight between
them put an end to the Roberts siblings’ relationship. For 14 years, none of
them thought of looking back.
In 2004, Eric found out Julia was pregnant with
twins. He felt it was time to leave his pride aside. He went to the hospital
with gifts for the twins. He was paralyzed by Julia reaction… She received him
with open arms.
“The most
common question fans ask me things like, ‘Do you and your sister get along?’
And we do. ”
They
rebuilt their relationship over time. It took Eric 6 more years to overcome his
addiction. Now, the siblings try to make up for the lost time. And don’t think
about when they were apart!
“You have
to live to learn.”
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