A few years ago, Eric Roberts' relationship with his actress sister, Julia Roberts, was very strained. The actor did his best to recount details about that difficult time in an interview.
"Inherent Vice" star Eric Roberts explicitly detailed his troubled phase while speaking to "Vanity Fair."
He recounted that his substance use indirectly pushed Julia, who is also a world-famous artist, away. He mentioned that the addiction progressed greatly, which must have been very overwhelming for his little sister.
A DIFFICULT FAMILY TIME
“Everyone in my world needed a break sometimes, and that must have included Julia,” Eric confesses. That meant, not only did Julia hate her debilitating habits, the entire Roberts family expressed great disapproval at the time.
He explained that since they were a close-knit family, they always tried to protect each other as best they could, but even that couldn't keep them together at the time.
His addiction quickly became a source of tension in the family, and despite being aware of it, the handsome actor explained that he still found it extremely difficult to stop.
Eric said, "The hardest person to protect yourself from is yourself."
Things spiraled out of control when the 63-year-old star revealed that Julia had moved on from him. In 1993, the brothers had a major falling out when the award-winning actress supported Eric's past love, Kelly Cunningham, in a custody battle over her only child.
UNITED AGAIN
After the nasty incident, the couple stayed out of touch branding themselves as "estranged" siblings. The closure came a decade later, when Julia gave birth to her twin sons.
Eric made the first move, choosing to go meet the new mother at the hospital. He described the important moment, he said he was surrounded by "uncle and brotherly love". Since then, the two have enjoyed a loving relationship, and even frequently spend vacations together.
Eric, who made his acting debut in "King of the Gypsies," can be considered a veteran in the film industry, with a career spanning over forty years! Eric's family is a talented bunch; His sisters Julia Roberts, Lisa Roberts Gillan, and his daughter Emma Roberts are also notable figures in the film industry.
During the interview, Eric proudly mentioned that without him, "there would be no Julia Roberts and no Emma Roberts." He also went on to say that he was very proud to have been the first to be nominated for the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards.
FROM HEAVEN TO HELL
Rafael Amaya is a renowned actor who starred in the Telemundo series "El Señor de los Cielos", which led him to stardom. He being recognized even now on the streets by the famous nickname of his character.
But at present, according to a source very close to the actor for TVNotas magazine, he is immersed in drugs and alcohol. Apparently this addiction was the trigger for the producer to remove him from the successful novel, in addition to his despotic and conceited attitude.
