Eric Roberts: I’m ‘not supposed to talk about’ sister Julia Roberts or daughter Emma

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“Still Here Hollywood” podcast.“You’ll have to ask her,” Eric told Kmetko, 71, who asked about the “Pretty Woman” actress. “I love my sister, but I can’t talk about her,” Eric continued. “She don’t want to talk about it.”Eric also said his daughter Emma Roberts “told me also not to talk about her, but I stumbled and do.”“I’m not supposed to talk about either of them.

But I do,” he added.But Eric broke his rule later in the podcast when he praised Emma, 33, and her acting chops.“I am in love with my daughter’s work these days,” the proud dad shared about the “American Horror Story” actress. “Like, I can’t believe how great she’s become.”“I’m so proud of her I can’t see straight,” he continued. “Since her performance in ‘Maybe I Do’ until right now, she overwhelms me with pride and just, ‘Oh my God, here she goes again.’ And I’m just so happy to be her dad, because she’s kicking ass.

And I’m so proud.”Kmetko asked Eric if he’s responsible for Emma’s success, to which he responded, “Absolutely nothing. Except I gave her that name.”Eric shares Emma with his ex Kelly Cunningham.He talked about Julia, 56, and Emma’s bond in May 2020.“It’s really cool to look at them.

I love seeing them together,” he told Us Weekly.The “King of the Gypsies” star has on numerous occasions spoken about his famous family members, including Julia.The siblings, who also have a sister, Lisa Roberts Gillan, were estranged until 2004 when Julia and her husband, Danny Moder, welcomed their twins Hazel and Phinnaeus.In 2018, Eric told Vanity Fair that his substance abuse struggles affected his relationships with his sisters.“I wouldn’t characterize it as a falling-out.