Martin Luther King Jr. paid the bills when Julia Roberts was born: ‘They helped us out of a jam’
Hollywood star Julia Roberts revealed a heartwarming connection to civil rights icons Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The Kings generously paid for Roberts' hospital bills at her birth in 1967. This act of kindness stemmed from a friendship forged when Roberts' parents, who ran a theater school, welcomed Black children to enroll, a rarity at the time.
Hollywood star Julia Roberts revealed a heartwarming connection to civil rights icons Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The Kings generously paid for Roberts' hospital bills at her birth in 1967. This act of kindness stemmed from a friendship forged when Roberts' parents, who ran a theater school, welcomed Black children to enroll, a rarity at the time.
