() — A hitherto little-known fact about Julia Roberts came to light due to social networks.
It all started recently when a Twitter user shared a compilation video of Roberts and wrote, “That Martin Luther King Jr. paid for his birth remains a little-known fact that amazes me.”
A few days later, in honor of Roberts’ 55th birthday on October 28, consultant Zara Rahim tweeted a clip of Roberts sharing his birth day story with journalist Gayle King (no relation to Dr. King).
Roberts explained that Dr. King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, paid for the hospital as their parents were unable to pay the bill.
“My parents had a drama school in Atlanta called the Actors and Writers’ Workshop,” Roberts said. “And one day Coretta Scott King called my mom and asked if her kids could join the school because she was having a hard time finding a place that would accept her kids.”
Roberts’ mother said yes, and thus began the friendship between the civil rights leaders and Walter and Betty Lou Roberts.
That led to the Kings paying for the birth of the woman who would go on to be an international star.
“They helped us out of a jam,” said Julia Roberts.
