Martin Luther King Jr. Paid for the Hospital Bill When Julia Roberts Was Born

Julia Roberts revealed an interesting detail about her past in her latest interview with Gayle King.

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The Pretty Woman star turns 55 this October 28

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Marked the occasion by talking with King about his achievements over the years, his marriage, issues important to him, and his childhood.

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During the talk, King asked Roberts about her little-known connection to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Let's start with the day you were born. Who paid for the hospital bill?" King asked.

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Okay, her research is very good," Roberts said with a smile, pointing to Dr. King.

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The actress then confirmed that Dr. King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, paid for Roberts's mother's hospital bill when she gave birth to Roberts.

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My parents had a theater school in Atlanta called the Actors and Writers Workshop

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In the 1960s, Gayle King noted, it was not common for Black and white children to interact or even attend the same schools—especially acting schools.

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Paying for Betty Lou Bredemus and Walter Grady Roberts's hospital bill, then, was a way in which the Kings thanked them for their kindness.

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