June 2001
- Celebrity Splits: Julia Roberts & Benjamin Bratt
The New York Daily News reports that Julia Roberts and Benjamin
Bratt have split after almost four years together. The split
was confirmed by Bratt's spokeswoman, Ina Trakiosis. Roberts's
people were not available for comment, though other sources
are claiming the split was mutual.
June 2001
- Julia Roberts Does Her Own Cleaning
Julia Roberts is an Oscar winning top paid actress - but she
doesn't let anybody else clean her mess up. The Pretty Woman
admits when she's been away from home for a long stretch of
time she does call in the maids to clean out the dust incase
she gets an asthma attack. But when she's living on a day-to-day
basis in her home, she does the cleaning. She says, "I
like cleaning my house and I also think that one should clean
up their own mess. You make a mess, you should clean it up.
That's just the way I see it."
June 2001
- Julia Roberts Defends Bush Daughters
George W. Bush's daughters have found an unlikely ally as
they face charges of underage drinking - Julia Roberts. Julia
has leapt to the twins' defence with the argument that being
the President's girls had its own unique pressures. She insists,
"We all need to take a deep breath and think about being
a Bush daughter and having that cross to bear. I'd go out
and have a couple of drinks too." The 19-year-old girls
are charged with trying to buy drinks at a restaurant in Texas
last month. Barbara Bush pleaded "no contest" to
underage possession of alcohol and was placed on probation,
while Jenna pleaded innocent to attempting to buy a margarita
with someone else's ID.
May 2001
- Julia Roberts's Rules Of Fitness
Even Julia Roberts is not quite perfect - the world's most
adored star has to work out as hard as a normal woman to keep
her famous physique in check. The Academy Award-winning actress
remains superfit with discipline - she never misses her 8
a.m. session in the gym. She says, "Working out always
boosts my energy level. My greatest challenge is time. Particularly
when I'm working, my schedule is so erratic that squeezing
in a workout is tricky. Getting my workout done early is the
best bet." When she's in Los Angeles, the Pretty Woman
sees her personal trainer, Kathy Kaehler, for four 45-minute
workouts a week. During a typical session, she jumps rope
and does lunges, pushups and strength exercises. In fact,
on the very day of the Academy Awards in March, Kaehler says
Julia wanted to make sure her arms would look good in her
dress. She explains, "I knew Julia was wearing a dress
that would show off her arms. So she did triceps and dips
to accentuate the muscles she's been working for months."
January
2001 - Julia Roberts To Wed
Julia Roberts is set to wed her long-time love, actor Benjamin
Bratt. The beautiful pair agreed to marry in Las Vegas, after
a crunch meeting when Roberts, 32, gave her boyfriend of three
years an ultimatum - marriage or nothing. A friend of Julia's
says, "Julia is eager to start the next phase of her
life - not that of movie star, but as wife and mother. She
is over the moon and the happiest I've ever seen her."
January 2001 - Julia Roberts
Wants Role To Flirt
Julia Roberts only signed on to star in Ocean's Eleven (2001)
so she could flirt with her hunky male co-stars. Julia will
join Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon and Casey Affleck
for the high profile movie, which will be directed by her
pal Steven Soderbergh. She says, "I'm just looking for
a good time in Vegas. I was furious Steven didn't put me in
Traffic (2000), so I think he threw me a little mercy friendship
bone with Ocean's Eleven (2001). He said to me, `You're the
only girl, you'll like it'." The film starts shooting
later this month.
December 2000 - Bratt And
Roberts Living Life Tabloid Style
Movie star couple Benjamin Bratt and Julia Roberts have become
so fed up with seeing vicious rumors in the tabloids about
their relationship, that they've decided to live their lives
according to the latest gossip. Bratt describes, "The
obvious drawback is rumors and speculation and meanness that's
perpetrated in the media. But it's also outrageous enough
that it's become ridiculous and it's quite easy to have a
laugh about it. So we have decided to live our lives according
to what the latest tabloid headline is! Last week we were
engaged, and this week we are broken up, and next week she
will be abducted by aliens, and the following week we will
marry and she will give birth to an alien child! We try to
keep it light." The star of the upcoming Miss Congeniality
(2000) describes how they keep their relationship successful
despite the obstacles. He says, "There's a bit in understanding
about spending your time with someone who shares the same
profession. There's an empathy that exists. In particular
to acting that is required because there's a lot of time spent
away from each other. It takes a pretty special person to
be able to accept that, understand it and be able to roll
with it. We accept it about our lives and we just try to make
it work."
August 2000 - Julia Roberts
Fights For Stricken Child
Julia Roberts is lending her celebrity name to help raise
awareness of Rett Syndrome - after falling in love with a
little girl who suffers from the disease. Julia is helping
to raise money for research into the disease which is potentially
fatal and randomly strikes little girls between the ages of
18 months and six years. The American actress became involved
after meeting tiny victim Abigail Bodsky, 9, and agreed to
narrate and appear in a Discovery Health Channel special called
Silent Angels, showing later this month. A network spokeswoman
says, "All it took was a smile, and Julia became involved."
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