The story of the forgotten quarrel of Julia Roberts and Steven Spielberg

The actor and the director would have faced the 1991 hook tray.


It may not be a hot topic of conversation now, but, in the early 1990s, almost everyone wanted to know what was going on withSteven Spielberg andJulia Robert. The director and the actor had a back and forth public after working together on the 1991 filmTo hang up, in which Roberts played Tinker Bell in the film on a Peter Pan Adult (Robin Williams) Return to Neverland to compete with Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman) once again. At the time, the actor made the headlines thanks to a drama in his romantic life. And Spielberg subtly blamed all the problems they shared on her personal distractions, which she considered unfair and inaccurate. Read the rest to see what the director and the actor had to say about their difficult relationship.

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Roberts' personal life was in the eyes of the public.

Kiefer Sutherland and Julia Roberts at the 1991 Golden Globe Awards
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In 1991, Roberts was engagedKiefer Sutherland. Their breakup was made public days before their June wedding had to take place (according to them, they had already broken before that), and it fledwith his friendJason Patric in Ireland, as indicated byPeople. Also at that time, Roberts had been hospitalized with the flu. This led to rumors that she had drugs and that she had lost her jobTo hang up. All of this happened when the film, released in December 1991, was in production.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"I wasRead it in the newspaper With everyone, "said RobertsWeekly entertainment at the time. "You know, I would be at work by reading that I had no work, that there was a kind of problem. And it became absurd."

There were rumors thatTo hang upThe crew had given him a rude nickname.

Julia Roberts at the 1991 NATO/ShoWest Convention
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Rumors began to surface that Roberts was so dramatic on the set that it was called "Heller Hell" by crew members.

"I never heard it," she saidWeekly entertainmentnickname. "But I am a normal person. I mean, if I sit in my trailer for six hours to do nothing, I will say:" What is [the explanive] happens? "I don't think it's a scandalous question, I don't think it's capricious either. So I don't know what to tell you. I'm not, like, perfect ... I have normal frustrations like all world, but I don't "don't consider myself capricious."

The 24 -year -old was also questioned about a rumor that she threw shoes on someone on the set. "" "A source said ..." If they don't have enough bullets to say who they are, I think they should close [the explanive], "she replied. In this interview, Roberts were asked if she got along with Spielberg, and she said: "Uh-Huh".

Spielberg dodged a question about Roberts.

Steven Spielberg at the opening of
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During an appearance on60 minutes In 1992, Spielberg answered a question aboutHis experience with Roberts, "It was an unfortunate moment for us to work together, but I think Julia is a very good actress." When he was asked if he would hesitate to work with her again, Spielberg laughed and said: "It is a60 minutes Question, isn't it? ""

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Roberts was not happy with his comment.

Julia Roberts at 1993 ShoWest
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Roberts later responded to his assessment of their time together.

""He was notnot pleasant. He was very shy, yes, "said RobertsVanityFrom the interview with Spielberg in 1993. "He took these hesitations as if he had to choose his words very carefully when asked me on me. I looked at him and I thought:" Is it The same man with whom I whipped myself on the set? It is the same man who said that he could not wait every day to reach our scene because it was more fun than the big scene and more relaxed and easier, and even if it took nine Hours to set up the blow, that I got it done so quickly and I kept everything in motion and I have always been in a good mood and I did not complain? I guess sometimes it's just too much with ease as anyone could ever do it?Yeah. Do I already feel like bothering him in my personal life in any way, or forms on the set? Nope."

She added that Spielberg "obviously somehow an aspect of me as a person". We also asked her if she felt "deceived" by the director and said: "No, I don't feel fooled. And at this stage, that doesn't really matter. You can only find it Disappointment in a hope, and I do not "don't really wait for anything of Steven."

Years later, she said that she was still disconcerted by rumors about her behavior.

Steven Spielberg at the premiere of
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In 1999, Robertslooked at rumors back surroundingTo hang up, again withVanity.

"Hand to God: not athing I read on this subject which was truthful, and it really hurt my feelings, "she said." Because not only did it pretend to me, but it was a situation where people who knew the truth spoke in a way that was notfalse. ""

By referring to Spielberg's interview, she added: "I saw that and my eyes came out of my head. Icould not believe it. I could not believe that this person I knew and that I trusted was actuallyebbing To come to my defense. It was a difficult lesson to learn. It was the first time I felt that I had a turnaround among. ""

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