Julia Roberts Explains Paparazzi Showdown

November 30, 2007 | Movies

Julia Roberts is opening up for the first time about her angry confrontation with an aggressive paparazzo who followed her to her children’s school.

“It just feels honest. It’s not about feeling good,” Julia explains. “I said to the guy, ‘If your job is taking my picture, that’s one thing. But here is not the place to do it.’”

Julia sat down with “Extra” to talk about her highly-anticipated new political thriller, “Charlie Wilson’s War,” which has her Southern socialite character kissing Tom Hanks.

Gorgeous Ms. Roberts said it’s good to get back to work after baby number three – but will there be a fourth?

“No, I think we’re a good group now,” Julia revealed. “It’s fantastic.”

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I think Julia Roberts is right.Leave the kids alone.someone could take them.You go girl.You tell them like it is.Hang in there.I think you are Wonderful,and Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!Love ya.

sherri
December 3, 2008

I can understand some of the comments that say things in regards to celebrities complaining about their photos being taken. However, in this case, I would think the actual issue was the safety of her children. Say the papparazzi do take photos of her children outside of their school and it is later published where they go to school. This sets the stage for someone to stalk her children and perhaps take them. Seriously…I’m sure Julia Roberts main concern was not that people would see her children but that people would learn details they should not know such as school locations and address.

chelle
February 15, 2008

Oh, PLEEZ!

Julia is a whining snot. My daughter saw her in Savannah while filming, passed her casually, and unobtrusively, in a square and said “Hello”… Julia rolled her eyes and actually SNORTED with disgust.

I’m sorry, but JULIA is well compensated for the intrusions upon her private life by the FANS which make that possible. If she did not want her children intruded upon, then perhaps she should have thought this thru before she had them… Not the chiuldren’s or the paps fault, but the parents who brought them into the world of the lap of lux.

Oh, PLEEEZ… Can I have some cheese with that WHINE?

b
December 3, 2007

I think the photographers are intrusive but, didn’t she have her kids picture plastered on the front of People a few years ago?

AF
December 3, 2007

I’m glad that Julie is standing up against the reckless paparazzo. they’re out of control and something must be done before someone gets hurt.

George Jobson
December 3, 2007

I don’t think I am alone when I say that I am fed up with celebrities with or without children who seek out the most public places and then get erratic or hostile when the paparazzi want to take photos. Gary Dourdan of CSI, George Clooney recently, Britney Spears and her so called manager Sam Lufti, Pierce Brosnan assaulting a photographer in a shopping mall (case was dismissed, not surprisingly since it was the LA Police Dept. and DA.) Barbra Streisand complaining and filing a lawsuit against the people who were only taking an aerial view of the coast line for a map and the list goes on back to Sean Penn many years ago for seriously assaulting a photographer.

Nonnie
December 1, 2007

I am sooooooooooooo glad Julia Roberts stood up for herself and her family!! I’m sorry but I think she’s right when she said that the papparazzi are child predators even though they only want pictures of her with her kids….but hanging out at their school! thats just sad!! I am tired of the papparazzi! I don’t think Britney deserves to be hackled by them either! has she made mistakes yes, but everyone does! She’s paying for her mistakes due to the papparazzi and how Kevin keeps taking her to court and having her kids taken away! But I do think she needs to stop the partying, and stay home once in a while to spend time with her kids!

I’m glad Julie stood up for herself! I love her!

Angie
December 1, 2007

I for one and MANY others I speek with are getting totaly fed up with the constant use of paparazzi’s by Extra and other shows using them for nothing more than sensationalisim. I or my family will be no longer tuning in to Extra, till there are some real limitations put on them as to how and when they get their information and photo’s. As long as you and other so called, news shows, keep on buying these kind of stories from these jerks with no oversight, on your part, and then HIDING behind “Freedom of Speach” this “Bovine Fecies” will continue.
Untill you change something that’s meaningfull, We, and many others I talk to are TUNED OUT.

j. kESSELRING

J Kesselring
December 1, 2007

I THINK YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOPIC IS JULIA ROBERTS EXPLAINS PAPARAZZI SHOWDOWN ON THE NEW TV SHOW IS EXTRA FOR
THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2007.WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE RIGHT TOPIC IS JULIA ROBERTS EXPLAINS PAPARAZZI SHOWDOWN ON THE NEW TV SHOW IS EXTRA FOR THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2007?SEE YOU ON MONDAY ON THE NEW TV SHOW IS EXTRA.HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.AND ENJOY THE GOOD WEEKEND.

CAILLOU
November 30, 2007
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