Coverage dated October 30, 2022

Julia Roberts Says Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Paid the Hospital Bill for Her Birth

Headline from NBC4 Washington

The actor’s parents — Betty Lou Bredemus and Walter Grady Roberts — became good friends with the civil rights leaders in the 1960s.

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8 articles, oldest first.

  1. BizPac Review

    Julia Roberts confessional: Actress says MLK Jr. and wife Coretta Scott footed hospital bill for her birth (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    In honor of Julia Roberts' 55th birthday, a video is recirculating where she states Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife paid for her birth.

  2. NBC4 Washington

    Julia Roberts Says Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Paid the Hospital Bill for Her Birth (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The actor’s parents — Betty Lou Bredemus and Walter Grady Roberts — became good friends with the civil rights leaders in the 1960s.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    When Julia Roberts was born, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King paid the bill (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Here's why civil rights leaders the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King paid the bill for Julia Roberts' parents when she was born.

  4. KTVZ Bend

    Julia Roberts reveals Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King paid the hospital bill for her birth (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Lisa Respers France, CNN A previously little known fact about Julia Roberts is now more widely known, thanks to social media. It all started recently when a Twitter user shared a compilation video of Roberts, writing “Martin Luther King Jr.

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