Turns out, the King and Roberts family were friends in 1960s Atlanta.
Julia Robertsis a national treasure look no further thanMy Best Friend’s Wedding.
“The King family paid for my hospital bill,” Roberts said.

Julia Roberts thinks we didn’t fully appreciate the rom-coms of yesteryear.Theo Wargo/Getty Images
“Martin Luther King and Coretta.”
“They all became friends and they helped us out of a jam,” Roberts said.
And who Julia Roberts is … is feisty.
“I can see her doing that,” Yolanda King latersaid of Roberts in a CNN interview.
“I can see it pouring forth from her, and rightfully so.”