In honor of Julia Roberts’s 55th birthday, fans are recirculating the unbelievable historical fact that connects her to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
As the Academy Award-winner celebrated her birthday on Oct. 28, social media users discussed a video of a conversation she had with journalist Gayle King in September where she spoke about how the civil rights leaders helped her parents.
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One person tweeted a clip of Roberts’ talk with King at A&E Networks and History Channel’s “HISTORYTalks” event in Washington, D.C., and wrote in the caption, “Can’t stop thinking about this since I read it.”