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Eric Roberts is keeping his family secrets to himself.
The “Dark Knight” actor, 68, wouldn’t talk about his sister Julia Roberts on the July 8 episode of Steve Kmetko’s “Still Here Hollywood” podcast.
“You’ll have to ask her,” Eric told Kmetko, 71, who asked about the “Pretty Woman” actress.
“I love my sister, but I can’t talk about her,” Eric continued. “She don’t want to talk about it.”
Eric also said his daughter Emma Roberts “told me also not to talk about her, but I stumbled and do.”
“I’m not supposed to talk about either of them. But I do,” he added.
But Eric broke his rule later in the podcast when he praised Emma, 33, and her acting chops.
“I am in love with my daughter’s work these days,” the proud dad shared about the “American Horror Story” actress. “Like, I can’t believe how great she’s become.”
“I’m so proud of her I can’t see straight,” he continued. “Since her performance in ‘Maybe I Do’ until right now, she overwhelms me with pride and just, ‘Oh my God, here she goes again.’ And I’m just so happy to be her dad because she’s kicking ass. And I’m so proud.”
Kmetko asked Eric if he’s responsible for Emma’s success, to which he responded, “Absolutely nothing. Except I gave her that name.”
Eric shares Emma with his ex Kelly Cunningham.
The “King of the Gypsies” star has on numerous occasions spoken about his famous family members, including Julia, 56.
The siblings, who also have a sister, Lisa Roberts Gillan, were estranged until 2004 when Julia and her husband, Danny Moder, welcomed their twins Hazel and Phinnaeus.
In 2018, Eric told Vanity Fair that his substance abuse struggles affected his relationships with his sisters.
“I wouldn’t characterize it as a falling-out. I was crazy about my sisters. Loved them, adored them,” he said. “They were precious to me, and we had times of great closeness. We all felt very protective of each other, but the hardest person to protect yourself from is yourself.”
“I was exhausting to be around: complainy, blamey, unable to enjoy enjoyment,” Eric added. “Everyone in my world needed a break sometimes, and that must have included Julia.”
The “Heroes” star elaborated more on his relationship with Julia on the “Behind the Velvet Rope” podcast in 2022.
“My sister and I, we’ve always talked, we’ve always bitched. I’ve always had fun, [we’ve always] known each other. Simple as that,” he explained. “I love knowing my sister. She’s a cool chick, my sister. … She’s doing a lot of stuff and … I don’t ignore it. I just stay out of her hair with the press. That’s all. And she stays out of mine.”
Both Julia and Emma rarely talk about Eric.
Emma, however, recently said in an interview that she’s “never gotten a job” because of her famous father and aunt, but rather “lost a couple” of roles because of them.
“I’ve lost more jobs than I’ve gained from being in the business,” the “Madame Web” actress told “Flaunt.”
“People have opinions and sometimes maybe they’re not good opinions of people in your family,” she added. “I’ve never gotten a job because of it, I know I definitely have lost a couple of jobs because of it.”