For a generous portion of her career, actress Julia Roberts was considered America’s sweetheart. She shot to fame in the early ’90s as the street-walking star of Pretty Woman. Her infectious, toothy grin and girl-next-door Southern charm won Hollywood’s heart, but there is also a shady and less polished side to Roberts that isn’t often discussed in the media. The actress herself has admitted to making mistakes in the past, telling Harper’s Bazaar in 2017 that “I was my priority, a selfish little brat running around making films.” And with that, here are some controversial moments that have tarnished Robert’s silver screen crown.
3Did Roberts wear a shady T-shirt to target her man’s ex-wife?
That infamous baseball cap isn’t the only time Julia Roberts has been accused of throwing shade with her fashion choices. She reportedly started dating now-husband Danny Moder in 2000, while Moder was still married to his first wife, makeup artist Vera Steimberg. In 2001, Roberts was spotted traipsing around in full view of paparazzi wearing a T-shirt that read “A Low Vera.” That photo reportedly didn’t sit well with Moder’s family. A source told People that Moder’s father was perturbed by Roberts’ seemingly petty sartorial selection, especially since Steimberg was close with Moder’s family.
Roberts never expressed remorse for that notorious outfit. She later told Oprah Winfrey, “I stand by my shirt,” pointing the finger at the tabloid press who “dramatize these things until there’s a state of frenzy. People see frenzy and they go, ‘What?’ Then they clamor toward the frenzy. We all do it. It’s a primal, natural response.” Was that an intellectual moment or just another sick burn — perhaps one requiring some soothing A Low Vera? (Sorry, we couldn’t resist.)
