Julia Roberts' former repute as a femme fatale resurfaced this weekend when the 56-year-old Pretty Woman star attended Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert in Dublin on Sunday night – and engaged in an unusually physical altercation with Swift's boyfriend Travis Kelce.
Some of Swift's very enthusiastic and protective fans criticized Roberts for being “too pushy” with Kelce when she met with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end within the VIP tent. Page Six reported. But others loved seeing Roberts give Kelce some “mom” affection, as you’ll be able to see in a TikTok video that goes viral. The Oscar winner might be seen patting the NFL star on the shoulders, tickling and scratching his chest, and grabbing his arms to say something that made him laugh.
Many commenters on the TikTok video said they may hear Roberts lip-smacking, “I'm so happy for you guys.” That is, she wanted to precise her support for Kelce and Swift's successful romance, they speculated. They also said Roberts – who has been married to cinematographer Danny Moder since 2002 – got here across because the mother, sister or favorite aunt giving a young man some encouragement and love.
“Julia Roberts is one of the FEW who gets away with it,” one person said. “Oh my god she's like a mother telling her son how happy she is,” one other person said.
“A little scratch and mommy love from Julia Roberts – she's as happy for Taylor as we are,” said one other.
But another person asked: “JULIAAAAAA what are you doing???”
Several people commenting on the video said it looked like Kelce was “trying to break away from Roberts,” who was “scratching him like a kitten.”
“I noticed that too!” said one person. “Thanks! That's what I thought too!” said one other.
Over at XSomeone wrote: “I feel sorry for Travis… he's obviously unwell.”
“What the hell is wrong with JR?” one other person wrote. “Why is she scratching his chest and bumping into him?? He's so uncomfortable pushing her away and she's holding him up. This is so weird.”
“Wow, so handy? The scratching? What’s your problem??” asked a 3rd person.
When Roberts first became a megastar with the discharge of Pretty Woman in 1990, she developed a repute as a young actress who gets involved along with her leading men and tends to leap from one romance to the subsequent, like People reported this in 1991. Her famous friends included Liam Neeson, Dylan McDermott and Matthew Perry.
Shortly before Roberts' June 1991 wedding to her “Flatliners” co-star Kiefer Sutherland, she abruptly broke off the engagement and flew to Dublin, Ireland, with Jason Patric, a friend of Sutherland's. A number of years later, she was married to singer Lyle Lovett for a couple of yr, and she or he dated “Law and Order” star Benjamin Pratt for an additional three years before settling down with Moder and having three children.
Kelce appeared on the last of Swift's three shows at Dublin's Aviva Stadium after attending a teammate's wedding in California the night before, Page Six reported.
Swifties consider the athlete surprised his pop star girlfriend, as she seemed stunned when she noticed him in the group. But he has turn out to be a fixture at performances on Swift's blockbuster world tour, traveling to varied countries because the 2023-24 NFL season ended together with his Super Bowl victory in February.
Swift and Kelce also went “Instagram official” last weekend after they posed for a selfie taken with Prince William and his two eldest children, who attended the singer's concert at Wembley Stadium in London. Kelce also appeared on stage with Swift when she performed at Wembley Stadium on one other night.
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