This actress gave her fiancé the most shocking, unforgettable wedding experience. She abandoned him at the altar on their nuptials and ran off with his best friend. Here is a full timeline of how their romance metamorphosed and crashed.This actress has been the star of films such as “My Best Friend’s Wedding and “Eat Pray Love.” She gave fans some of the most amazing love stories and her work over the years has won her numerous awards.
The actress was in the film “Runaway Bride,” where she played a small-town lady who made it a habit to always flee the altar every time she tried to marry. Little did she know she would be a runaway bride in real life and have one of Hollywood’s most scandalous romances.
Before the drama of her scandalous wedding, the actress grew up with a love for theatre. Her parents owned a theatre school in Atlanta called, Actors and Writers Workshop.
The theatre school became an important part of the community. At the time, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, were looking for their children to join a theatre school, but no one wanted to take them in.
But when the King family asked the actress’ parents, she welcomed them with open arms. From there the two families became close and even paid for the hospital bill when the actress was born.She continued to use her theatre background to become one of the most celebrated Hollywood stars. Eight of her films have made over $100 million, not to mention the several awards she has won, including an Oscar.
The Scandalous Wedding
It is no secret that Julia Roberts has one of the most successful careers in show business. But, while she had a job many would wish for, her love affairs weren’t alluring. Roberts was once in love with her colleague, actor Kiefer Sutherland, or that was what many believed.The actress, who is regarded as Hollywood’s most bankable star, and her mercurial actor-lover of more than a year, first met on the set of 1990 science-fiction “Flatliners.” Sutherland had just finalized his divorce from actress Camelia Kath at the time.
Roberts, for her part, had also broken off her engagement with former co-star Dylan McDermott. However, while the actors dated, they were the perfect couple, always showing their love.The “Stand by Me” actor soon proposed to Roberts, and they were ready to say “I do” on June 14, 1991. Their wedding had an amazing setting; guests of high status had prepared for the big day. The cake, bridesmaids, groomsmen, and all that a million-dollar wedding needed was ready.
But, their highly publicized flamboyant nuptials became one of the most scandalous events in Hollywood’s history. On the wedding day, Roberts ran off with Sutherland’s best friend, Jason Patric.All the guests were shocked. The actor’s wedding became a global scandal, leaving fans’ mouths wide open. While Sutherland was trying to process Roberts’s actions, she and Patric were on their way to Ireland.
Scandalous Wedding Aftermath
After the scandalous event, the three actors did not address the issues for many years, but a friend once confirmed that Roberts’s actions deeply hurt Sutherland. When asked how the actor was doing a few weeks after he was ditched for Patric, the friend said:
“Well, what would you think if someone who goes on every talk show and says how much she loves you did something like this? He’s shocked.”….CONTINUE READING