{"id":43829,"date":"2026-04-07T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43829"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:09:00","slug":"eric-roberts-sets-the-record-straight-about-his-relationship-with-daughter-emma-following-estrangement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43829","title":{"rendered":"Eric Roberts sets the record straight about his relationship with daughter Emma following estrangement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This is not an American horror story.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Roberts clarified that he and his daughter, Emma Roberts, are not estranged. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2y4I5oJDTv4?si=1TPlXDsRxQR8Hqla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speaking on Sunday\u2019s episode of \u201cReally Famous With Kara Mayer Robinson,\u201d<\/a> he said that their relationship is \u201conly complicated through outside eyes \u2026 because they don\u2019t get any of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo they have their own take, whatever that is,\u201d the \u201cRunway Train\u201d author, 65, added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Eric Roberts set the record straight about his relationship with his daughter, Emma Roberts, during a podcast appearance.  <span class=\"credit\">Really Famous with Kara Mayer Robinson\/Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>It\u2019s \u201conly complicated through outside eyes \u2026 because they don\u2019t get any of it,\u201d he said (Emma pictured in 2024). <span class=\"credit\">emmaroberts\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Despite the rumors, he gushed about <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/02\/04\/parents\/actor-eric-roberts-gushes-over-daughter-emma-roberts\/\">being \u201cso proud\u201d<\/a> of the \u201cAmerican Horror Story\u201d actress, 35, whom he welcomed in 1991 with ex Kelly Cunningham.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Eric acknowledged that he could have been a better father throughout her childhood. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was a wash rag. I was not to be depended on emotionally whatsoever,\u201d the actor \u2014 who self-described as a \u201ccar wreck\u201d \u2014 confessed, noting that he takes \u201cfull responsibility for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amid their relationship rollercoaster, Eric fondly reflected on how becoming a dad changed his life. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He emphasized how proud he was of his daughter. <span class=\"credit\">Really Famous with Kara Mayer Robinson\/Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Eric also acknowledged that he was not someone to depend on emotionally when Emma (seen here in 2025) was younger.  <span class=\"credit\">emmaroberts\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He recalled being able to soothe a newborn Emma by signing \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d to her \u2014 a song he also sang while Cunningham was pregnant. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe stopped screaming and tried to find my face with her little blind eyes,\u201d he recounted. \u201cIt was the most complete moment maybe I have ever had in my life. That something I did was recognized by a brand-new creature who had my DNA. Oh my god. And there she was, and she already knew me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe tried to find me,\u201d the \u201cDark Knight\u201d actor continued. \u201cIt was magic. And I\u2019ll always have that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Eric welcomed Emma with ex Kelly Cunningham (not photographed here). <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Eric is also the brother of actress Julia Roberts, making Emma her niece (the two seen here in 2012). <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In October 2024, Eric was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/10\/22\/parents\/eric-roberts-admits-his-sadness-over-loss-of-relationship-with-daughter-emma-roberts\/\">asked to reflect on the \u201csaddest moment\u201d of his life<\/a>, which he confessed was the \u201closs of relationship\u201d with the \u201cScream Queens\u201d actress. <\/p>\n<p>Eric previously\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/02\/04\/parents\/actor-eric-roberts-gushes-over-daughter-emma-roberts\/\">gushed over Emma\u2019s work<\/a>\u00a0during an interview with Page Six in February.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that he\u2019s very proud of her \u201cevery day\u201d and that one of his favorite films of hers is the 2023 rom-com \u201cMaybe I Do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/07\/parents\/eric-roberts-sets-the-record-straight-on-his-relationship-with-daughter-emma-following-estrangement\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is not an American horror story. Eric Roberts clarified that he and his daughter, Emma Roberts, are not estranged. 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