Fact Or Fiction: Julia Roberts Hires 350 Body Guards While In India
Julia Roberts has hired 350 security guards to protect her while she films in India. The Oscar-winning actress and her children, four-year-old twins Hazel and Phinnaeus and son Henry, two, are staying in the town of Pataudi, near the capital Delhi, while Julia shoots new film 'Eat, Pray, Love'.
Julia and husband Danny Moder are so worried about their family's safety they have employed hundreds of bodyguards, including police officers and snipers.
They are transported everywhere in bulletproof cars and helicopters patrol the skies 24 hours a day.
But Julia's extreme security regime has enraged locals, who have been banned from attending a Hindu temple when the star is filming there.
A police officer said: "Nobody can breach the cover. We have strict instructions."
The restrictions are particularly upsetting for locals as September is one of the holiest months in the Hindu calendar. One worshiper said: "It's the holiest time of the year and we must not be stopped from visiting our own temple."
What do you think about this story? Did Julia really hire that many people? Helicopters? Bullet proof cars? Fact or fiction?
2519320 points
That's insane. How would you even know who was working for you and who wasn't with that many people? I don't buy it.
34623 points
Probably some local was disgruntled over something to do with the film or her and set off a wild rumor...
2519320 points
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I can believe it maybe not that many but to some extent. These celebrities think so highly of themselves that they wouldn't care about disrupting someone else's life or religion.
If this is true, that's so wrong. It is a holy month for Hindus, I think it's the week of Navratri for them so for them not to be able to pray at their local temple because someone is shooting a film must be pissing them off...
177252 points
You are correct.
It's basically denying them access into their place of worship.
8335 points
Lies!!!
475 points
Maybe I am missing something but I don't find Indians so threatening that they would need so many bodyguards. I think its fiction!
129675 points
India and Pakistan border one another. There's a lot of threat there.
There was something 'official' that I read about Johnny Depp bowing out of a film in India for security reasons. His team went to check out the location, after filming had already been postponed by the writers strike and then typhoon season. The security team said, 'no way.' I don't know why, but it seems India is a dangerous place.
12962 points
I heard that India was unsafe to travel in right now because of terrorist threats. And how insensitive of the film company to not have done some research before going to a foreign country to film. Indians take their Holy days very seriously.
281795 points
That's what I was going to say. They really should've done it a month ago, or next month, when it isn't such a holy month for the Hindus.
48665 points
Eh - that seems a bit much.
1745 points
Only 350? : )
I don't understand something. Didn't a really big terrorism attack (or tragedy as we say here) recently occur in India? If I am JR or her producer security is almost as important as the shoot. Just think of the publicity that would engender to some jihadist if JR were to be beheaded on a video cam while chanting something about Allah.
If this didn't really occur, that is all the security and shutting down of the temple....it should have.
93685 points
350 is a lot! i dont think its true but who knows.
133025 points
That has got to be fictional.
350 seems a bit excessive.
281795 points
I'm sure she had a lot of security since India is not the safest place right now, but 350 is probably exagerating a bit.
She's a typical Hollywood leftest who thrives on the public that goes to see her movies but wants the so called adoring public to be invisible when she walks down the street. Who really cares what she does. It's okay that she makes millions per film but not Okay for the CEO of any company to make millions. I like Julia but get a life people, why do you give a rats ass. It's all lies, just like Obama..
52515 points
Fiction. They need to create press for the movie.
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