Hollywood star Julia Roberts, like her heroine from the movie "Notting Hill", got married at the behest of the heart, not looking at the status or financial situation of the chosen one. She dated many well-known fellow actors, but found personal happiness next to camera assistant Danny Moder. The lovers got married in 2002, and from the very beginning they were predicted an imminent separation. However, Julia and Danny have been together for 16 years, are raising three children and do not pay attention to the regular rumors of divorce. Although, according to journalists, there are definitely problems in this marriage.
Someone else's husband
In 2001, Hollywood superstar and America's favorite Julia Roberts starred in the romantic comedy Mexican with Brad Pitt. But it was not at all this recognized handsome man who captured the attention and thoughts of the actress from the first days of filming. She liked the simple assistant operator Danny Moder. They say that Julia was the first to show sympathy for her future husband. True, at that moment she was officially in a relationship with actor Benjamin Bratt. And Danny, as it turned out, was married to makeup artist Vera Steimberg. Although, after a year he divorced, and Roberts broke up with her boyfriend.
This ugly love script did not honor Julia in the eyes of the public. Trying to justify her behavior, the actress told TV presenter Oprah Winfrey a different vision of the situation. According to her, she and Danny sorted out their previous relationship before they started dating. But Vera Steimberg in an interview denied the words of the Hollywood star, calling her "a thief of husbands."
Julia and Benjamin Bratt
Before the affair with Julia Roberts, Moder was an unknown cameraman, he performed auxiliary work on the set, sitting behind additional cameras for filming. Danny was two years younger than Julia and was born and raised in Los Angeles into a family of producers. He married Vera Steimberg in 1997, but the couple did not have time to have children.
Unlike Moder, Roberts has had a very tumultuous personal life since the start of her stellar career. She was going to go down the aisle with actor Kiefer Sutherland, but broke off the engagement three days before the wedding. Also, the star of the movie "Pretty Woman" had a romantic relationship with other colleagues: Jason Patrick, Dylan McDermott, Liam Neeson, Matthew Perry. In 1993, Julia hastily rushed out to marry singer Lyle Lovett, who was 10 years older than the girl. The marriage did not last even two years, when the paths of the spouses finally parted.
Therefore, the public at first considered the hobby for Moder as another love adventure of an eccentric actress. Whereas Roberts admitted that, having fallen in love with Danny, she immediately wanted to become his wife and the mother of their children.
Marriage ties
Julia spared the feelings of her lover and tried not to emphasize the difference in their material capabilities. For example, for her wedding ring, she chose not a luxurious piece of jewelry from a famous designer, but a simple emerald ring, bought in a mall for £ 3,000. The Hollywood star's wedding was a secret and took place on July 4, 2002 at her personal ranch in New Mexico.
Danny and Julia did not warn the guests in advance, but timed their invitation to celebrate Independence Day. The details of the modest ceremony remained a mystery to journalists. True, witnesses to the incident let slip that Roberts dressed up for the wedding in a pink cotton dress, and her fiancé chose a shirt with ruffles for the important day. Later, the actress admitted that shortly before the wedding, she and Danny had paired tattoos with each other's initials. But these letters are located on those parts of the body that are not intended for public display.
Having become a married lady, Julia took a break from her career and decided to have children. In November 2004 twins were born - a girl Hazel Patricia and a boy Finneas Walter. Three years later, in June 2007, Roberts became a mother for the third time. He and Danny had a second son - Henry Daniel, the child's middle name was given in honor of his father.
While the Hollywood star was enjoying her motherly responsibilities, her husband's career finally took off, although not without the participation of his wife. Danny Moder, already as the director of photography, worked on the films: "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", "Spider-Man 3", "Fun with Dick and Jane." Together with his famous wife, he participated in projects: "Mona Lisa Smile", "Fireflies in the Garden", "Normal Heart".
The oddities of Julia Roberts' marriage
All 17 years that Julia has been married to Danny, their marriage is predicted to break up soon. The press does not skimp on loud headlines and speculation about the discord in the star couple. Roberts tries not to pay attention to the stormy fantasy of journalists, although she is upset if such publications come across in the store for her children. However, rumors about problems in Julia's marriage are not so unfounded, but are based on many oddities that accompany the family life of a celebrity.
For example, she and her husband very rarely go out together. Danny even missed his own mother-in-law's funeral in 2015. Any appearance of Julia alone immediately gives rise to conversations about parting with her husband.
Roberts also owns three houses in Malibu, located nearby. The press claims that one of the houses was acquired when the spouses had a crisis in their relationship, and they decided to temporarily live separately. True, Danny's stay in the next house was somewhat delayed, so in fact the spouses had long isolated themselves from each other. In addition, Julia bought a private villa in Malibu on the ocean for Moder so that he could practice his favorite surfing as much as he wanted. This acquisition helped her solve the problem of her husband's frequent absences in pursuit of waves around the world. Therefore, now he devotes time to his favorite hobby without prejudice to his family.
They say that the material issue undermines the relationship between Roberts and Modera the most. It is difficult for him to accept that the main earner in the family is his wife. And to Julia, on the other hand, it seems logical if Danny, who earns much less, leaves his career and concentrates on his father's responsibilities.
According to anonymous sources, the dispute over this issue has once again heated up relations between the spouses to the limit. In 2018, Julia was not seen in the company of her husband for almost 9 months, and the actress did not publish photos with her husband on social networks. Fortunately, the paparazzi still managed to catch the couple while walking along the beach in July 2018, and in the fall, Roberts herself shared with the public a cute family photo and impressions of the past summer. The divorce was once again postponed, but perhaps not far off new revelations and concerns of fans for the personal happiness of their beloved actress.
