Roberts' Mom Recovering From Heart Surgery

1 month ago 15th Oct 03:35

Julia Roberts' mother is recovering after undergoing emergency surgery following a reported heart attack last month (Sep09).

The Hollywood star's 75-year-old mom Betty was admitted to a hospital near her home in Atlanta, Georgia, where doctors performed an angioplasty procedure, according to the National Enquirer.

But Roberts, who is currently filming in India, where cell phone coverage is scarce, had no idea about her mother's health scare and was only notified about it after her operation - because the news allegedly took too long to filter through her heavy security.

A source tells the tabloid, "Julia was relieved to hear that her motherhad undergone surgery and was recovering. But when she found out it tooka day and a half for her family to get through her intense security, she absolutely exploded.

The insider adds, Initially, Julia freaked out and began crying

"Betty was lucky to undergo the procedure when she did, because if she hadn't, she could have died. The situation became even more dire when Julia's family tried to reach her and couldn't. Julia had no clue what was going on. By the time she got the news, her mother was stabilised and well into recovery".

The shock reportedly left Roberts in tears and she reprimanded the film staff about the intense security on set. The insider adds, "Initially, Julia freaked out and began crying. Ultimately, she grew enraged when she found out how long it took her to get the news.

"Julia railed at them (movie crew), 'When your own family can't get through to you, that's too much security! My mom could have been dead, and Imight have been the last one in the world to know about it.' "Julia said she'd rather have no security at all than go through an episode like that again...