Emma Roberts

HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW

Emma Roberts made headlines when she remarked that Hollywood women are far more often called out as “nepo babies” than Hollywood men, while appearing on the podcast Table for Two. She pointed out George Clooney as the ultimate nepo baby. Emma had a valid point: although George is talented, his aunt was the iconic Rosemary Clooney which opened doors for him in Hollywood. Although she sort of backtracked her comments, Emma’s aunt, who just happens to also be one of George’s best friends, Julia Roberts, was miffed over the incident. Our source told us that hours after the podcast became news, Julia got on the phone to Emma and gave her quite the earful. We can reveal that Emma, at Julia’s urging, reached out to George and apologized for bringing his name up. Even though Julia was upset, good-natured George just laughed it off.

Alec Baldwin made the news again for all the wrong reasons. This week his attorneys asked the New Mexico judge to dismiss the case against him over firearm evidence. The long shot move is unlikely to fly and here’s what we know. Behind very closed doors Alec’s legal eagles are trying to negotiate a plea deal which will allow him to serve any time in house arrest, pay a substantial fine, and work on legislation banning REAL guns on movie sets. Nothing has been agreed to as of yet, but secret negotiations continue.

Estranged lovebirds Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez created some buzz when they were spotted in the same Beverly Hills office building. Although they arrived and left separately we are hearing that the “meeting” was actually part of a therapy session. Ben arrived first and had an individual session, and then later in the day J.Lo arrived to join him for a joint couples session. Their future together seems to change by the moment, but they want to make sure they give their marriage every chance to survive.

Miranda Lambert’s handsome hubby, former NYC cop Brendan McLoughlin made news and she ain’t happy about it. Brendan was seen getting chummy with other females that weren’t his wife, and he did it at the Nashville bar, Casa Rosa, that Miranda’s OWNS! While Brendan claimed he was just being a good host (he occasionally works there) we are hearing that Miranda was nonetheless irked at his misstep, and put him on notice that he won’t be hanging out in her bar, or any other bar for that matter, unless she’s WITH him!

Finally to end the week on an uplifting note, Selma Blair was spotted all over Paris this week looking great during the countless fashion shows. We know this. Selma’s trip wasn’t all pleasure. The brave MS sufferer also spent a great deal of time meeting with designers to encourage them to include canes in their accessories. Selma relies on a cane to help her with stability issues caused by the MS and she’s made no secret that it’s hard to find anything stylish. As my source puts it, Selma wants to make canes more attractive and fashionable.

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EMMA ROBERTS AND HER PALS ARE SECOND GENERATION HOLLYWOOD

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Step aside, Paris and Lindsay and Kim. The new generation of young Hollywood starlets is out in full force and they have CONNECTIONS! From left to right: Juno Temple, 21, is an English actress and the daughter of director Julien Temple. You will see her this year in “The Three Musketeers.” Zelda Williams, 21, daughter of Robin Williams, is in the center and she’s appearing soon in “The Frankenstein Brothers.” On the right is Emma Roberts, 20, daughter of Eric Roberts and niece of Julia, is currently appearing in Scream 4.The happy girls are partying in Hollywood together.

ELTON JOHN’S $5000 A PLATE OSCAR PARTY

A friend managed to snap some photos INSIDE Elton John’s $5000 PER SEAT Oscar viewing dinner party in West Hollywood. (The money did go to his AIDS foundation, but wouldn’t it be nice if he supported a women’s charity also?) Anyway, our spy was mighty impressed with the mountain of Godiva chocolate boxes near the entrance. Celebrities got in free – Emma Roberts and Chace Crawford ignored the chocolates and smoked outside. They were overheard plotting to crash the Vanity Fair party. Some people are never satisfied.

IS IT EMMA ROBERTS OR “SOPHIE WISDOM?”

Emma Roberts is only 18, but she’s really feeling important these days. The “Nancy Drew” actress, who happens to be Julia Roberts’ niece, recently moved into a condo in West Hollywood. She told everyone there that her name is “Sophie Wisdom” and that’s the name she has on her mailbox. She insists that everyone in the building address her as “Sophie” and when her dates arrive, the doorman calls up for “Sophie.” Neighbors are perplexed by the alias because they know who she is. Above, “Sophie” is carrying out food from Urth Caffe.

EMMA ROBERTS IS CASUAL AT KOI

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The last time we saw Julia Roberts’ niece Emma Roberts, she was starring in “Nancy Drew.” She’s a big girl now and at 17 she’s hitting the hip hangouts like Koi. Her new movie “Hotel For Dogs” is about to be released, and the timing is right, if the success of Marley & Me is any indication. She’s wearing those expensive Fiorentini & Baker boots.