Julia Roberts Drops Almonds From Rider After George Clooney Film Revelation

Julia Roberts has decided to review and reset her rider after being inspired by George Clooney's new film 'Jay Kelly'. She revealed she is constantly presented with large quantities of raw almonds at events due to her rider, despite not wanting them in bulk. Roberts has already emailed her team to have almonds removed, citing the film's plot about an actor stuck with unwanted cheesecake. George Clooney related to the film's theme, sharing his own experience where a casual mention of Fuji apples became a permanent, burdensome rider request.

Key Points: Julia Roberts Changes Rider After George Clooney Film

  • Roberts inundated with almonds
  • Inspired by Clooney's film plot
  • Emailed team for rider review
  • Clooney had similar apple experience
  • Hollywood riders often get exaggerated
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Julia Roberts opens up on changing her rider after watching recent film

Julia Roberts reveals she's removing almonds from her rider after George Clooney's new film highlighted bizarre rider requests in Hollywood.

"I think it might be time for a little reset on the almonds - Julia Roberts"

Los Angeles, Jan 8

Hollywood actress Julia Roberts has shared her plans to reset her rider in 2026 after seeing George Clooney's new film 'Jay Kelly'.

In the film, George plays an ageing actor who finds a slice of cheesecake everywhere he goes because it was put in his rider of requests without his knowledge, even though he doesn't actually like the dessert, and Julia has now revealed the film reflects her own real life because she is inundated with almonds at every event she attends, reports 'Female First UK'.

She told Deadline, "There is either a huge bag or a huge bowl of raw almonds. I have no idea why. I like them, but not in bulk. I mean, they're everywhere I go. It's so funny".

Julia went on to reveal she's already emailed her team to ask for almonds to be removed from her rider from now on.

She added, "I just recently sent an email since watching 'Jay Kelly', since seeing all these almonds, I sent email and said, 'In the new year, one thing I would really like to do is review any and all riders that pertain to me in this world, because I think it might be time for a little reset on the almonds'".

As per 'Female First UK', George previously revealed he also connected with the cheesecake subplot because he had a similar experience with apples.

He told USA Today, "I remember I was in New York and the driver, he was p***** at me. I was like: 'What's going on, dude?'. He goes, 'Look, George, I looked everywhere for Fuji apples. I can't find them anywhere'. Somebody had asked me at some point, do I want anything in my trailer to eat? And I said maybe some apples. They go: 'Any kind in particular?' I was like, 'I don't know, Fuji?' Because it was the only one I could think of. And all of a sudden it's in your rider. Everywhere you go, people are climbing mountains to find Fuji apples for you. And I had to go: 'Take that out. You are crazy'".

He added, "A little bit of it happens accidentally with people trying to make everything nice. There's some actors that are literally: 'I only eat green M M's' kind of b*******. I grew up in Kentucky, we try to stay out of trailers. That's not the end all and be all, (me) in a double wide on the set".

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Rohit P
First world problems, but it's a funny insight into how these things snowball. Reminds me of how our office canteen still stocks that one brand of biscuits because the boss liked it five years ago.
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Ananya R
I appreciate that she and George Clooney seem so down-to-earth about it. Some actors have such outrageous demands. It shows a level of self-awareness, which is refreshing.
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David E
While this is a light-hearted story, it does make you think about the immense waste that must happen on film sets. All those uneaten almonds and apples... hopefully they get donated.
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Karthik V
"People are climbing mountains to find Fuji apples for you" – Clooney's line is hilarious and so true. The pressure to please celebrities, even for small things, must be intense. Good for them for noticing and correcting it.
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Sarah B
It's a sweet story, but part of me wonders if this is just clever PR for their film? Either way, it worked—I'm curious about 'Jay Kelly' now!

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