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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
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Emma Roberts Once Hung Up on Britney Spears, Thinking the Call Was a Prank—and Immediately Regretted It

Emma Roberts.

When you’re Emma Roberts—and your aunt is Julia Roberts—it’s not altogether impossible to get a surprise eighth birthday call from none other than Britney Spears, reaching the apex of pop superstardom in 1999.

Speaking with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos on yesterday’s Live with Mark and Kelly—taped on April Fool’s Day—Roberts said she is “always nervous” about being pranked, even at that tender age. “I’m on guard year-round, especially with family and friends, but I’ve gotten it wrong before,” Roberts said, per People. “Very wrong.” 

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