This story feels like a repeat of an Enquirer story from last April that said Julia Roberts was worried about Emma Roberts clubbing it up and dropping out of college. At the time, Aunt Julia was supposedly planning some “tough love” for her niece, who Julia feared was on the way to becoming the “the next Lindsay Lohan.” Back then, the only real fear I had for Emma was that she was starring in a movie called The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo. Nothing good can ever come from a film with that title.

Over a year later, the Enquirer is doubling down on their claims (and repeating “the next Lindsay Lohan” verbiage too) in light of Emma’s recent arrest for domestic violence in Canada. To recap, Emma was taken into custody for biting her boyfriend, Evan Peters, and bloodying his nose. Of course, Evan declined to press charges and kept his relationship going with his abuser, and Us Weekly reported a tale from Emma’s camp that tried to dismiss her behavior as part of a “passionate and extreme relationship.” Supposely, Aunt Julia is super worried now, and she’s planning an intervention. We’ll see about that, won’t we?

Julia Roberts is so terrified that her niece Emma Roberts is spiraling out of control she’s planning an intervention!

Emma — who’s 22 and reportedly heavily into the Los Angeles party scene — was busted for domestic violence in Canada on July 7 after allegedly getting into a bloody brawl with her boyfriend, “American Horror Story” star Evan Peters.

Julia was badly shaken by the arrest “and called an emergency family meeting,” revealed a family insider. “Emma’s behavior has been out of control for a long time and it needs to stop before it’s too late. Julia is going to make sure of that.”

The “Pretty Woman” star has good reason to be worried about Emma’s troubling behavior, says the source, as substance abuse runs in the family. In 2010, Emma’s father, actor Eric Roberts — who has wrestled with drug and alcohol problems — appeared on the “Celebrity Rehab” show to kick his longtime addiction to marijana. But just a year later, Eric released a video supporitng the legalization of pot.

“Julia has all the reason in the world to intervene with Emma,” said the family insider. “Emma has absolutely no supervision. Julia told the family that she wants Emma to get help right away.” Confided the family insider: “Julia’s greatest fear is that Emma will become the next Lindsay Lohan.”

[From Enquirer, print edition, August 5, 2013]

Meanwhile, this week’s issue of Star says that Emma’s violent episode was not out of character: “She may appear to be innocent and sweet, but Emma also has a dark side. She can be temperamental, controlling and jealous — and it often takes a toll on Evan.” Things have been pretty quiet for the past week or so on the Emma Roberts front. Maybe Aunt Julia really gave Emma a call and told her to put a lid on it. Some serious therapy for Emma and Evan couldn’t hurt either.

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