'May need a bit of a ride!' Julia Roberts' brother Eric, 61, is pushed through JFK in a wheelchair after tweeting about his 'slightly injured hip'
He looked fit and well when he was in Barbados in December filming a new spy thriller.
But Julia Roberts' big brother Eric seemed a shadow of himself when he jetted into New York's JFK from Los Angeles on Saturday evening.
The 61-year-old was helped into a wheelchair by an airport employee who pushed him from the gate to baggage claim.
Enjoying the ride: A frail-looking Eric Roberts was pushed through JFK in a wheelchair on on Saturday evening after tweeting about his 'slightly injured hip'
However, he explained his frail condition in a tweet he shared to Delta Airlines saying: 'May need a bit of a ride from ticket counter to gate due to slightly injured hip. Thanks, guys! @Delta'
It was immediately followed by a similar tweet to Turkish Airlines.
However, the actor didn't reveal how he hurt his hip or how long it will take him to recover.
On a role: Julia Roberts' 61-year-old brother looked frail after the flight
Here's why the star looked poorly: Eric also sent a similar tweet to Delta same
'Eric looked like a shell of his former self,' said an eyewitness who was on the star's flight. 'He didn't look good at all. It was really concerning.
'He looked incredibly thin and weak and carried a cane. He slept most of the flight and seemed too weak to walk.
'Once at baggage claim the assistant got his luggage and wheeled him out to his transportation.'
Waiting for his bags: An airport employee pushed Eric to baggage claim
Eric, who is 10 years older than Julia, 51, is one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood with an amazing 481 credits to his name on the Internet Movie DataBase with an AMAZING 29 projects set up for this year.
The 5ft 10in, Oscar nominated actor was in Barbados to film Lord Of The Dance star Michael Flatley's self-funded thriller.
He will next be seen in action drama Days Of Power about a pop star and his band who go missing, due out on February 20.
Enjoying the warm water: The star looked in fine form when he was seen in Barbados in December filming Lord Of The Dance star Michael Flatley's self-funded spy thriller
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