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Julia Roberts is reportedly down in the dumps, after her mostly panned Broadway debut (the NY Times likened her to a "lamppost") failed to provide her with an instant legit pedigree. To the rescue comes legendary support-giver-to-the-very-famous Oprah Winfrey, who showed up on the actress' doorstep with Oprah's Best Friend™ Gayle King for an "Up With Julia!" party:

Oprah was accompanied by best friend Gayle King and an assistant on her 40-minute Broadway bereavement call, which took place early Thursday afternoon. [...]

A tense-looking Roberts and her husband, Danny Moder, were photographed walking around her neighborhood the morning of the negative reviews.

A spokes­woman for Winfrey confirmed the visit, but would not comment on what was discussed.

There were plenty of hugs, tears, and words of encouragement, but it was a role-playing game that cheered Roberts up most: With the help of her assistant, Oprah jumped and bound an unwitting Gayle, covered her in "Hello My Name Is..." stickers filled in with some of the actress' harshest critics, then produced a rubber mallet from her purse and instructed Roberts to "just let it all out, girl."