“I Wore It First!” 💅 Julia Roberts SHADES Amanda Seyfried Over THAT Dress at Venice

Grab your popcorn and possibly a magnifying glass, because Hollywood has officially run out of world peace, movie roles, and original red-carpet ideas, leaving us with the one thing celebs do best: fashion drama that spirals into a full-blown tabloid circus.

Yes, folks, Julia Roberts, America’s sweetheart turned unofficial queen of smug smiles, has apparently reacted to Amanda Seyfried daring—yes, DARING—to copy her Venice Film Festival look.

And by “reacted,” we mean she probably just raised an eyebrow while sipping an overpriced cocktail, but in the world of tabloids, an eyebrow raise is basically a declaration of war.

According to multiple gossip insiders (translation: that one friend who thinks they saw Julia at Whole Foods once), Roberts is less than thrilled about her style thunder being stolen by the Mean Girls starlet, whose Venice appearance apparently looked like Julia’s closet after a Black Friday sale.

 

Julia Roberts REACTS to Amanda Seyfried Stealing Her Venice Film Festival  Look

Cue the gasps, cue the over-analysis, cue the fake experts saying things like, “Fashion theft is the new identity theft, and Julia Roberts is the victim. ”

Here’s the setup: Julia Roberts, a legend who could wear a paper bag and still outshine everyone within a five-mile radius, reportedly strutted into Venice in a look so timeless, so elegant, so dripping with old-school glamour that entire fashion blogs wrote sonnets about it.

Days later, Amanda Seyfried showed up in an eerily similar ensemble.

The tabloids are calling it “inspiration,” but the internet is calling it what it is: the single most savage red-carpet burglary since Björk’s swan dress got mocked into oblivion.

Julia’s fans took to Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and probably smoke signals to scream, “How DARE she!” while Amanda’s defenders are insisting it was “a coincidence” and “clothes aren’t copyrighted. ”

But when has logic ever stopped Hollywood from staging a catfight?

Fake stylist insiders are already spinning this into high drama.

One “anonymous fashion consultant” told us, “When Julia wears it, it’s iconic.

When Amanda wears it, it’s cosplay.

There’s only one Pretty Woman, and it’s not Karen from Mean Girls. ”

Another source whispered, “Julia didn’t even need to say anything.

 

Julia Roberts REACTS to Amanda Seyfried Stealing Her Venice Film Festival  Look - YouTube

She just stood there in Venice, radiating passive-aggressive vibes so strong you could feel them from space. ”

For those unfamiliar with the subtle art of Hollywood shade, passive-aggression is practically currency, and Julia is apparently a billionaire in that department.

Amanda Seyfried, of course, is playing it cool.

Her camp insists she’s “deeply inspired by Julia” and “only wanted to pay homage. ”

That’s celebrity PR code for: “We knew this would cause drama, and we are here for it. ”

Because let’s be honest, Seyfried’s entire Venice appearance just got ten times more press than her last three movies combined, and Julia’s eyebrow twitch has now become international headline material.

Somewhere in a Beverly Hills mansion, Julia is probably sighing, while Amanda’s publicist is popping champagne and muttering, “You’re welcome. ”

But the real tragedy here? Hollywood pretending this is the first time one star has “stolen” another star’s look.

Please.

Stars recycle gowns more than Marvel recycles plotlines.

Remember when every actress in 2019 wore the same feathered nude dress like it was a uniform?

Or when half the Met Gala looked like chandeliers and the other half looked like rejected Las Vegas costumes?

 

Amanda Seyfried, Julia Roberts Wear Same Outfit on Red Carpet

Julia vs. Amanda is just the latest episode in the ongoing soap opera called “Who Wore It Better: Ego Edition. ”

And yet, because it involves Julia Roberts, it feels extra spicy.

She’s not just a star.

She’s the star.

The star who doesn’t even do Venice unless it’s worth her time.

So when Amanda rolled in looking like Julia’s “before” photo, people noticed.

Social media, naturally, has lost its collective mind.

Twitter threads are breaking down seam by seam the differences in their looks.

TikTok teens are side-by-siding their red-carpet struts with commentary like, “Julia walked so Amanda could run. ”

Instagram meme pages are already photoshopping Amanda into Pretty Woman movie posters, because subtlety is dead and irony is king.

Even fashion critics are chiming in with fake intellectual takes like, “This isn’t about a dress.

It’s about generational tension, power dynamics, and the fragility of originality in a postmodern capitalist society. ”

Translation: Julia wore it better, and everyone knows it.

The best part? Hollywood itself is apparently gossiping harder than Twitter.

Rumor has it that designers are already picking sides.

One unnamed couture brand allegedly vowed never to loan Amanda a gown again, while another reportedly texted her “queen behavior” and promised to keep feeding her Julia-inspired outfits for free.

 

Venice Film Festival 2025: Why Julia Roberts and Amanda Seyfried wore the  same outfit - 9Style

It’s turning into Project Runway: Blood Feud Edition, and Julia is silently sitting on her throne, watching it all unravel like the queen of shade she is.

Let’s also not forget Julia Roberts’ track record.

This isn’t her first rodeo in the Rodeo Drive of petty.

She once wore a “A Low Vera” T-shirt to troll her then-boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend.

She basically invented Hollywood passive-aggressive couture.

So do we really think she’s just going to let Amanda get away with this? Oh no.

At minimum, Julia will show up at the next event in something so jaw-dropping that Seyfried’s stylist will immediately retire and open a yogurt shop in shame.

Mark our words: Julia is playing the long game.

But wait, the twist nobody saw coming? Amanda isn’t backing down either.

Sources claim she’s already booked another Venice appearance with “a look inspired by Julia Roberts’ iconic Oscars dress. ”

Translation: she’s doubling down.

This could escalate into the first full-blown fashion cold war of the 2020s.

Forget movie remakes, forget superhero sequels, THIS is the drama Hollywood is giving us.

Julia vs. Amanda.

Eyebrows vs. eyeliner.

Legacy vs. imitation.

 

Amanda Seyfried Wears Julia Roberts' Venice Film Festival Outfit After  Asking To Borrow It! LOOK! - Perez Hilton

The internet is calling it the Battle of Venice, and if history is any guide, we’ll still be talking about this when the next global crisis hits.

In conclusion, Julia Roberts may not have thrown a drink, flipped a table, or called Amanda a “plastic” to her face, but make no mistake, this is war by couture.

And in Hollywood, fashion wars are deadlier than box-office flops.

Who wore it better? Julia, obviously.

But who won the publicity war? Amanda, hands down.

Which means the only real losers are us—because we’re going to spend the next six months reading about this every time we open our phones.

Still, let’s not pretend we’re not entertained.

After all, nothing screams Hollywood quite like two women fighting over a dress while the rest of the world burns.