{"id":166047,"date":"2022-12-23T09:19:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T09:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/these-celebrities-are-hitting-back-against-being-labeled-a-nepo-baby-heres-why-critics-say-theyve-missed-the-point\/"},"modified":"2022-12-23T09:19:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T09:19:04","slug":"these-celebrities-are-hitting-back-against-being-labeled-a-nepo-baby-heres-why-critics-say-theyve-missed-the-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/these-celebrities-are-hitting-back-against-being-labeled-a-nepo-baby-heres-why-critics-say-theyve-missed-the-point\/","title":{"rendered":"These Celebrities Are Hitting Back Against Being Labeled A ‘Nepo Baby’\u2014Here’s Why Critics Say They’ve Missed The Point"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Topline<\/h2>\n

After Vulture and New York Magazine<\/em> published this week an exhaustive guide to Hollywood’s universe of \u201cnepo babies\u201d\u2014celebrities with famous parents or siblings who have benefited from their familial connections\u2014some stars are speaking out against the story and the term, which has gained popularity this year on social media .<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Lily Allen attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at The … [+]<\/span> Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/fbs-accordion>FilmMagic<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Key Facts<\/h2>\n
\n
\n

O’Shea Jackson Jr.\u2014who played his father, rapper and actor Ice Cube, in the movie Straight Outta Compton<\/em>\u2014tweeted<\/a> he \u201chad to get my ass up and make it work\u201d to earn the role, saying \u201conce the door was opened it was up to me to walk through it and thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Model Lottie Moss, sister to supermodel Kate Moss, said she’s \u201cso sick of people blaming nepotism for why they aren’t rich and famous or successful,\u201d though she acknowledged \u201cpeople who come from famous families are getting a leg up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Singer Lily Allen, who is the daughter of a producer and actor, tweeted<\/a> \u201cthe nepo babies y’all should be worrying about are the ones working for legal firms, the ones working for banks, and the ones working in politics.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n <\/div>\n

\n

Actress Eve Houson, the daughter of singer Bono, joked she was \u201cactually pretty devastated I’m not featured in the nepo baby article like haven’t they seen my hit show Bad Sisters<\/em>\u201d\u2014<\/em>before learning she was included<\/a> in the piece.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

News Peg<\/h2>\n

Though the concept of nepotism in Hollywood and other industries isn’t new, the term \u201cnepo baby\u201d gained popularity earlier this year on TikTok, when users discussed and discovered that some of their favorite stars had familial connections. The hashtag #nepobaby has over 117 million views on the app. Just days after being published, the New York Magazine<\/em> stories became<\/a> some of the publication’s most-read pieces of all of 2022. The story and its guide included everyone from Hollywood royalty and A-listers like Laura Dern and Robert Downey Jr. to up-and-comers like Michael Gandolfini and Margaret Qualley.<\/p>\n

Key Background<\/h2>\n

As the phrase gained popularity, some \u201cnepo baby\u201d stars were asked to answer for their claims to fame in interviews. Emily In Paris<\/em> star Lily Collins, who is the daughter of singer Phil Collins, told Vogue France<\/em> last month \u201cit was out of the question that people would think that I use a free pass thanks to my name. I’m proud of my dad, but I wanted to be me, not just his daughter. For that, I was ready to wait to break through.\u201d Actress Maude Apatow, daughter of actress Leslie Mann and director Judd Apatow, said in September she felt \u201csad\u201d being labeled a \u201cnepo baby.\u201d \u201cI obviously understand that I’m in such a lucky position. a lot of people [in a similar position] have proven themselves over the years, so I’ve got to keep going and make good work,\u201d she said. Model and actress Lily-Rose Depp, daughter of Johnny Depp and model Vanessa Paradis, faced backlash from the fashion world and beyond last month when she said that \u201cif somebody’s mom or dad is a doctor, and then the kid becomes a doctor, you ‘re not going to be like, ‘Well, you’re only a doctor because your parent is a doctor.’ It’s like, ‘No, I went to medical school and trained.’\u201d Those hitting back at her included Ireland Baldwin, the daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. \u201cI wouldn’t be where I am, I wouldn’t have gotten where I am and been able to do what I can do if it weren’t for my parents,\u201d the younger Baldwin said. \u201cI think really where you go wrong is denying that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Contra<\/h2>\n

some<\/a> readers<\/a> have labeled stars’ backlash to the piece as tone-deaf, for not recognizing the real weight that connections carry in such a subjective industry, like acting and singing. Others have called for similar charts to be made in other industries where connections carry such heavy weight in creating opportunities, like journalism.<\/p>\n

Further Reading<\/h2>\n

How a Nepo Baby Is Born (Vulture)<\/p>\n

An All But Definitive Guide to the Hollywood Nepo-Verse (Vulture)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n