Nepo babies all over Hollywood are quaking in their Chanel boots right now. Of late, there has been increasing interest - or should we say scrutiny? - in just who these "nepotism babies" are and the perceived privilege they're afforded given their famous parent, parents, or lineage.
Think Brooklyn Beckham, Lily-Rose Depp, Dakota Johnson, and Zoe Kravitz. That's just four. If you want the full list, New York Magazine has very helpfully provided a detailed illustration of every single Hollywood nepo baby currently existing in the universe. The accompanying Vulture article has since gone viral.
Did we need this extremely detailed list and analysis of nepo babies? Probably not. But it's human nature to be voyeuristic, and many of us who are not Hollywood nepo babies (there's quite a few of us) couldn't help feel a twinge of "Well, these nepo babies deserve it." As the article states, "We love them, we hate them, we disrespect them, we're obsessed with them."
Curtis added: "For the record, I have navigated 44 years with the advantages my associated and reflected fame brought me, I don't pretend there aren't any, that try to tell me that I have no value on my own. It's curious how we immediately make assumptions and snide remarks that someone related to someone else who is famous in their field for their art, would somehow have no talent whatsoever.
"I have come to learn that is simply not true. I have suited up and shown up for all different kinds of work with thousands of thousands of people and every day I've tried to bring integrity and professionalism and love and community and art to my work. I am not alone.
"There are many of us. Dedicated to our craft. Proud of our lineage. Strong in our belief in our right to exist."
This article was published on December 22, 2022 and has since been updated with new information.
Feature Image: Getty.
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Is being given opportunities in the legal industry because your family are lawyers really that much different to being given opportunities because you inherited... say, good looks from your family?
I'd say, yes it is different than inheriting good looks and both my example and your example are examples of nepotism. Inheriting good looks from your family is not nepotism.