Nepo baby

Hollywood nepotism babies are the least of our concerns, in comparison to those in politics and banking, singer Lily Allen recently stated on Twitter.

“I do feel that nepo babies are being somewhat scapegoated here though, there is a wider, societal conversation to be had about wealth inequality, about lack of programs and funding, and I guess that was the point I was trying to make, maybe badly.” I just really think that we can’t get to a real solution without identifying the real problem, as fun as it is to laugh at the kids of famous people. It is quite clear that there is a severe lack of representation in the industry where class and race are concerned. [ famous people with famous parents](https://www.vulture.com/article/what-is-a-nepotism-baby.html), distant relatives, or not-so-distant family friends has become the center of conversation in Hollywood as of late, and now the nepo babies themselves are coming to their own defenses. For Allen, it’s still a conversation she’s learning to have after defaulting to the defensive earlier in her career, reluctant to share credit for her success with family members she had less than strong relationships with. “In childhood we crave stability and love, nurturing, we don’t care about money or proximity to power yet,” she said.

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It can be hard to see one’s own privilege when you’re still processing childhood trauma, and a lot of these kids haven’t figured that out yet." Many of the nepo babies are starved of these basic things in childhood as their parents are probably narcissistic (sic)," she explained. BUT that’s none of my business (sic)," she wrote.

Singer, whose father is the actor Keith Allen, said parents of nepo babies are 'probably narcissistic'

Allen married the Stranger Things star in 2020. She added: “In childhood we crave stability and love, nurturing, we don’t care about money or proximity to power yet. [Allen fans were furious at the “disrespect” they claimed the singer has received](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/lily-allen-fans-tiktok-david-harbour-wife-b2116408.html) from a number of TikTokers who have referred to her as “ [David Harbour](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/david-harbour)’s wife”. [Hollywood’s nepo babies should just drag their privilege into the open.](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/nepo-babies-hollywood-famous-parents-b2230537.html) “The 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,” she tweeted on Monday (19 December). [Zoë Kravitz (daughter of musician Lenny Kravitz and actor Lisa Bonet)](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/zoe-kravitz-nepo-baby-parents-famous-lenny-lisa-bonet-b2226156.html) and model and musician [Lourdes Leon](/topic/lourdes-leon) (Madonna’s eldest daughter) are among those who, in response, have defended themselves over [the debate.](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/nepo-babies-hollywood-famous-parents-b2230537.html)

The singer weighed in on the hot topic in a series of candid tweets. Here's what you need to know.

“That’s what got to me: this assumption I had it easy, that I just snuck in the door,” she said. Many of the nepo babies are starved of these basic things in childhood as their parents are probably narcissistic, and entertainment business is not parent friendly eg.. In response, Allen argued that the children of famous children “are starved of…basic things in childhood.” It can be hard to see one’s own privilege when you’re still processing childhood trauma, and a lot of these kids haven’t figured that out yet.” [“In childhood we crave stability and love, nurturing,” ](https://twitter.com/lilyallen/status/1604923274852306944?s=20&t=cFrI-yTPulJ0fCCeLxZ7pw)she said, “we don’t care about money or proximity to power yet. The musician’s parents are actor [Keith Allen](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/who-plays-john-cooper-in-the-pembrokeshire-murders) and film producer Alison Owen; as well as being a well-known face on UK telly, her dad once opened for punk icons The Clash, and used to play in a band called Fat Les with the artist Damien Hirst, and Blur’s Alex James.

Lily Allen has stepped into the 'Nepo baby' debate. It's been a social media discussion for some time now - the manner in which prominent figures in.

Look, I seem to have riled people up with my comments about nepo babies. It is quite clear that there is a severe lack of representation in the industry where class and race are concerned. [Vulture pieced together the definitive Nepo Baby guide](https://www.vulture.com/article/hollywood-nepotism-babies-list-taxonomy.html), and the term quickly started trending.

Nepo babies have been getting a lot of attention recently, and now Lily Allen has stepped in to hit back at recent criticism online.

Have a wonderful rest of your day." In response, Allen penned: "Because I'm a nepo baby, and both my parents are super talented. Nepo babies have feelings.\u201d— Lily A (@Lily A) The conversation around nepotism was reignited following a recent She suggested that nepo babies were "somewhat scapegoated" and that a much bigger conversation should be had regarding "wealth inequality, about lack of programs and funding". "Many of the nepo babies are starved of these basic things in childhood as their parents are probably narcissistic.

Sure, talking about famous people's famous parents is fun. But there are so many other more nefarious forms of nepotism out there.

But nepo babies are the sparkly tip of the class critique iceberg. It’s not closed consciously, but it doesn’t seem to have to open.” The benefactors of this closed system aren’t quite nepo babies — they aren’t famous, nor are their parents — but they do reap the rewards of a parallel kind of privilege. [Olivia Jade](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paigeskinner/lori-loughlin-olivia-jade-vlogs), daughter of Full House’s Lori Loughlin and face of the [2019 Varsity Blues scandal,](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alessadominguez/operation-varsity-blues-netflix-college-admissions-documenta) in which rich and famous families were revealed to be buying their kids’ admission to elite universities. The spectrum of their privilege, painstakingly mapped by New York magazine, is very small. The flip side of this coin is the [school-to-prison pipeline](https://www.aclu.org/issues/juvenile-justice/juvenile-justice-school-prison-pipeline), in which under-resourced public schools discipline students via an escalating chain of zero-tolerance practices that start with suspensions and expulsions and frequently lead to juvenile detention, which sets kids up with early criminal records that hinder their job and housing prospects as they become adults. On the path of least resistance, they get taken care of first. But we should spend time meaningfully linking nepotism in the arts to class insularity in the rest of the world. [the hypocrisy](https://twitter.com/irosarioc/status/1604894454191517696) of gleefully charting celebrity nepotism, [tweeting](https://twitter.com/gregotto/status/1604943203148382210): “This [article] is great. Now someone do one for journalists.” Direct parent-to-child nepotism afflicts plenty of industries, [including this one](https://money.cnn.com/2017/08/31/media/clyde-maggie-haberman-reliable-sources-podcast/index.html) (as New York magazine [mentioned briefly](https://www.vulture.com/article/nepotism-babies-magazine-interns.html)). [On Twitter](https://twitter.com/lilyallen/status/1604903982589218832), English musician and “industry baby” Lily Allen made a similar point, writing, “The 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. If the debate around “nepo babies” revolves solely and dismally around the babies themselves, and doesn’t expand into the ramifications for the rest of us, we let the latent class critique get subsumed in capitalism. The nepo baby discourse harnesses celebrity buzz to broach issues of inequality, but then the celebrity fixation takes over.

'Majority of the Nepo Babies included in this article shouldn't have been,' one fan wrote on Twitter.

“Maybe you get your foot in the door, but you still just have your foot in the door. That piece includes a graph of models with parents that have worked in the industry. “The internet cares a lot more about who your family is than the people who are casting you in things,” the model, who is the daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis said. “A nepo baby is physical proof that meritocracy is a lie,” he wrote. “Majority of the Nepo Babies included in this article shouldn’t have been,” one wrote. Some of the famous faces included are Heidi Klum’s daughter, Leni Klum, and Cindy Crawford’s daughter, Kaia Gerber. Hollywood always has and always will be full of nepo babies.” Just a nerd like the rest of us lol.” The graph shows Julia Louis-Dreyfus and husband Brad Hall and their son Charlie Hall, who is an actor. “Everyone except Depp (idk about her tbh) has made a path for themselves outside of their parents. Some of the heads of the stars, with notable parents, include Dakota Johnson, Jack Quaid, Zoë Kravitz, Ben Platt, Maya Hawke, and Lily Rose-Depp. Titled “She Has Her Mother’s Eyes.

P.S. Ruben Diaz Jr. actually was in office before his dad Rubén Díaz Sr. Scott Stringer, former New York City comptroller. First cousin once removed was Rep.

New York politics is [full of nepo babies](https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2019/09/the-juniorsenior-tag-teams-of-new-york-politics/176917/). Fellow nepo-baby (of a Mario) Andrew Cuomo [allegedly creepily](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/andrew-cuomo-misconduct-allegations.html) gave Alessandra Biaggi shit about this. Father is Rep. Not to mention [nepo husbands, brothers and cousins.](https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2018/05/new-york-doesnt-do-royal-weddings-but-it-has-its-own-royalty/178461/) The following list is non-exhaustive, and only includes folks at the higher levels because … Like his son, he broke barriers as the Yvette succeeded her in the seat. Unlike her father [first Black secretary of state in New York](https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/18/nyregion/basil-a-paterson-harlem-leader-and-father-of-a-governor-dies-at-87.html). [exhaustive report of Hollywood nepotism,](https://www.vulture.com/article/what-is-a-nepotism-baby.html) everyone’s obsessed with nepo babies – people seemingly born with their foot in the door straight out of the womb, who may be advancing thanks to family connections. First cousin once removed was Rep. [Trump’s golf buddy.](https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/meet-andrew-giuliani-donald-trump-s-golf-pro-in-residence-1.4128341) [Who knew?](https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2018/09/07/a-bridge-for-mario-cuomo-dedicated-with-love-599522))

The cover shows mocked-up graphics of babies in cribs with the faces of famous people in Hollywood that may or may not know have famous parents. It features ...

I just really think that we can’t get to a real solution without identifying the real problem, as fun as it is to laugh at the kids of famous people. It is quite clear that there is a severe lack of representation in the industry where class and race are concerned. “I promise you I’m not rooting for an industry full of people that had childhoods that looked like mine. She wrote: “Look, I seem to have riled people up with my comments about nepo babies. [The New York Magazine article](https://www.vulture.com/article/what-is-a-nepotism-baby.html), in its Vulture section, made the cover and was titled: “She Has Her Mother’s Eyes. Everyone except Depp (idk about her tbh) has made a path for themselves outside of their parents. Of course, this is not a new thing. It isa shortened form of the phrase “nepotism baby”. BUT that’s none of my business.” Everyone loses as a result. [wrote](https://twitter.com/JoNikiaWong/status/1604884667819118592). But what exactly is a nepo baby, and why do people care?

*For the 7,000 time, a "nepo baby" is a famous person with famous parents/family members.

Her father is actor Henry Fonda. Her father is Steven Tyler. Her father is actor Bruce Dern. Her father is Ron Howard. Her father is Rob Schneider. Her father is actor John Aniston.

A recent New York Magazine article has sparked discussion about the 'nepo babies' of Hollywood.

I just really think that we can’t get to a real solution without identifying the real problem, as fun as it is to laugh at the kids of famous people. It is quite clear that there is a severe lack of representation in the industry where class and race are concerned. Allen later followed up on her initial post with a new thread of tweets, in which she wrote: “Look, I seem to have riled people up with my comments about nepo babies. Nepotism in art creates an echo chamber of the same perspectives for decade after decade while shutting out any new voices who aren’t lucky enough to be related to the right connections. BUT that’s none of my business.” The industry is a game. Play the game. Everyone except Depp (idk about her tbh) has made a path for themselves outside of their parents. Another tweeted: “Whoever wrote that nepo baby article kind of a genius though… And Agent”, comes from writer Nate Jones, and focuses on the nepo babies of Hollywood. Advertisement Extremely overanalysing Hollywood’s nepo-baby boom](https://www.vulture.com/article/what-is-a-nepotism-baby.html)”, the conversation regarding “nepo babies” has exploded online, with opinions ranging from “all nepo babies are bad” to “what’s a nepo baby?”.

Everybody's talking about 'nepo babies' and it turns out some of them are doing terrific things in the music world.

[King Princess](https://uproxx.com/indie/red-hot-chili-peppers-2023-tour-dates-rhcp/) has been one of the more notable breakout music stars of the past few years. [Leray](https://uproxx.com/music/coi-leray-how-i-blew-up/) has been one of the promising rappers of the past few years, plain and simple. (recording engineer) and great-grandfather Isidor Straus (US congressman and co-owner of Macy’s) Her two albums, 2019’s Immunityand 2021’s Sling, both earned spots on numerous year-end lists, while the former [got her on the Hot 100 chart for the first time](https://uproxx.com/indie/clairo-sofia-billboard-hot-100-chart/) and the latter was her first top-20 album in the US. In 2021, [XXL](https://uproxx.com/music/xxl-2021-freshman-blxst-coi-leray-ddg-pooh-shiesty/) [ put her on their esteemed “Freshman” list](https://uproxx.com/music/xxl-2021-freshman-blxst-coi-leray-ddg-pooh-shiesty/) and she dropped her defining single “No More Parties,” which was her first song to place on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and be certified platinum by the RIAA. [She also appeared on a 2022 cover story for Uproxx](https://uproxx.com/music/coi-leray-interview-trendsetter-cover-story/). It’s also easy to hear the genealogy in Hewson’s voice and sounding like a young Bono certainly hasn’t hurt, especially with the band’s rock sound that also bears some stylistic similarities to ’80s U2. Her debut single, 2018’s “1950,” has been certified platinum and she’s generally become a critical favorite. [celebrities with famous relatives](https://uproxx.com/music/carrie-fisher-sean-lennon-willow-smith-bird-song/) and implies the opportunities for success that they have received are primarily thanks to the fame of their families. This is thanks in part to the strength of her 2021 project This Is What It Feels Like, which features some Aaron Dessner production and was well-received. (The “nepo” is short for “nepotism.”) [Vulture](https://www.vulture.com/article/hollywood-nepotism-babies-list-taxonomy.html) [ recently ran a thorough, in-depth feature](https://www.vulture.com/article/hollywood-nepotism-babies-list-taxonomy.html) that cataloged most of the nepo babies in American pop culture, but what about music specifically? That’s been going well, too: Her two albums, 2020’s Blush and 2022’s Moss earned some critical praise, which, along with her acting chops, helped establish Hawke as a skilled multi-hyphenate.

The success of high-profile actors' offspring is not a new, or particularly popular, fairytale. But how can nepo babies best own their identity?

“The 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,” she tweeted. “It can be hard to see one’s own privilege when you’re still processing childhood trauma, and a lot of these kids haven’t figured that out yet.” “I’m very grateful for the fact that they made it so easy for me to do the thing that I love,” she told [People](https://people.com/movies/maya-hawke-knows-parents-ethan-hawke-and-uma-thurman-helped-her-get-in-the-door/). If arguably one of the most privileged men in the world can acknowledge this – and talk about the steps he’s making to remedy it – surely the children of Hollywood’s finest can too? “Nepo babies” is the term that has been assigned to any child of a celebrity who has then gone on to be successful in [Hollywood](https://www.stylist.co.uk/tag/hollywood) or other high-flying careers, partially (or completely) due to their high-profile parents’ reach. She has implored us to focus on nepotism in other areas of the world outside Hollywood – because, after all, it’s rife in many industries. [Dakota Johnson](https://www.stylist.co.uk/tag/dakota-johnson), [Maya Hawke](https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/maya-hawke-uma-thurman-abortion/677599) and [Zoë Kravitz](https://www.stylist.co.uk/tag/zoe-kravitz). The very existence of nepo babies has been argued by some as “a symbol of our broken meritocracy”, and you know what? “It’s like, ‘No, I went to medical school and trained.’” “I acknowledge that I was born with privilege! But what counts isn’t mindlessly calling these people out for being born with what model Vittoria Ceretti has called “a comfy, sexy pillow with a view”. [TikTok](https://www.stylist.co.uk/tag/tiktok) and, most recently, [the cover of New York Magazine](https://www.vulture.com/article/what-is-a-nepotism-baby.html?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym).

Here are some notable nepo babies: siblings Jake Gyllenhaal and Maggie Gyllenhaal's parents are Stephen Gyllenhaal, a film director, and Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal, ...

Kate Hudson is the daughter of Academy Award-winning actress Goldie Hawn, and the renowned actor and musician Bill Hudson. Stranger Things star Maya Hawke is the daughter of actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. A term coined by Gen Z, “nepo babies” are actors, singers, directors, and famous people who just so happen to be the children of other actors, singers, and directors, and famous people.

Lily Allen is the latest celebrity to speak out about being a nepo baby and she's not the only one to have made slightly unhinged comments.

My mom and I just have the same love for the same thing.” “Nepotism is a thing and I’m very aware of it,” she told “My dad and all of his brothers have done this. This is my family business.” Maya hasn’t seemed to have grasped that her dad being Ethan Hawke will give her almost infinite chances in the entertainment world— even if she’s not very good. “The internet seems to care a lot about that kind of stuff. … But I am doing the work and putting in the time. Yet, as Italian model Vittoria Ceretti put it: “I would really love to see if you would have lasted through the first five years of my career. Maybe you get your foot in the door, but you still just have your foot in the door. There’s a lot of work that comes after that.” You have no f***ing idea how much you have to fight to make people respect you. From Lily Rose Depp to Lily Allen, every A-lister with heritage is getting defensive as the ridicule mounts.

From Lily-Rose Depp to Bella Hadid, here's your guide to the signature beauty looks of fashion's favorite nepotism babies.

She also loves to rock a [glazed make-up look](https://www.nylon.com/beauty/hailey-bieber-glazed-eyeshadow-party-makeup) on the regular, featuring glowing highlighter, shimmery lids, and glossy brown lips. She’s known for her sleek, versatile, and understatedly-glamorous beauty aesthetic. She consistently works with Celine, but has also walked the runways for Prada and Alexander McQueen amongst other brands. Her signature look usually involves a soft glow and lined lips, but as a high fashion model, she sometimes dabbles in more editorial beauty looks. For the 2022 Met Gala she switched up her appearance entirely with one biggest (and most divisive) beauty trends of the year: She’s found her niche reviving Y2K beauty trends to her millions of followers, including skinny eyebrows, glossy lips, and ’90s hair accessories. In addition to her talent as an actress, Maude has also developed a signature beauty look that invokes Old Hollywood glamour, complete with a short finger-waved bob and a matte red lip. Perennially influential Zoe Kravitz inspired Black girls everywhere to try out her long, undone micro-braids (also called goddess braids) when she sported the look in 2021. Trendsetting runs in the Hadid family. Lily-Rose Depp is a nepo baby who embodies the quintessential chic and effortless European style (influenced by her mother, French actress Vanessa Paradis). Iris Law is the ultimate cool-girl Brit—there’s not a look she wouldn’t try no matter how colorful or daring. Some nepo babies have come under scrutiny lately because of how they sometimes obliviously depict their own journeys in the entertainment industry (not to mention the concept of nepotism itself can be problematic as its rooted in white systems of power), but regardless of how you feel about them, the public fascination only seems to be growing.

It's intriguing to imagine being brought up by Lenny Kravitz or Victoria Beckham or Melanie Griffith. Journalists and designers and brands love a maternal ...

But the internet has democratized our entertainment and metamorphosed the idea of a “superstar” or a “sensation.” Fame is available so much more broadly. We still have actors and sportspeople and musicians and models, but we also have nice-enough looking strangers completely dominating social channels with a zillion followers. We love new things and we love a backstory. At a time when we could be knee-deep in egg nog and grinding to “Carol of the Bells,” we’re instead asking who parented our most famous folk. The walls of our assumed meritocracy are crumbling as we sniff out the conspiratorially rife nepotism in our midsts. There’s a (Witherspoon-)Phillippe, a Spielberg, a little Björk.

Why Zoë Kravitz, Maya Hawke and other Hollywood nepo babies have gotten an (undeserved) bad rap.

Miley Cyrus, daughter of Billy Ray, owes her career as much to an inspired rejection of her Disney-approved showbiz cred as to the fact that her godmother is Dolly Parton. You can be both the child of a famous parent and one of the most exciting stars of your generation. Margaret Qualley (mother: Andie McDowell) has been nominated for two Emmys, most recently for her searing performance in “Maid.” The Skarsgard brothers (Alexander, Bill, Gustaf) are proof that charisma may be as genetic as a chiseled jaw. The discourse around “nepo babies” heated up this week with the release of a Vulture package that featured an instantly viral photo illustration of famous progeny — including Lily-Rose Depp (daughter of Johnny) and Dakota Johnson (whose parents are Melanie Griffiths and Don Johnson) — swaddled in cradles. The nepo privilege is real, and it’s important to acknowledge the systems that benefit certain people over others. (An excerpt from that tweet: “omg her mom is Leslie Mann and her dad is a movie director lol.”)

For those who haven't waded into the discourse, a "nepo baby" (short for "nepotism baby") is a the child of a celebrity — or anyone who has power and influence ...

[Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab)] [Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab)] [@literELLY](https://twitter.com/literElly/status/1605198765962534914?s=20&t=SxE0ujlP61yX7qtoxr6DjA) wrote, "I hope no one ever finds out that I'm a nepo baby (inherited mental illness from not just one but both of my parents)." Until then, the internet is going to do what it does best. Shortly after the New York Magazine article was published, Twitter and TikTok users began to satirize the extremely specific and frankly nitpicky nepo-baby categorizations by sharing the advantages and qualities they inherited from their own families. [Euphoria](https://mashable.com/article/euphoria-season-2-finale-flashback-problem) or Hawke in [Stranger Things](https://mashable.com/category/stranger-things), the internet erupts in outrage and self-righteousness over who gets opportunities in the entertainment industry. The highest being "classic nepo babies" who inherit famous family names like Depp and Hawke.

Celebrities such as Kate Hudson, Charlie Sheen, and Miley Cyrus can all be classified as 'nepo babies'. What do Lily Collins, Scott Eastwood and Angelina Jolie ...

She is a 'nepo baby'. He has dabbled in numerous careers including photography, social media, modelling, and more recently cooking. On Tuesday, English singer and actor Lily Allen - daughter of an actor and a film producer - tweeted about the concept of 'nepo babies', criticising the focus on the entertainment industry. While nepotism is prolific across businesses and media, the term 'nepo baby' is generally used in relation to the entertainment industry and illustrates the fact that many successful actors and musicians also have parents in the industry. The term 'nepo baby' gained popularity on Twitter and is, the practice of a person being favoured (usually in professional circumstances) due to having a relative in a position of power. Collins, an actor and model, is the daughter of English singer Phil Collins, actor Eastwood is the son of United States actor and director Clint Eastwood and actor Angelina Jolie is the daughter of US actor Jon Voight.