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Here are some “nepo babies” deserving of your attention.

public and the people who are hiring them.

In an interview with New York Magazine, an anonymous casting director said, in reference to an actress with famous parents, “There was something else that walked in the room with her. Like, ‘My parents are famous, and I’m here because somebody told me to meet you.’”

Since New York Magazine released their story, many of Hollywood’s nepo babies have released snarky comments or become defensive in response to their privilege being called out. Bono’s daughter, Eve Hewson, commented “jealous” on New York Magazine’s Instagram post announcing the story. Model Hailey Bieber was paparazzied wearing a t-shirt printed with the words “nepo baby.”

“The nepotism thing… I mean I don’t really care,” Hudson said in an interview with The Independent. “I don’t care where you come from or what your relationship to the business is—if you work hard and you kill it, it doesn’t matter.”

Hudson has a good point. Many of the nepo babies who have found success in the industry deserve what they have accomplished. Most of them had to work hard and continuously succeed to get where they are. The issue with nepo babies is their lack of acknowledgement that their path to fame was made easier by the families they came from and the pre-existing relationships they had.

Nepotism is hard to avoid and it’s always going to play a role in Hollywood, but that doesn’t mean that nepo babies haven’t worked hard to achieve what they have accomplished. All that is needed is the simple acknowledgment from those who benefit from nepotism that their path to fame was made easier by their last name.

Jennifer Aniston

Lily Collins