The British singer sharply criticized the magazine’s dossier on “Nepo Babies”, these children of stars who benefit from a form of favoritism in the entertainment industry.
PEOPLE – Lily Allen stands up for her peers. This Monday, December 19, the British singer took the floor Chirping to give his opinion on the much discussed “Nepo Babies”, an American term that designates the children of stars who are themselves stars in the making (which could be translated as “son of” or “daughters of” in French).
After being one of the viral trends of 2022, especially on TikTok as noted by New York Timesthis hot topic conquered the front page of the latest issue of New York Magazine. « It has his eyes. And his agent “, headlines the magazine, in the legend of a meeting with some of the interested figures, such as Lily-Rose Depp, Maya Hawke, Zoë Kravitz or Dakota Johnson.
But Lily Allen is probably tired of hearing criticism about it, when she could already have suffered as the daughter of film producer Alison Owen and actor Keith Allen.
The only “Nepo Babies” whose “ to worry about are those who work in law firms, banks and politics, given the real consequences and opportunities they take away from people ».
« And before you blame me for being a “Nepo Baby” myself, know that I’m the first to tell you that I literally deserve nothing. “, adds the artist, discovered with his tube Smile in 2006.
Lily-Rose Depp revives the debate
The phenomenon is not new. Hollywood and the entertainment industry have long been operating on a system of co-optation, and often the children of artistic stars have access to privileged circuits to become them too, recalls the lengthy analysis of the New York Magazine.
But now, today, it irritates, especially when the “Nepo Baby” in question denies having been favored. This is what Lily-Rose Depp, daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, did in November in the columns of the American edition of the magazine ELLE. « People have preconceptions about your career and how you got there. But I can tell you that nothing will get you a role except that you are good for the role. It’s strange to reduce someone to the idea that they only got there thanks to something generational “, she said.
What to irritate more than one model, Lily-Rose Depp having, for example, started modeling for Chanel, in 2016 at the age of 17, without even having the required size. “You have no idea how to fight for respect. It takes years. You got it for free from day one.” Top model Vittoria Ceretti had replied to him, in an Instagram post that has since been deleted. The One of New York Magazineand Lily Allen’s statements are the continuation of this heated debate.
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