A viral New York Magazine story has set the internet ablaze this week with all kinds of discourse about nepotism in Hollywood. The story from Monday charted Hollywood's most prominent "nepo babies," or children of celebrity parents, both well-established and others who may surprise you.
While a majority of readers lauded the article, it also received some pushback — specifically from a fellow nepo baby who was featured: singer and actress Lily Allen. On Twitter, Allen — the daughter of "Trainspotting" star Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen—argued that "many" nepo babies are actually disadvantaged. Because "their parents are probably narcissistic," she wrote, children of famous parents are often starved for stability and proper love.
"There is a wider, societal conversation to be had about wealth inequality, about lack of programs and funding," Allen continued in a thread. "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. Nepo babies have feelings."
Lottie Moss, an OnlyFans star who is the half-sister of Kate Moss, was similarly incensed (though she wasn't mentioned in the article).
"I'm so sick of people blaming nepotism for why they aren't rich and famous or successful," she tweeted. "Guess what? Life isn't fair — if you put your mind to something, you can accomplish anything."
This isn't the first time nepotism in Hollywood has been widely discussed. Other so-called "nepo babies," including Lily-Rose Depp, Dan Levy, and Maude Apatow, have been outspoken in the past about navigating charges of nepotism as they've forged their own careers.
Here's how they've responded: