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Jamie Lee Curtis was the latest actress to criticize the ongoing “nepo baby” label. It is a term used to define children or relatives of Hollywood celebrities or public figures who have taken up the same career as that of their parents or family members.
Curtis, who is the daughter of celebrated actors Janie Leigh and Tony Curtis, took to Instagram to issue a lengthy statement regarding the issue. She dubbed herself as an “OG Nepo Baby” for being a professional actress since the age of 19.
The actress said that she does not know “what qualities” got her hired to deliver two lines on her onscreen debut in a 1977 episode of Quincy, M.E. and later earned her a Universal Studios contract.
However, Curtis shared that since her first role to the latest “spectacular creative year” there has not been a day in her 44 years in the entertainment industry where she was not reminded of being the “daughter of movie stars.”
The Halloween star claimed that the ongoing conversation about nepotism and "nepo babies" has only been designed to try to “diminish and denigrate and hurt.”
Curtis admitted that she had received “advantages” for her parental association. However, she expressed her disappointment with critics who claim that she has “no value” of her own for having celebrity parents.
The Golden Globe Award winner also condemned how people make immediate “assumptions” and share “snide remarks” about any person who is related to “someone else who is famous in their field for their art,” deducing that the related person “would somehow have no talent whatsoever.”
Curtis shared that such a notion is “simply not true.” She added that she has “suited up and shown up for all different kinds of work with thousands of thousands of people.” And that she only focused on bringing “integrity and professionalism and love and community and art” to her work every day.
Jamie Lee Curtis also mentioned that she is not alone and that there are many who are “dedicated” to their craft, proud of their “lineage,” and have a strong belief in their “right to exist.”
The actress' statement sparked immediate debate online, with many social media users claiming that she has allegedly made the ongoing situation "worse":
Jamie Lee Curtis’ post comes on the heels of New York magazine’s controversial “Year of the Nepo Baby” cover story that featured artists like Maya Hawke, Zoe Kravitz, Alexander Skarsgard, and Dakota Johnson, among others.
Twitter reacts to Jamie Lee Curtis’ statement on “nepo babies”
Jamie Lee Curtis recently took to Instagram to call out the backlash against “nepo babies” or Hollywood artists who have celebrity parents and are accused of having an advantage over others.
As Curtis defended the Hollywood children, who have famous parents from the same line of work, her post sparked a major debate on social media. Many Twitter users condemned Curtis’ statement while also acknowledging her talent and hard work:
Prior to Jamie Lee Curtis, artists like Johnny Depp’s daughter Lily Rose Depp, Jude Apatow and Leslie Mann’s daughter Maude Apatow, and Keith Allen and Alison Owen's daughter Lily Allen also spoke against the “nepo baby” label.
