9 Celeb Children Who Don’t Suppose They’re Nepo Infants

Discover out what these stars needed to say about nepotism…

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son Patrick Schwarzenegger has landed fairly just a few main roles in Hollywood, however he doesn’t wish to be thought of a nepo child. He defined that he actually doesn’t just like the label as a result of he feels that he places in simply as a lot work as everybody else. 

“I do know there are individuals who’ll say I solely acquired this position due to who my dad is. They’re not seeing that I’ve had ten years of performing courses, placed on [high] college performs each week, labored on my characters for hours on finish or the a whole bunch of rejected auditions I’ve been on,” he instructed The Instances.

Because the niece of Julia Roberts, Emma Roberts acknowledges that individuals consider her profession relies on nepotism. She disagrees, noting that if it had been all about nepotism, she would have landed many extra roles all through her profession.

“Lots of people suppose that, and so they speak about nepotism, which I believe is so ridiculous contemplating it’s clearly not true; as a result of I’ve auditioned for thus many issues and by no means gotten the half. Additionally it’s like, , possibly somebody can get you one half, however they will’t actually get you 10 components,” Emma as soon as instructed Popeater.

Dakota Johnson hasn’t held again in terms of how a lot she dislikes the nepo child label, regardless of coming from an performing dynasty household. Dakota, who says she was financially reduce off by her well-known father Don Johnson when she determined to pursue performing as a teen, has referred to as the label “lame” and boring.”

“When that first began, I discovered it to be extremely annoying and boring,” she shared on the TODAY present. “Like, in the event you’re a journalist, write about one thing else. It’s simply lame.”

O’Shea Jackson Jr., whose father is rapper and actor Ice Dice, has turned down the nepo child label as a result of he believes he put within the work to earn his profession. Regardless of his breakout position being in his father’s movie, Straight Outta Compton, O’Shea says he nonetheless needed to work as arduous as everybody else.

“I needed to get my ass up and make it work. From the roles I selected. The work ethic I put into them. My professionalism on units and promo excursions. Even leaving HIS company and goin to discover a workforce of my very own,” he wrote on X.

Lourdes Leon could also be Madonna’s eldest daughter however she says she’s paved her personal manner — regardless of what different individuals could assume. In truth, she needed to be impartial from her mother as quickly as doable and following her highschool commencement, she began paying lease at her personal condo and lined her personal school tuition.

“Individuals suppose I’m this talentless wealthy child who’s had the whole lot given to her, however I’m not,” she instructed Vogue.

Lily Rose Depp, whose dad and mom are Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, says she’s at all times rejected the label of nepo child. Reflecting on her profession, Lily Rose says it hasn’t been straightforward and he or she’s needed to work even tougher to show she isn’t simply the kid of a well-known particular person.

“It’s clearly a very easy assumption to make to suppose that I’d simply have roles touchdown on my doorstep due to my title, however that’s an thought I’ve at all times form of rejected. I’ve at all times been underneath the impression that I’ve to work twice as arduous to show to those that I’m not simply right here as a result of it’s straightforward for me. I really feel such as you’re not what your title is. When you’re not proper for one thing, they’re not simply going to rent you as a result of your title seems good on the submit,” she instructed Australian Vogue.

Zooey Deschanel will not be the primary particular person you consider once you hear nepo child however she does come from a household in leisure. Her mom, Mary Jo Deschanel, starred on Twin Peaks and her father, Caleb Deschanel, was a cinematographer. 

“It’s humorous as a result of individuals shall be like, ‘Oh, nepotism.’ I’m like, ‘No.’ My dad’s a DP [director of photography]. Nobody’s getting jobs as a result of their dad’s a DP. It’s undoubtedly not,” she mentioned on The Faculty of Greatness podcast.

Mannequin Kate Moss’ youthful sister Lottie Moss confronted backlash when she shared her ideas in regards to the nepo child label. In a social media submit, she wrote that she understands that it’s not honest that some individuals are born into well-known households — however individuals ought to cease utilizing that as an excuse to not work arduous. 

“I’m so sick of individuals blaming nepotism for why they aren’t wealthy and well-known or profitable. Clearly it’s not honest that individuals who come from well-known households are getting a leg up due to that however guess what? Life isn’t honest,” she wrote in a now-deleted submit on X. “When you put your thoughts to one thing you may accomplish something! So as a substitute of being unfavorable about different peoples success go and try to create your personal!”

Katey Sagal’s son, Inform Me Lies actor Jackson White, completely “hates” being referred to as a nepo child. The actress shared that her son doesn’t need something to do with the label and tries to separate himself from his well-known household. 

“He did not lean into any of that. , he has a distinct final title than me, and lots of people don’t know that he is my child, and he takes quite a lot of satisfaction in that,” she mentioned.