Jamie Lee Curtis criticises “nepo baby” debate

Jamie Lee Curtis “nepo baby“Discourse by branding it as “designed to try and diminish and denigrate or hurt”.

The Halloween The 64-year-old actor has spoken out in response to the growing criticism of “nepo baby” (ie. Celebrities whose careers were helped by nepotism (online).

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This discussion was only fueled in part by a Article declaring 2022 “The Year of The Nepo Baby”, featuring the tagline: “She has her mom’s eyes.” Agent.

Curtis has made no secret in the past about how her parents – Psycho star Janet Leigh and Some Like It Hot’s Tony Curtis – gave her a helping hand in establishing her own career in the industry.

She acknowledged that she may have won Halloween’s defining role over another actor in 2019 because she was her mother’s child. This would be a big talking point in the media when the movie was promoted in 1978.

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Curtis, however, believes that the renewed debate about those deemed “nepo baby” was deliberately hurtful to those who worked hard in this industry, even though it was helped by their parental connections.

Curtis posted childhood photos to Instagram.

“I have never understood nor will I understand what made me hire that day. But from my first two lines on Quincy at Universal Studios as a contract player, to my last remarkable creative year, 44 years ago, I’m constantly reminded that I’m the daughter of movie stars.

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“The current conversation around nepo babies is just designed for trying to denigrate, hurt and diminish,” she said.

“For the record, I have navigated 44 year with the benefits my associated and reflected fame brought to me, I don’t pretend that there aren’t any, but they try to tell me that my value is zero on my own. It’s amazing how easily we assume and make ignorant remarks about people who are famous in their fields of art.

I have learned that this is not true. I’ve been able to show up for work with thousands upon thousands of people, and I’ve always tried to bring integrity, professionalism, love, community and art to my work.”

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Curtis said, “I’m not alone.” “There are many of them. Our craft is our passion. Proud of our family heritage. We are strong in our belief that we have the right to exist.

“So, in these turbulent times of so much anger in the world, can we just try and find that quiet voice that THEBUT EVERYWHERE ALL at ONCE reminds us? [Rob Reynolds] We are reminded to NOTE TO SELF: BE KIND. BE KIND.

After “nepo babies”, declared, her comments are against the article.

Model The younger half-sister to supermodel , She spoke out against the term and said that “life isn’t unfair” and that she shouldn’t be blamed for being born into a famous household

“I’m so sick of people blaming nepotism for why they aren’t rich and famous or successful,” the 24-year-old wrote.

“Obviously it’s not fair that people who come from famous families are getting a leg up because of that, but guess what? Life isn’t fair.

“If your mind is set on something, you can accomplish any goal!” Instead of dwelling on the failures of others, try to create your own success.

But, there are others who like it. Eve HewsonU2’s actress daughter,. BonoThe conversation was apparently dismissed by a joker who said: “Omg, please all the Nepo baby’s unite and dress up for Halloween as giant babies.”

Before encouraging people to see her new series, Apple TV+’s Bad Sisters, she also wrote: “Gonna Get Nepo Baby tattooed upon my ass.”

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