London, (PTI)
Amid the growing debate around nepotism in Hollywood and the privileges that come along with it, actor Kate Hudson says while she doesn’t care about the controversy, the practice is perhaps more widespread in other walks of life than the American entertainment industry.
Hollywood’s moment of reckoning over nepotism culture came with the discourse around “nepotism babies” – a term used to describe the vast flock of newly famous celebrities descended from establishment stars.
In an interview with British news outlet The Independent, Hudson, daughter of Hollywood veterans Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson, acknowledged that she comes from a well-connected film family.
“The nepotism thing, I mean… I don’t really care. I look at my kids and we are a family of storytellers. It’s definitely in our blood. People can call it whatever they want, but it’s not going to change it.
“I really think there are other industries where it [more common], Modeling maybe? I see it as a lot more commercial than I see it in Hollywood. Sometimes I’ve been in business meetings where I’m like, Wait, whose baby is this? Like, this person knows nothing,” she said.
The Hollywood nepotism debate began after a feature piece by entertainment news outlet Vulture titled “The Year of the Napo Baby”.
The cover story featured a list that featured major names, ranging from young celebrities like Lily-Rose Depp, John David Washington and Maya Hawke to veterans George Clooney, Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Douglas.
Hudson, who is also the step-daughter of Hollywood star Kurt Russell, said a person’s background does not matter as the only way to succeed in the entertainment business is through hard work.
“I don’t care where you come from, or what your connection to business is – if you work hard and you kill it, it doesn’t matter,” said the Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery star Said.
Earlier, actor Jamie Lee Curtis criticized the debate surrounding nepotism in a post on Instagram, saying that it is unfair to assume that all “Nepo babies” are automatically talentless or unworthy of their fame.
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