Nepo baby , short for nepotism baby , is a term referring to people whose parents have succeeded in similar or related careers. The implication is that, because their parents already had connections to one or more specific industries, the child was able to use those connections to build a career in those industries. It is usually used pejoratively to indicate a celebrity whose fame and success are perceived as unearned or undeserved.
32-476: The term "nepotism baby" was first popularized in the early 2010s, after years of being used, and was first shortened to "nepo baby" in 2020. According to Nate Jones of Vulture , "One of the earliest instances of nepotism baby being shortened to 'nepo baby' appears in a 2020 post from the blog Pop Culture Died in 2009 , which describes Olivia Jade as our era's answer to Bling Ring icon Alexis Haines ." The shortened term became popular in 2022 on Twitter when
64-420: A meritocracy does not exist, and hard work alone is not enough to be successful. Some publications, including BuzzFeed and the feminist publication Jezebel , have criticized the terms "nepo baby" and "industry baby" as too loosely applying social privilege , or special advantages conferred on certain groups at the expense of other groups, to certain public figures. In November 2022, Lily-Rose Depp ,
96-527: A "nepo baby". In a Vox article on the subject, Columbia University professor Shai Davidai considered the discourse around nepotism babies to be rooted in the way they deconstruct the American faith in equality, even in Hollywood. He explained that the concept of nepotism babies who utilize family wealth and connections to achieve success "deprive us of that feel-good 'American dream' story". Users of
128-475: A 'nepo baby', Brooklyn Beckham and Jaden Smith being two very high-profile examples." In 2023, magicians Penn & Teller said that they believed the term was "another way for the Internet to be resentful". Penn Jillette said he disliked that the term was being applied to his daughter, Moxie. The New York magazine issue also used the term "industry baby" (also known as " industry plant ") to refer to
160-512: A Leading Role at the 2012 Genie Awards . Paradis released an acoustic album in November 2010 entitled Une nuit à Versailles . The album was recorded at L'Opéra of the Palace of Versailles during her Vanessa Paradis Concert Acoustique Tour. She also released a set of DVDs in 2010 called Anthologie which collected rare live performances and interviews from 1987 to 2007. In 2010 she became
192-410: A model, Paradis has appeared on more than 300 magazine covers worldwide including Vogue , Elle , Harper's Bazaar , Madame Figaro , Paris Match , Vanity Fair , Glamour , Premiere , and Marie Claire . Since 1991, she has been a spokesmodel for Chanel chosen by Karl Lagerfeld starting with the birdcage commercial " L'Esprit de Chanel " directed by Jean-Paul Goude . Paradis
224-435: A number of other celebrities. The publication defined an "industry baby" as "a celebrity who had a parent or relation that may not have been extremely wealthy or famous, but had achieved some success in the industry, often behind the scenes, which provided their children with connections and opportunities". Vulture defined the term as "[a celebrity who] didn't inherit a famous name, but did inherit connections and knowledge of
256-505: A property of Vox Media when New York Media was acquired by Vox . In 2023, citing the lack of recognition for stunt performers , Vulture inaugurated their own Stunt Awards where awards such as "Best Stunt in an Action Film" and "Best Vehicular Stunt" are awarded annually. People who have held the title of editorial director ( editor-in-chief ): Vanessa Paradis Vanessa Chantal Paradis ( French pronunciation: [vanɛsa ʃɑ̃tal paʁadi] ; born 22 December 1972)
288-457: A shirt reading "nepo baby". Hopper Penn has reportedly said that he rejects being labeled as such. Allison Williams , who worked with Lena Dunham on HBO 's Girls , stated in regards to Dunham and others being labelled by many as "nepo babies": "It doesn't feel like a loss to admit it. If you trust your own skill, I think it becomes very simple to acknowledge." Rachael Maddux of BuzzFeed , however, disputed that Dunham could be classified as
320-624: A song sung in French, was released in the United Kingdom, where it reached number three. It was taken from her first album M&J (for Marilyn & John ) which placed 13th in France, but did not enter the British chart. In March 1989, at age 16, she left high school to pursue her singing career. Paradis released the album Variations sur le même t'aime in 1990, containing a remake of
352-590: A user tweeted about Maude Apatow , daughter of director Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann , starring in the television series Euphoria . This led to the term "nepo baby" trending on TikTok , as users pointed out numerous celebrity nepotism babies. The term gained further popularity after New York magazine published a list of nepo babies, and called 2022 "The Year of the Nepo Baby" . They explored which celebrities were nepotism babies and assessed their opportunities in life. Other publications that have covered
SECTION 10
#1732790445027384-953: Is a French singer, model and actress. Paradis became a star at the age of 14 with the international success of her single " Joe le taxi " (1987). At age 18, she was awarded France 's highest honours as both a singer and an actress with the Prix Romy Schneider and the César Award for Most Promising Actress for Jean-Claude Brisseau 's Noce Blanche , as well as the Victoires de la Musique for Best Female Singer for her album Variations sur le même t'aime . Her most notable films also include Élisa (1995) alongside Gérard Depardieu , Witch Way Love (1997) opposite Jean Reno , Une chance sur deux (1998) co-starring with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon , Girl on
416-572: The Lou Reed song " Walk on the Wild Side ". The album was written by French composer Serge Gainsbourg , whom she met when she received the best singer award at Victoires de la Musique , on 4 February 1990. In 1990, she won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in Noce Blanche . In 1991, Paradis promoted the fragrance Coco for Chanel . In the advertisement, she
448-871: The Bridge (1999), Heartbreaker (2010) and Café de Flore (2011). Her tribute to Jeanne Moreau at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival during which they sang in duet " Le Tourbillon " became notable in French popular culture . In 2022, she was nominated for the Molière Award for Best Actress for her performance in the play Maman . She has been a muse to numerous musicians and lyricists who each took one of her albums under their aegis, including Étienne Roda-Gil (1988), Serge Gainsbourg (1990), Lenny Kravitz (1992), Matthieu Chedid (2007), Benjamin Biolay (2013), Samuel Benchetrit and The Bees (2018). As
480-471: The business". Examples of industry babies cited include Billie Eilish , Meghan Markle , Lena Dunham , Chris Pine , and Daisy Edgar-Jones . Vulture (website) Vulture is an American entertainment news website. It is the standalone pop culture section of New York Magazine . Its tagline is "Devouring Culture". Vulture debuted in April 2007 as an entertainment blog on nymag.com,
512-473: The commercial jingle "I love Paris in the Springtime"; she also starred in the animated film Un monstre à Paris , released in 2010. Canadian film director Jean-Marc Vallée cast Paradis in a starring role in his film Café de Flore , in which she plays the single mother of a child with Down syndrome in the 1960s. The film was released in 2011, and Paradis garnered a Genie Award for Best Actress in
544-418: The daughter of actors Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis , as well as the lead actress in the 2023 television series The Idol , criticized the terms "nepo baby" and "industry baby" as sexist and misogynistic . Arwa Mahdawi of The Guardian disputed Depp's claim, stating, "I haven't done detailed data analysis of gender -based applications of the term, but I can think of plenty of men who have been called
576-503: The face of Chanel 's new lipstick, Rouge Coco. She also became the face of their new handbag line, Ranger. Her 2011 international tour included performances in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Turkey . In May 2013, Paradis released a new album, Love Songs , a double LP produced by French singer and producer Benjamin Biolay . The first single, Love Song , was also written by Biolay. The second single
608-443: The local television program L'École des fans , a talent show for child singers. Paradis recorded her first single, "La Magie des surprises-parties", in 1983 and performed it in an Italian festival in 1985. Although not a hit, it paved the way for the song with which she became internationally famous, " Joe le taxi ," composed by Franck Langolff in 1987, when she was 14. It was number one in France for 11 weeks and, unusually for
640-588: The main competition jury of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival . In September 2021, Paradis made her theatre debut in the play Maman , written and directed by her husband, Samuel Benchetrit , at the Edouard VII theatre in Paris. For her performance in the play, she was nominated for the Molière Award for Best Actress in a Private Theatre . At 15, Paradis started dating 26-year-old French singer Florent Pagny . The relationship ended in 1991. From 1991 to 1996, she
672-654: The term often claim that nepotism babies, as well as those who came from wealth in general, are over-represented in media, when compared to those of working class or otherwise "normal" backgrounds. For example, in a December 2022 humor piece about "nepo babies" by The New Yorker , actor Adam Driver , who came from humble origins, was noted as a "self-made talent...in a sea of Lily-Rose Depps , be an Adam Driver". In another Vulture article, Kevin Lincoln noted that Driver had been discovered through luck, as well as his own merits. Such examples are deemed proof by proponents that
SECTION 20
#1732790445027704-456: The topic include The New York Times , Vox , Forbes , and CNN . Some celebrities have commented on their status as nepotism babies, such as Zoë Kravitz , Kaia Gerber , Lily-Rose Depp , Hasan Piker , Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck , Gwyneth Paltrow , Jamie Lee Curtis , Jack Quaid , and Ben Platt . In 2023, Hailey Bieber of the Baldwin family embraced the term, wearing
736-414: The website of New York Magazine . Melissa Maerz and Dan Kois were the founding editors. The initial focus was television and film news, especially recaps of recent television episodes. Over time, it expanded to publish news and criticism in other areas of high and low culture, such as music, books, comedy, and podcasts. In the process of spinning off from New York Magazine , Vulture 's website
768-468: Was Les espaces et les sentiments . The third single, Mi Amor , was written by BB Brunes frontman Adrien Gallo. Other people that have contributed to the songwriting of the album include Mickey 3D frontman Mickaël Furnon, as well as Johnny Depp and Lily-Rose Depp. In 2016, Paradis co-starred in Yoga Hosers with her daughter Lily-Rose, as a history teacher. The same year, she was a member of
800-459: Was covered in black feathers, portraying a bird swinging in a cage. The advert was shot by Jean-Paul Goude . Paradis spoke of her continued admiration of Chanel in 2010 saying, "The more I know them, the more I love Chanel." In 1992, Paradis moved to the United States to work with Lenny Kravitz , whom she was dating at the time. Paradis started working on a new album in English, a language she
832-765: Was in a relationship with Lenny Kravitz , who also produced her 1992 self-titled album . She dated French actor Stanislas Merhar from 1997 to 1998. From 1998 to 2012, Paradis was in a relationship with American actor Johnny Depp . They have a daughter, Lily-Rose Depp (born 1999) and a son John "Jack" Christopher Depp III (Jack Depp), born in 2002. In May 2014, at a Chanel show in Dubai, Vanessa Paradis confirmed her relationship with French singer Benjamin Biolay . They broke up in May 2015. In November 2016, she began dating Samuel Benchetrit , who directed her in his fifth film, Dog . In June 2018, Paradis and Benchetrit married in
864-605: Was made Officier (Officer) in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011 and was named Chevalier (Knight) in the Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur in 2015. Paradis was born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés , near Paris, to interior designers André and Corinne Paradis. As a child she enrolled in dance lessons, learnt the basics of piano and attended child model casting sessions. At the age of seven, Paradis appeared on
896-573: Was now fluent in. Written and produced by Kravitz, the album, titled Vanessa Paradis , topped the French chart and briefly made the UK listings (number 45). One of the singles from it was " Be My Baby ", which made number 5 in France and gave her another Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number six. In March 1993, Paradis started her first international tour, the Natural High Tour; she performed in France, England and Canada. In February 1994, Live
928-696: Was redesigned in 2010 from a blog format to look more like a "full-fledged" online magazine . Vulture subsequently moved to an independent URL / domain (Vulture.com) in February 2012. The first Vulture Festival, an annual two-day event featuring celebrities from various pop culture fields, took place in New York City in 2014. Vulture 's parent company, New York Media, bought the comedy news site Splitsider from The Awl Network in 2018 and folded some of its coverage and its editor Megh Wright into Vulture . In September 2019, Vulture became
960-455: Was released in France. In April 1994, Paradis filmed Élisa , under the direction of Jean Becker . Elisa was a big success in France, and was released internationally. In 1997, Paradis played in Un amour de sorcière with Jeanne Moreau and Jean Reno , before filming Une chance sur deux , with Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo . In March 1999, La fille sur le Pont , by Patrice Leconte
992-664: Was released in the UK on 11 December (September in France). There are three versions (regular, limited edition, and the Christmas edition). She started the Divinidylle Tour in October. Some concerts were filmed and a DVD/CD of the tour was released. Paradis won two Les Victoires de la Musique awards for this album in February 2008. Some of her later projects are a greatest hits CD ( Best of Vanessa Paradis ), which includes
Nepo baby - Misplaced Pages Continue
1024-408: Was released. This movie was shot and released in black and white. In 2004, she promoted Chanel's new handbags called Ligne Cambon . In 2005, she modeled for Chanel again for The New Mademoiselle handbag. In 2008, she modelled for Miu Miu . Meanwhile, she was included in the French children's album and concert Le Soldat Rose in 2006. Paradis released a new album ( Divinidylle ) in 2007 which
#26973