This morning it feels like the entire internet is talking about Nebo Babies — short for Nepotism Babies — thanks to a brilliantly thorough new cover story in New York Magazine titled "How Nebo Babies Are Born." In courtroom detail, the article weaves a complex web of emerging celebrities and their famous, well-connected parents, exploring how parents with industry clout helped their aspiring offspring gain significant sway.
So far, most Nepo babies have stayed incredibly quiet, but yesterday Lily Allen weighed in on the topic in a series of tweets. The musician's parents are actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen; her father is not only a well-known face on British television, he has also opened for punk icons The Clash and has collaborated with artists Damien Hirst plays in a band called Fat Les with Blur's Alex James.
She tweeted: "The Nebo babies you should be worried about are the people who work for law firms, the people who work for banks, and the people who work in politics if we're talking about real world consequences and deprive people of opportunities,” . "But it's none of my business."
"Before you accuse me of being a Nebo baby myself, I'll be the first to tell you that I truly don't deserve anything," she added.
Elsewhere, Allen elaborated on this point in response to @adoredetails' comment that many Nebo babies are not self-aware enough to admit they benefit from privilege. In response, Allen argued that children of famous people "lack...basic things in childhood."
"In childhood, we crave stability, love and nurturing," she says. "We don't yet care about money or proximity to power. Many Nebo babies lack these basic things in childhood because their parents may be self-centered. Love, and the entertainment industry isn't very parent-friendly, like... Touring/shooting months away It can be hard to see your own privilege when you're still dealing with childhood trauma, and a lot of kids don't realize that yet. ”
When another user asked Ellen why her parents are both “blue links on Wikipedia” — and each have their own dedicated page on the site — she responded, “Because I’m a nanny Bo baby, and both my parents are very talented.”
Ellen has previously been candid about her upbringing, telling The Guardian in 2018 that "neither of my parents were particularly good at raising children." In her memoir , That's Just What I Think, she also protested that her parents' careers had nothing to do with her own music. industry success. "Here's what I thought: It would be easy for me to think I just snuck in the door," she said.
