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‘I’m Still Here’ Star Fernanda Torres Slams Stigma Around Nepo Babies as ‘Ancient’ and ‘The Wrong Fight’ for Equality in Hollywood: I Proved ‘A Nepo Baby Life Is Worth Living’
Fernanda Torres, the daughter of legendary Brazilian actress Fernanda Montenegro, is dispelling the stigma around nepo babies.
The nepo baby label, which refers to actors or artists with rich or celebrity parents who are catapulted to success in their given field, exploded into the cultural zeitgeist after New York Magazine published a who’s who guide on nepo babies in entertainment. The article caused an uproar in Hollywood, but Torres feels this is “the wrong fight” if equality is ever going to be achieved in the industry. You can kill all the nepo babies in the world, and you won’t solve the inequality problem.
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