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Emma Roberts says 'young girls get it harder' when it comes to nepotism in Hollywood: 'Why is no one calling out George Clooney!'


Emma Roberts isn't a fan of the backlash that comes along with being labeled a nepo baby. The 33-year-old -who is the daughter of Eric Roberts and niece of Julia Roberts - recently weighed in on the debate.

'I feel like young girls get it harder with the nepo baby thing,' she revealed on Tuesday's episode of the Table for Two with Bruce Bozzi podcast. The star first made her acting debut at age 10 in the 2001 crime drama Blow before gaining notoriety for her role as Addie Singer in the three-season Nickelodeon sitcom Unfabulous The American Horror Story actress's priorities shifted after watching her aunt become an A-list superstar: 'Fame has never been the goal, because fame at a certain level is kind of scary'

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