An October 16 Sylvester Stallone interview went viral thanks to some candid comments King of Tulsa the actor spoke about casting his daughter Scarlet Rose Stallone.
Stallone has a direct message to the naysayers: “Of course it’s nepotism, you idiot.”
The topic came up as Stallone reflected on comments he had heard about the casting. “First they say, ‘Nepotism is terrible,'” he told USA Today. “I said, ‘Oh please, you’re not a good parent if you haven’t done a little bit of nepotism. So obviously you don’t care about your kids, because they come first.'”
Stallone added: “‘Of course it’s nepotism, you idiot. That’s why we’re parents. We want the best for our kids. So obviously we let them have all the benefits.'”
The “nepo baby” accusation has gained more visibility in recent years, as the offspring of Hollywood celebrities gain prominence. Ryan Murphy single-handedly provided a home base for many: Billie Lourd (Carrie Fisher), Emma Roberts (Erik Roberts), Lily Rabe (Jill Clayburgh), Kaia Gerber (Cindy Crawford), Charlie Hall (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Homer Gere (Richard Gere), and Ella Beatty (Annette Bening and Warren Beatty) have all featured in various Murphy series.
Stallone, however, points out that there’s only so much parents can do. “Can they maintain this level of excellence? “, he asks in the USA Today article. “That’s out of our hands. But if you can open the door, we’ll see if they have the ability to get through it.
“People will say, ‘She got this job, it’s too easy.’ You are right. Maybe it could be. But to maintain that, to be in front of millions of people, you either have it or you don’t.
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