Emma Roberts Slams Sexism Around Nepo Babies’ Backlash in Hollywood: ‘Why Is No One Calling George Clooney?’

Actress Emma Roberts has certainly benefited from the fame her family has accrued (her father is actor Eric Roberts and her aunt is Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts), but she wonders whether men have it easier than women when it comes to Hollywood’s controversial “nepo baby” debate.

“People definitely have preconceived notions about you,” Roberts, 33, told Bruce Bozzi on his “Table for Two” podcast about being born into a famous family.

“I think there are two sides to the coin. People like to say, ‘You have an advantage because you have family in the industry,’ but the other side of that is you have to prove yourself more,” she explained . “Also, if people don’t have good experiences, for example with other members of your family, then you’ll never get your chance. »

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Roberts’ father, Eric, is Julia’s brother.

Roberts also suggested that having a unique history in Hollywood was arguably more appealing than a family connection.

“I think there’s something to be said for the fact that everyone loves the kind of overnight success story. And so if you’re not the girl from the middle of nowhere who breaks into Hollywood, you know there’s kind of an eye roll like, “Well, he was your dad,” she said.

“I always joke that, ‘Why doesn’t anyone report George Clooney for being a nepo baby? (Her aunt) Rosemary Clooney was an icon,’” she said of the late singer and actress.

Clooney and Julia are long-time friends.

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“I’m kidding, but I also feel like the thing is that young girls, I feel like, have a harder time with the whole… nepo baby thing. Like, I don’t really see people screaming, you know, sons.”

“I always joke, I’m like, ‘Why doesn’t anyone call George Clooney because he’s a nepo baby? Rosemary Clooney was an icon.'”

– Emma Roberts

“People only see your victories, because they only see you when you’re on a movie poster. They don’t see all the rejections that come along,” she said. “I think it’s important to talk about it, otherwise people just think, ‘Oh, you know, it’s all been so great and so simple and so linear.’”

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Although Roberts has starred in TV shows like “Unfabulous,” “Scream Queens” and “American Horror Story” and starred in numerous films, she’s the first to admit that auditions don’t always work out. as she wishes. But she says fame was never her ultimate goal.

“I’ve seen up close what it’s really like with my Aunt Julia. It’s obviously, you know, it’s fun, and it’s great, but there’s a part that’s really scary. And so I always wanted to kind of forge my own path,” she explained. “For me, fame was never a goal, because fame on a certain level is kind of scary.”

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““In my late teens, I was like, I don’t want my fame to take over my work. Because there’s nothing that scares me more than being so famous that you’re never left alone, but at the same time, not getting good jobs,” she admitted. “And that happened to a lot of people, I think, when I was a teenager and early 20s. And it really scared me. I never wanted that to happen to me. So I was very conscious of not wanting to be in it for the fame.”

Roberts has previously said she never aspired to reach her aunt’s level of fame.

“I never aspired to be her. I love her so much. I love her work, but I just do my own thing,” she told Tatler magazine in 2022.