Kate Hudson: ‘Nepotism prevalent in other industries way more than in Hollywood’

Actress Kate Hudson claims other industries like modelling have ‘way more’ nepotism than Hollywood. Kate Hudson says she doesn’t care about the growing debate around nepotism in Hollywood and that the practice is more widespread in other walks of life than in the American entertainment industry. Hollywood’s moment of reckoning over nepotism culture came with the discourse around “nepotism babies”, a term used to describe the vast flock of newly famous celebrities descended from establishment stars. In an interview with the British news outlet The Independent, Hudson, daughter of Hollywood veterans Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson, acknowledged that she comes from a well-connected film family. “The nepotism thing, I mean… I don’t really care. I look at my kids, and we’re a storytelling family. It’s definitely in our blood. People can call it whatever they want, but it’s not going to change it.”

“I actually think there are other industries where it’s more common. Maybe modelling? I see it in business way more than I see it in Hollywood. Sometimes I’ve been in business meetings where I’m like, wait, whose child is this? Like, this person knows nothing,” she said. The Hollywood nepotism debate started after the publication of The Year of the Nepo Baby, a feature piece by entertainment news outlet Vulture. The story featured a list of prominent names, ranging from young celebs like Lily-Rose Depp, John David Washington and Maya Hawke to veterans George Clooney, Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Douglas. A person’s background does not matter as hard work is the only way to succeed in the entertainment business, said Hudson, who is also the stepdaughter of Hollywood star Kurt Russell.

“I don’t care where you come from, or what your relationship to the business is if you work hard and you kill it, it doesn’t matter,” the Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery star said.