Discussing the challenge of having a public - facing career , Alicia Vikander say , " Sometimes , you go through thing that are bad in life , and if you have an office job , you could step away for a scrap . But there are times that myself or colleagues have been through something and , well , I ca n’t understand how they conk out on to the red rug afterwards . "
Not all jobs are created equally, and it’s an unfortunate part of reality that the “cushiest” jobs also seem to be among the best paid. Sometimes, wealthy actors, athletes, and entertainers appear to forget that other people aren’t living the same privileged lifestyle they’ve been afforded.
1.Sydney Sweeneyfaced backlash for tellingVarietythat she had to “fight” for her role inRealitylike other actors. She said, “I had to audition for it. I had to put myself on tape and send in my audition just like everybody else.”
She keep , " It was the same forWhite Lotus . They did n’t remember that I was right forWhite Lotus , because I didEuphoria . So , I put myself on tapeline , I try out forWhite Lotusjust like everybody else and had a call back like everybody else . I could get offer roles that are similar to the ones that I ’ve played , but the ones that are different , the ones that surprise people that I do , are the ones that I usually have to fight for . "
On Twitter, people mocked her for balking at having to audition like most actors.
By " fight " , she means " hold " .
2.Bryce Dallas Howardwas criticized for sharing entertainment career advice without mentioning the leg up she got from her dad, director Ron Howard, who cast her in most of her early roles. OnInstagram, she wrote, “My peers and I were fortunate to attend one of the best drama schools, but there was a massive gap. While school gave us an amazing foundation, we finished our formal training and still felt stuck because we were told our only option was to wait for someone else to hire us.”
She continued , " So , after month of trial and wrongdoing , I knew I needed to create a scheme for myself ; one based on what my grandparents instruct me : To make a logical life in the amusement manufacture , you must become a multi - hyphenate ( actor / director / author / manufacturer ) and create employment for yourself AND your peers . Most students do n’t learn that until years into their career . I want to vary that . "
3.On his podcastLet’s Go! with Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald, and Jim Gray,Tom Bradysaid, “I almost look at, like, a football season like you’re going away on deployment in the military, and it’s like, ‘Man, here I go again.'”
Football fans and veterans alike called him out for the comparison.
Tom Brady say he looks at the football season like he is on the armed forces and going forth on deployment . Really Tom ? You never served a daylight , so staying in a five star hotel , eating anything you require and blab to family every day is not the same , you clown .
4.Discussing the challenges of having a public-facing career,Alicia Vikandertoldthe Sunday Times, “Sometimes, you go through things that are tough in life, and if you have an office job, you can step away for a bit.”
" But there are times that myself or colleagues have been through something and , well , I ca n’t understand how they went on to the cherry carpet afterwards , " she said .
She drew criticism for her lack of understanding over what an office job is actually like.
When can we talk about how Alicia Vikander thinks if you have an office job you’re able to just like , step away to dispense with personal shit , but if you have to get on a flushed carpeting … well that ’s brave
5.On the topic of being a working single mother,Gwyneth PaltrowtoldE! News, “I think to have a regular job and be a mom is not as, of course there are challenges, but it’s not like being on set.”
She also said , " I think it ’s different when you have an office task , because it ’s mundane and , you know , you could do all the stuff in the morning and then you come home in the even . When you ’re shooting a picture , they ’re like , ' We need you to go to Wisconsin for two hebdomad , ' and then you work 14 hr a daytime , and that part of it is very difficult . "
She responded to criticism with aGoop blog posttitled “Ending the Mommy Wars.” She wrote, “This [quote] somehow was taken to mean I had said a 9-5 job is easier, and a lot of heat was thrown my way, especially by other working mothers who somehow used my out-of-context quote as an opportunity to express feelings (perhaps projected) on the subject.”
She continue , " As the mommy war ramp on , I am constantly puzzle and stunned by how small slack we contract each other as women . Is it not hard enough to set about to raise fry thoughtfully , while chip in something , or bringing home some ( or more ) of the bacon ? Why do we feel so entitled to opine , often so negatively , on the choice of other char ? "
6.On fellow nepo baby Hailey Bieber’s YouTube showWho’s in My Bathroom?, Gwyneth Paltrow said, “As the child of someone, you get access other people don’t have, so the playing field is not level in that way. However, I really do feel that once your foot is in the door, which you unfairly got in, then you almost have to work twice as hard and be twice as good.”
She continued , " multitude are ready to pull you down and say , ' You do n’t belong there ' or ' You are only there because of your pa or your mom . ' … Nobody in the world , especially anybody that does n’t know you , should have a negative wallop on your path or the decisions that you make . "
7.Ariana Grande’s fans called her out over a since-deletedInstagrampost, which she captioned, “When you’re cute but you’re also the hardest working 23-year-old human being on earth.”
On social media, fans pointed out that, around the world, there are other 23-year-olds who are “making60 cents a day trying to provide for their families” or “workingfour jobs to stay in their tiny apartments.”
8.Popular vloggers the ACE Family faced backlash for their video “WORKING AT A RESTAURANT FOR 24 HOURS.” In aSnapchatvideo that Catherine Paiz, the mom of the family, shared while filming, she said, “Guys, we are literally working right now, at a restaurant. Austin [McBroom, her partner] has been making food for the past hour, and I’ve been taking orders.”
lmfaoooooooo i fucking hate millionaires are you kidding me?pic.twitter.com / gUJx0mOWBc
They drew criticism from other internet personalities as well as their viewers.
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9.While accepting her Best Director award for her work onThe Power of the Dogat the 2022 Critics Choice Award, Jane Campionsaid, “I’d also just like to give my love out to my fellow — the guys. The nominees. And you know, Serena and Venus [Williams, whose biopicKing Richardwas nominated for several awards], you are such marvels. However, you do not play against the guys — like I have to.”
In astatement , the director apologized . She said , " I made a uncaring scuttlebutt equalise what I do in the moving picture public with all that Serena Williams and Venus Williams have accomplish . I did not intend to devalue these two fabled Black women and world - class jock . The fact is the Williams sister have , actually , squared off against man on the judicature ( and off ) , and they have both raised the bar and open doors for what is possible for woman in this world . The last thing I would ever want to do is minimize remarkable women . I have a go at it Serena and Venus . Their accomplishments are titanic and inspiring . Serena and Venus , I apologize and completely lionize you . "
10.On an episode of her podcastAnything Goes, Emma Chamberlain described why she thought having a 9-5 would be easier than being a self-employed influencer. She said, “Because you’re an employee of somebody else, mentally, it’s easier for you to disconnect after work so that you can enjoy all of your free time to the fullest without having to think about your job. Whereas, when you’re self-employed…you never stop thinking about it..”
" You never get to disconnect . You never get to be like , ' Oh , I ’m done for now . ' It is so tough , " she said .
11.Discussing her modeling career, Kendall Jenner toldLove Magazine, “Since the beginning, we’ve been super selective about what shows I would do. I was never one of those girls who would do, like, 30 shows a season or whatever the fuck those girls do.”
She continued , " More big businessman to ‘ em . But I had a million jobs , not only catwalks but everything else . "
Among the other models calling her out was Daria Strokous, who posted pictures of famous models, such as Kate Moss and Jourdan Dunn, who walked tens of shows every season. On herInstagram story, she wrote, “‘Whatever the fuck those girls do’ is do their very best to make their way up AND try to make some money so that they can provide for themselves and their families. Oh, and it’s 70 shows a season by the way, and we are all fucking proud of every single one of the girls that did it.”
Responding to the backlash onTwitter , Jenner say , " I was wangle in a late interview over the weekend , and it ’s important to clear up the meaning . It was intended to be whole gratis , but unfortunately , my watchword were worm and taken out of linguistic context . I want to be unmortgaged . The respect that I have for my peer is immeasurable ! "
12.In her episode of Variety’sActors on Actors, Jennifer Aniston said, “I feel so lucky that we got a little taste of the industry before it became what it is today. More streaming services — you’re famous from TikTok, you’re famous from YouTube, you’re famous from Instagram. It’s almost, like, it’s diluting the actor’s job.”
On Twitter, peoplecriticizedher for leaving out the fact that the privilege of having already-famous parents helped her get her career off the ground.
" i miss it when you could only get notable when you were already privileged and plenteous " that s what she s sayinghttps://t.co/VTEs8fHupN
13.After facingbacklashfor accepting the role of Tex Gill, a trans man, inRub & Tug, Scarlett Johansson toldAs Ifmagazine, “You know, as an actor, I should be allowed to play any person, or any tree, or any animal because that is my job and the requirements of my job.”
She enounce , " I feel like it ’s a trend in my business enterprise , and it need to happen for various social reasons , yet there are fourth dimension it does get uncomfortable when it affect the art because I feel fine art should be free of restriction . "
Her comment became an instantmeme.
“ Speed ” remake with Scarlett Johansson as the bus
She eventually withdrew from the plastic film .
She toldOutmagazine , " I have great admiration and love for the trans community and am grateful that the conversation regarding inclusivity in Hollywood bear on . While I would have do it the opportunity to bestow Dante ’s story and transition to life , I read why many feel he should be limn by a transgender person , and I am grateful that this casting public debate , albeit controversial , has sparked a large conversation about diversity and representation in motion picture . "
14.Discussing being an actor during the pandemic, Saif Ali Khan toldthe Quint, “During the lockdown, we quietly sat at home for six months, wasted our lives and lost our time. But now, when the government is saying go out and work to support the economy, we are in the frontline again. It’s a high-risk profession, almost like working at a hospital.”
15.OnTwitter, Addison Rae joked about landing a job as a UFC correspondent despite dropping out of Louisiana State University’s sports journalism program to become an influencer. She said, “I studied broadcast journalism in college for three whole months to prepare for this moment.”
In the replies, she faced backlash for seemingly taking a position she wasn’t qualified for in a very competitive field.
This is disrespectful to all the citizenry who go to college and puzzle out their ass off for job like this and sometimes do n’t even get them but because Addison has biff she gets them over QUALIFIED sports journalists
A day afterward , shejokedthat the criticism contract her fired .
Clarifying the berth , an ESPN representative toldInsider , " Addison did some interviews with us for UFC 264 . However , she is not a full - time employee with UFC . "
16.And finally, Elizabeth Hurley once called non-famous people “civilians.” In 2000, she toldLarry King Live, “I think for a civilian to go out with somebody in the public eye is a pretty awful proposition, to be quite honest.”
On his panel showCelebrity Ding Dong, comedian Alan Carr jokinglyreferredto the “regular” people who competed against celebrity contests as “civilians” because “that’s what Liz Hurley called them.”
