account the experience of celebrating the holidays with just her husband and kids , Elizabeth Banks said , " [ We ] had no help , no nanny , no sitter . It was half-baked . You forget how unmanageable it is to wake up up in the middle of the Nox , how tiring it is . I lost all my nails . I did dishes and cleaned bottles for 10 solar day , so I lose all those nail ! "
Having a certain level of wealth and privilege often seems to change the way people see the world. Sometimes, they don’t consider how their words and actions will come across to people of more average means — even when they have no malicious intentions.
Here are 17 times celebs tried to be well-meaning but came across as super out-of-touch:
1.In 2020, Justin andHailey BieberandKendall Jennerdiscussed the coronavirus pandemic in a jointInstagram Live. Justin said, “How blessed are we — a lot of people in this time have a crappy situation. They look at us, and obviously, we’ve worked hard for where we’re at. We can’t feel bad for the things we have, but us taking that time to acknowledge that there are people who are struggling is important.”
nod along , Jenner added , " Yeah , I think about it all the time . "
The acknowledgement didn’t do much to make the viewers at home feel better about their situations.
i ’m certain all the freshly unemployed are thankful to know justin bieber think about them being poor
2.Likewise, during early lockdowns,Gal Gadotgathered a group of her famous friends — includingKristen Wiig,Pedro Pascal,James Marsden, Natalie Portman, and many others — to sing a cover of “Imagine” by John Lennon in anInstagram video.
Commenters criticized it for being cringey.
Gadot later admitted she regretted orchestrating the video , tellingInStyle , " It was n’t the right timing , and it was n’t the right matter . It was in poor taste . "
3.Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, who’s the son of millionaires and the son-in-law of a billionaire, has had several career attempts, including soccer, modeling, and photography. However, when Daniel Mac interviewed him from his $1.2 million car for the"What Do You Do For a Living?" TikTok series, Beckham said, “I’m a chef…just follow your passion, whatever makes you happy.”
4.AfterNew York Magazinepublished its viral 2022 article about “nepo babies,” Lily Allen — who’s the daughter of actor/presenter Keith Allen and movie producer Alison Owen —tweeted, “The nepo babies y’all should be worrying about are the ones working for legal firms, the ones working for banks, and the ones working in politics, if we’re talking about real-world consequences and robbing people of opportunity. BUT that’s none of my business.”
In her replies, many people pointed out that the conversation around nepotism and privilege wasn’t entirely limited to celebs with famous parents.
I think all is connected though - class solidarity that is little discuss in our class - allergic media . celebs are perhaps an easier accession pt for most ppl who are n’t intimate watt prominent lawyers or bankers . But yes the approach pattern ABSOLUTELY withstand dead on target for all affluent folks
5.In 2019, rapper MoStacktweetedabout spontaneously jetting off to Dubai because he was feeling stressed.
awaken up at 4 am , stressed so ibooked a one fashion ticket to dubaiby myself.packed a suitcase & left by 1pm.i’ll be back when my heads cleared!pic.twitter.com/3vGA127tgv
A viral tweet joked about the display of wealth privilege.
when i wake up stress i just go back to sleephttps://t.co/vhnd6a64gV
THIS IS WHY I send AS MUCH AS I DO . THIS IS WHY I wish . THIS CANNOT HAPPEN ANY fuck MORE . I ’m angry , humiliated and ashamed . I’m in the studio working on something peculiar after today ’s assault on democracy.#impeachtrumptonight
Other Twitter userscriticizedher for the “embarrassing” response and for seemingly making a national emergency about herself.
7.In 2013, Elizabeth Banks toldPeopleabout the challenges of being a mom of two. Describing the experience she and her husband had celebrating the holidays with just their kids, she said, “[We] had no help, no nannies, no babysitters. It was crazy. You forget how difficult it is to wake up in the middle of the night, how exhausting it is. I lost all my nails. I did dishes and cleaned bottles for 10 days so I lost all those nails!”
AYahoo Celebritypost poked fun at the interview, concluding with this line: “But she did learn how to play the world’s smallest violin, so at least there’s that.”
8.In 2015, Gwyneth Paltrowchallengedherself to do her weekly grocery shopping trip with the same budget as a family in the SNAP program would have.
This is what $ 29 gets you at the grocery store — what home on SNAP ( i.e. food for thought stamps ) have to survive on for a week.pic.twitter.com/OZMPA3nxij
In her Twitter replies, many people pointed out that her grocery haul wasn’t arealistic representationof what families in the SNAP program would buy.
@GwynethPaltrowAlthough I admire the good intent when people do this , the fact remains that intellectual nourishment stamps are a supplement , not full ride
9.On a 2022 episode ofThe Kardashians, Kylie Jenner and her mom, Kris Jenner, went to a grocery store because Kylie just wanted “to do normal things with [Kris].” They happily zipped around a high-end market. Afterwards, Kylie said, “I loved every minute of it.”
They also went to an automatic carwash, which they compared to “Disneyland.” Kylie said, “You know what, this is such a tourist attraction.”
However, fans weren’t very impressed with the scene, and many criticized it for seeming out-of-touch.
Kylie and Kris really call the drive thru gondola wash a tourer attraction 😭 rich ppl really do dwell on another planet#TheKardashians
10.After receivingbacklashfor a 2022 Instagram post she made about the private jets she and her then-partner, Travis Scott, owned, Kylie Jennershareda TikTok video of herself going to Target with her daughter and two of her nieces.
OnReddit, fanscriticizedher for trying to act “relatable” as a form of “damage control.”
11.In 2019, a fan tweeted about having to pick up extra shifts to afford Khloé Kardashian’s Good American jeans. OnTwitter, Kardashian called it “so cute.”
Awwwwww this is so precious ! ! ! ! I ’m so happy you revel them
12.Discussing her past looks in a 2021Vogueinterview, Bella Hadid said, “I never, growing up, had anything designer. My mom wouldn’t let me. I think I got my first pair of Louboutins when I graduated high school. It makes me emotional actually, because I’m so happy in this picture, for the first time in my whole adult life…I feel good about myself, I felt beautiful…compared to [my younger self] she was so sad, and [current me] is so content and happy.”
13.On a 2019 episode ofJimmy Kimmel Live!,Kelly Ripashared her oldest son’s experiences with moving out on his own. She said, “I think he loves the freedom. He hates paying his own rent, and he’s chronically poor. I don’t think he ever really experienced extreme poverty like now.”
Some viewers took issue with the way she used the term “extreme poverty.”
The fact that she can speak glowingly about it by all odds signals her son is n’t actually in “ extreme poorness ” . She so out of jot smh
14.In 2019, Chrissy Teigentweeted, “My mom treats her AirPods like they’re disposable. Buys a few a month. She says they would be easier to not lose if they had…a cord.”
Considering AirPods cost over $100 per pair, many of her followers didn’t find the story very funny.
literally could your mom bribe me a twain
Teigen later followed up her post with anapologyfor how it came across.
I anticipate I will not always say the correct affair in the right room but I also promise I hate dissatisfactory or pissing you guys off . I ’m sorry and I will do comfortably to not be such an asshole .
15.Similarly, in 2021,Chrissy Teigentweetedabout a time she and her husband, John Legend, accidentally ordered a $13,000 bottle of wine.
one sentence john and I were at a restaurant and the waiter recommended a nice Cabernet . We get the bill and it was 13,000 dollars . HOW DO atomic number 92 CASUALLY RECOMMEND THAT WINE . we did n’t even complete it and it had been sort out ! ! !
Thebacklashshe received was similar to the criticism surrounding her AirPods story, but this time, she defended herself rather than apologize.
hey , not everything I say on my twitter is fit to be relatable to you because it is my life and my twitter and my tale . I see your tweet , I get your jest , you are so mirthful , yes , you really nailed me
16.In 2022,Sydney Sweeneytold theHollywood Reporterthat she “always wanted to be a young mom,” but she worried about getting enough work to support her future family. She said, “I was worried that, if I don’t work, there is no money and no support for kids I would have. … If I wanted to take a six-month break, I don’t have income to cover that.”
17.And finally, in a since-deleted 2020 Instagram post,Madonnasat in her rose petal-filled bathtub and said, “What’s terrible about [the coronavirus] is what’s great about it. What’s terrible about it is it’s made us all equal in many ways. And what’s wonderful about it is that it’s made us all equal in many ways.”
