O’Shea Jackson, the actor best known for playing his father, Ice Cube, in 2015’s ‘Straight Outta Compton’, told Kelly Clarkson on Thursday that he has no shame in being a “nepo baby”. ‘, expressing that Ice Cube hadn’t ‘worked as hard as he did so that I wouldn’t accept and appreciate him.
“Absolutely right [I’m his son]100%, he’s my hero,” he said.
“Aw, that’s so cool,” Clarkson replied.
Clarkson addressed the subject on Thursday’s episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” saying “there’s been a lot of talk about nepo babies lately” — and there has been. With an overwhelming Article from New York Magazine claiming it’s “the year of the baby nepo” to everyone from Jamie Lee Curtis to Allison Williams, weighing in with answers at once grumpy And thoughtfulthe phrase meant to indicate that nepotism (“nepo”) got many actors to where they are today has become a cheeky way to hold that privilege to account.
“You have an interesting take on this,” Clarkson told Jackson, “and I love your take on this.”
“Yeah, I’m forever grateful for everything my dad had to do to give me the opportunities that I have. And if I was to run from this or walk away from it in any way, in my eyes, it’s It’s a disrespect to everything he’s had to go through,” said Jackson, who will next star in ‘Cocaine Bear.’ do not accept and do not appreciate. And so I’ll wear it as a badge of honor, you know? A lot of people when they see me, naturally, ‘Hey, you’re Ice Cube’s son!’ Damn, I am! 100%, he’s my hero. He’s my trainer.
“And at the same time, the door can be open, but you have to go through it. You know, I have a lot of people, they have an idea of what I’m going to be before I get on set because of their idea of what my dad is,” he continued. “They think I come on set feeling empowered or I feel like I need to have a ‘group’ of 15, 20 people with me. You know, pure rap stuff. But no, I’m here to work. I pride myself on my professionalism. »
The actor then nodded to another of his heroes, late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, who taught him another lesson about what it means to succeed in the same field as his parents.
“He said your parents would never want you to go through anything. They’ll never want you to go through hard times, but you have to choose yourself, you have to strive, you have to take risks, and you have to make a name for yourself,” Jackson said. “That’s what I try to do every day.”
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