What Is a Nepo Baby? Johnny Depp's Daughter Lily-Rose Latest Celeb Slammed

Johnny Depp's daughter, Lily-Rose Depp, is under fire for her "nepo baby" comments.

In an interview with Elle, published on Wednesday, November 16, the 23-year-old spoke about what it was like being raised in the spotlight with two famous parents, her actor father and model mother Vanessa Paradis.

"The internet seems to care a lot about that kind of stuff. People are going to have preconceived ideas about you or how you got there, and I can definitely say that nothing is going to get you the part except for being right for the part.

"The internet cares a lot more about who your family is than the people who are casting you in things," she told the outlet.

"Maybe you get your foot in the door, but you still just have your foot in the door. There's a lot of work that comes after that."

Lily-Rose Depp continued: "It's weird to me to reduce somebody to the idea that they're only there because it's a generational thing. It just doesn't make any sense.

"If somebody's mom or dad is a doctor, and then the kid becomes a doctor, you're not going to be like, 'Well, you're only a doctor because your parent is a doctor.' It's like, 'No, I went to medical school and trained.'"

Following her remarks, people were quick to slam The Idol star on social media.

"This girl is so out of touch my god," one person wrote on Twitter.

"Why do nepo babies always deny their privilege? Like girl you're rich. Your money and status has contributed to your career and that's okay...," another added in a comment, which has since garnered more than 1,000 likes.

"Lmaooo what was the training required for becoming a Chanel ambassador at 16?" someone else said in a separate post, which racked up more than 3,000 likes.

A fourth, meanwhile, chimed in, "I know we all love a good self-made girlie story but Lily-Rose Depp is absolutely not that."

"I mean... it would also be easier to become a doctor and make it to medical school if your parent is a doctor, so yeah...," writer Sophia Benoit tweeted via her verified account to her 124,000 followers.

"Things could be worse girl, trust me!!" Jack Nicholson's alleged daughter, Tessa Gourin, posted via her Instagram Story while sharing a photo of Lily-Rose Depp.

Newsweek has reached out to Lily-Rose Depp's representative for comment.

According to Merriam Webster, "nepotism" is defined as "favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship."

Over the years, many so-called nepotism babies have spoken out about the challenges they've faced despite being born into privilege, including Ireland Baldwin, Natasha Bure, Kendall Jenner, Lily Collins and more.

In July, Gwyneth Paltrow—who is the daughter of actress Blythe Danner and late director Bruce Paltrow—was criticized for saying children of celebrities "have to work twice as hard and be twice as good" during an appearance on Hailey Bieber's vlog Who's in My Bathroom?

"People are ready to pull you down and say, 'You don't belong there,' or, 'You are only there because of your dad or your mom,'" she said.

Paltrow did not address the backlash.

Do you have a tip on an entertainment story that Newsweek should be covering? Let us know via entertainment@newsweek.com.