Ryan Phillippe isn't a fan of all the "nepotism talk" in Hollywood. Phillippe, 49, shares two children with ex-wife Reese Witherspoon, 47 — Ava and Deacon.
Witherspoon also shares her son, Tennessee, with ex-husband Jim Toth. Ava and Deacon have both chosen to follow in Phillippe and Witherspoon's acting footsteps. "She’s sort of getting her feet wet, you know?" Phillippe told Extra about Ava's foray into acting. "She’s taking time to kind of figure out exactly what it is she wants to do." Phillippe pointed out that there are other industries in which people follow in their parents' footsteps, not just in Hollywood. "That's what always annoys me about this whole nepotism talk with the industry," he explained. "You know, so many people grow up and end up doing what their parents do, you know, to some degree or another. ...To me, I always get offended for the children of actors and entertainers when people bring that up because, yeah, of course, that's what they've grown up around." The "Cruel Intentions" star emphasized the "familiarity" the children of Hollywood stars have can help prepare them to handle different aspects of a career in the spotlight. "By the way, that familiarity makes them handle some of what is hard about this industry," Phillippe explained. "You’ve gotta have a thick skin.There’s so much rejection and nasty things that can be said about you.
It’s not all celebration. "These kids have grown up watching on set with Reese or with me. It seems natural, I think." While Ava is testing out an acting career, Deacon has chosen to focus more on music after appearing in "Never Have I Ever" in 2022.
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