Ben Platt Gets Dragged for Refusing to Comment on Being a Nepo Baby: ‘Your Dream Was Guaranteed, Sis’
thewrap.coma reporter for Rolling Stone asked him about being featured on New York Magazine’s infamous nepo baby cover from December.“You were on the cover of New York Magazine’s Nepo Baby Issue.
I’m curious what was your response to that? And what do you make of that whole discourse?” journalist EJ Dickson asked.“We’re going to skip right over that if we can,” Platt responded. “No comment?” Dickson responds.The feature then indicated that Platt’s publicist intervened, saying, “If we could just focus on ‘Theater Camp,’ that would be great.
Thank you.”Marc Platt, a three-time Oscar nominee for producing Best Picture contenders “Bridge of Spies,” “La La Land” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” produced his son’s breakout performance in the “Dear Evan Hansen” Broadway musical, which led to Ben winning a Tony Award in 2017.
Marc also produced the “Dear Evan Hansen” film adaptation in 2021, which also starred Ben. The Rolling Stone interview quote caught fire on social media, with many criticizing Ben’s refusal to address the apparent benefits of having a father as a Hollywood decision-maker. “Your dream was guaranteed, sis,” wrote one user who saw an imbalance of opportunity between Platt and “normals” who would pitch an indie like “Theater Camp” to financiers today.
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