Hailey Biebermodel, babe’s skincare Trendy makeup, we live in our heads rent free all 2022 in clean girl style. And it looks like she’s already set to shoot in 2023 — all thanks to a controversial statement she came out wearing recently that was instantly seen by the paparazzi.
Specifically, Hailey was spotted in LA wearing a simple white baby T-shirt emblazoned with the words “nepo baby” and a black beanie bag, light-leg jeans, and Proenza Schouler boots. But what does it all mean?
Well, you may have heard the term “baby of Nebo” floating around for quite some time — but here’s your update. “Nepo baby” is a reference to the children of celebrities, who often receive not only amazing wealth and genes but plenty of A-list contacts and ample resources to help them get their careers in show business.
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Recently, people on social media have been claiming the extent of nepotism in the entertainment industry and realizing that celebrities like Maude Apatow (tranceLexi), Maya Hawke (Weird thingsRobyn), Dakota Johnson, and Zoe Kravitz have influential and famous parents. The debate has heated up so much New York Magazine It even ran viral The magazine cover highlight some of the most famous newborns and add a logo; “She has her mother’s eyes. And an agent.”
Hailey Bieber, as the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin and wife of musician Justin Bieber, has been described as a “double nebo”. And now, after some silence following the initial results of the speech, it looks like Hailey is ready to get in on the chat!
Her shirt here is clearly a reference to the ways her industry relationships have been discussed online. And like many celebrities before her — think Britney Spears and her famous shirt were “thrown in” after her split from Justin Timberlake — Hailey decided it was better to let her wardrobe do the talking than post a notes app on social media. It’s a bold move — but she looks unfazed, happy, down her aisle, buoyant, focused and hydrated (since she’s Hailey Bieber).
But that doesn’t mean people on the internet don’t have ideas! When the celebrity updated the PopCrave Twitter account sharing screenshots of the look, the post garnered more than 30,000 likes and the comments went wild.
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Some individuals were quick to condemn the appearance in comments and writing; “Talk about bad taste.” On the other hand, some seemed to appreciate her willingness to assume this label; “How do they make fun of you… for wearing a T-shirt with a name they call you… what [sic]”.
There were also gifs calling attention to the low mic quality of Hayley’s clothing choice and other posts defending her tongue-in-cheek use of the term against claims her dad wasn’t successful enough (oh!) to justify calling herself a Nebo baby.
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Whether you love or hate the outfit or not, Hailey clearly got people talking with this outfit…