TaylorSwift 164,187 Posted Tuesday at 11:25 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:25 PM Sombr says it's "incredibly insane" that people would consider him a child of nepotism. The Grammy nominee addressed nepotism claims in a Tuesday profile with Elle, where he pointed out both of his mother's and father's professional history with amFAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research. He said he's proud of his parents' work, and doesn't think that specifically his father, Andy Boose (photo below), boosted his career. "Every time I see an artist blow up, I'm like, 'OK, this artist is great. I love them so much. They're so talented.' Three months later, somehow they're a nepo baby," Sombr said. "I will forever respect my dad and my mom. I'm so ******* proud of them, because to devote your life to something like that is so incredible and important. To think that that could help me get signed or become a big artist because my dad devotes his life to fight AIDS is just incredibly insane." Boose worked at amFAR for a decade and became the director of special events, he told The World's Best Events in a 2018 interview. He was also a musician, and now serves as the president of AAB Productions, a single-source event management company that has managed and developed charity dinners for amFAR, The Elton John AIDS Foundation, The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, Madonna's Raising Malawi and more, per its website. Bennah Serfaty (photo below), the singer's mother, works at the nonprofit as the senior director of public relations. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/sombr-nepo-baby-incredibly-insane-father-andy-boose-1236707831/ Vote for me: https://www.grammy.com/vote/taylor-swift Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jtn8 43 Posted Tuesday at 11:33 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:33 PM Knowledge and connections are key to success. Maybe time to differentiate nepotism (hiring your child or family member) from privilege? 7 1 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUTELLA 31,098 Posted Tuesday at 11:39 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:39 PM I wouldn't personally consider him a "nepo baby" ...but the definition seems nebulous atp "Network to get work," will always be true, but his parents aren't performers. & imo nepotism in entertainment should only be looked down upon when the offspring is markedly untalented (think Dakota Johnson, Kaia Gerber) I don't particularly care for any of his songs/his shtick, but he is talented & has cut through the noise for enough people Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duella Dvil 12,211 Posted Tuesday at 11:43 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:43 PM He might not be a nepo baby but you literally couldn't force me at gun point to name a song by him. I simply DO NOT CARE www.instagram.com/theduella666 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 79,380 Posted Tuesday at 11:46 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:46 PM he's definitely at minimum adjacent to a nepo baby... mom hanging out with Janet Jackson, dad putting on events for Dicaprio. It's giving nepo baby. but oh well! embrace it, who really cares 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughhouse Dandy 13,934 Posted Tuesday at 11:51 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:51 PM His parents may not be directly in the entertainment industry, but homie had access to celebrity parties and representative connections. That's nepo baby qualities ✨️ Which is fine! Acknowledge, embrace, and move on. This is my Hannah Montana™️ lipgloss. 1 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emvee 8,870 Posted Wednesday at 01:00 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:00 AM What is his dad famous for? Nepotism doesn’t work if your parent is also technically a struggling actor 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
4th Time Around 5,069 Posted Wednesday at 04:21 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:21 AM I don't give a **** either way, the nepo baby discourse is so tired and predictable at this point. Here is your throat back, thanks for the loan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main Pop Girl 90 Posted Wednesday at 04:55 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:55 AM 5 hours ago, TaylorSwift said: He was also a musician Love that they hid this important info in the middle of the article where no one could see it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 129,123 Posted Wednesday at 06:43 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:43 AM 7 hours ago, TaylorSwift said: He was also a musician, and now serves as the president of AAB Productions, a single-source event management company that has managed and developed charity dinners for amFAR, The Elton John AIDS Foundation, The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, Madonna's Raising Malawi and more, And here it is So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy 1 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadArchitect 1,478 Posted Wednesday at 06:49 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:49 AM he's so defensive about it, tells me he knows there is truth in the claim and he doesn't like that 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewUsername 11,815 Posted Wednesday at 08:37 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:37 AM 8 hours ago, NUTELLA said: I wouldn't personally consider him a "nepo baby" ...but the definition seems nebulous atp "Network to get work," will always be true, but his parents aren't performers. & imo nepotism in entertainment should only be looked down upon when the offspring is markedly untalented (think Dakota Johnson, Kaia Gerber) I don't particularly care for any of his songs/his shtick, but he is talented & has cut through the noise for enough people Dakota Johnson untalented ????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUTELLA 31,098 Posted Wednesday at 09:06 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:06 AM 28 minutes ago, NewUsername said: Dakota Johnson untalented Couldn’t have said it better myself 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 18,922 Posted Wednesday at 10:18 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:18 AM (edited) 1 hour ago, NewUsername said: Dakota Johnson untalented ????? Shes terrible cmon Edited Wednesday at 10:23 AM by Killa 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 18,922 Posted Wednesday at 10:19 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:19 AM Saying im fortunate for the chance a that were given tò me would be a fine answer 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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