Sombr says nepo baby claims are "incredibly insane"

[TaylorSwift 164,018]

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/

[Jtn8 37]

Knowledge and connections are key to success. 
Maybe time to differentiate nepotism (hiring your child or family member) from privilege? 

[NUTELLA 30,869]

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

[Duella Dvil 12,109]

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

[weed 79,327]

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

[Roughhouse Dandy 13,914]

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. 

[Emvee 8,870]

What is his dad famous for? Nepotism doesn’t work if your parent is also technically a struggling actor 

[4th Time Around 5,069]

I don't give a **** either way, the nepo baby discourse is so tired and predictable at this point. 

[Main Pop Girl 90]

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

[River 128,954]

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 

[MadArchitect 1,478]

he's so defensive about it, tells me he knows there is truth in the claim and he doesn't like that

[NewUsername 11,808]

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 ?????

[NUTELLA 30,869]

28 minutes ago, NewUsername said:

Dakota Johnson untalented

Couldn’t have said it better myself 

[Killa 18,906]

1 hour ago, NewUsername said:

Dakota Johnson untalented ?????

Shes terrible cmon

Edited 28 minutes ago by Killa

[Killa 18,906]

Saying im fortunate for the chance a that were given tò me would be a fine answer