O’Shea Jackson Jr. wears his “nepo child” standing like a “badge of honour”.
Throughout an look on The Kelly Clarkson Present on Thursday, the actor – who’s the oldest son of rapper/actor Ice Dice – was requested to weigh in on the controversy over the time period, which refers back to the kids of celebrities who’ve succeeded in pursuing Hollywood careers.
Accordingly, O’Shea argued that he’s very proud to observe in his father’s footsteps.
“I am eternally grateful for every thing my dad needed to do to get me the alternatives that I’ve. And if I had been to run away from that or shrink back from that in any approach, in my eyes, that is disrespectful to every thing he needed to undergo,” he mentioned. “He did not work as exhausting as he did for me to not settle for and recognize it. So, I put on it as a badge of honour.”
After calling Ice Dice his “hero”, O’Shea went on to insist that he feels pressured to show himself as a severe actor each day.
“On the similar time, the door might be open however you have gotta stroll by way of. , lots of people, they’ve an thought of what I’ll be earlier than I get to any set due to their thought of what my dad is,” the 31-year-old continued. “They assume I am coming to set entitled or I really feel like I must have a ‘posse’ of 15-20 individuals with me… you recognize… straight rap stuff. However I am right here to work. I satisfaction myself on my professionalism.”
O’Shea is presently selling his new film, Cocaine Bear. The function is ready to open in cinemas on Friday.