Fame, wealth, and privilege often go hand-in-hand. If a person has lived in that bubble for a long time (or even their entire life), then they can lose touch with what life is like for people outside of it. They sometimes seem to forget that not everyone has access to the same resources — from organic food to personal staff — as they do.
As a result, they may offer advice or make remarks that come off as, well, super privileged and out of touch. Here are 17 times celebs made out-of-touch comments about money and privilege: During a 2009 interview special, the interviewer told Mariah Carey that his to-do list included "pay bill." In reply, she asked, "Pay who? Bill who?" Channel 4 Here's the full video, with this part beginning at the 4:20 mark: In her parenting book "The Kind Mama," Alicia Silverstone advised postpartum mothers to take as much time as possible to do nothing but "lying-in" with their newborns "instead of hurrying on to the next thing.
" She wrote, "I know what you're thinking: Who am I to tell you that you should consider taking time away from work? I assure you that it's not something that only the super-privileged and trust-fund endowed can afford." Karwai Tang / WireImage / Via Getty Advertisement While interviewing Danny Pudi in 2020, Larry King asked him about the luxuries he can't live without — then rejected his answers, telling him, "Coffee and socks are not a luxury." Ora Here's the full interview, with this part starting at the 3:20 mark: In 201.
