Actress Maya Hawke, daughter of A-list film stars Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, admitted she was cast in the 2019 Quentin Tarantino film “Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood” because of her famous parents.

The 25-year-old star previously faced backlash for making it sound as though the role was earned through merit. Hawke clarified those statements during a new interview with The Times of London.

“I’ve been wildly made fun of for this clip when I said, on the red carpet, that I auditioned,” she told the outlet. “I never meant to imply that I didn’t get the part for nepotistic reasons — I think I totally did.” 

She said filmmaker Tarantino was trying to “cast a lot of young Hollywood,” which in this case included Margaret Qualley (Andie MacDowell’s daughter) and Rumer Willis (Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’ daughter). 

When asked if she believed she “deserved” the part, Hawke replied,“‘Deserves’ is a complicated word. There are so many people who deserve to have this kind of life who don’t, but I think I’m comfortable with not deserving it and doing it anyway. And I know that my not doing it wouldn’t help anyone. I saw two paths when I was first starting, and one of them was: change your name, get a nose job, and go to open casting roles.”

The actress added, “It’s OK to be made fun of when you’re in rarefied air. It’s a lucky place to be. My relationships with my parents are really honest and positive, and that supersedes anything anyone can say about it.”

Hawke became a household name while playing Robin Buckley in the popular Netflix series “Stranger Things.” She also had roles in “Do Revenge,” “Asteroid City,” and “Maestro.”

The actress also spoke on the topic while promoting “Wildcat,” the Flannery O’Connor biopic her father directed.

“I had moments of insecurity about it while we were shooting the movie,” she told Variety in September. ”But the internet doesn’t have a lot of nuances. My dad has been a massive teacher for me, and we want to work together. We like being with each other.”

Her dad, a four-time Academy Award winner, also chimed in on the topic: “If someone wants to criticize us for working together, that’s totally fair. You have to let people have their opinion. You just have to try to do a good job when you’re onstage.”

Pop singer Katy Perry rewrote NFL kicker Harrison Butker’s viral commencement speech for Pride Month.

The 39-year-old performer posted a heavily edited version of Butker’s address last month at Benedictine College in Kansas. Perry’s video is edited with several jump cuts to rearrange the Kansas City Chiefs kicker’s words to promote ideas opposite of those Butker espoused at the commencement ceremony, which leftists criticized as sexist and homophobic.

Perry added the caption, “Fixed this for my girls, my graduates, and my gays – you can do anything, congratulations and happy pride.”

“For the ladies present today, congratulations on an amazing accomplishment. You should be proud of all that you have achieved to this point in your young lives,” Butker says in Perry’s edited version. “How many of you are sitting here now about to cross this stage and are thinking about all the promotions and titles you’re going to get in your career?”

“I would venture to guess the women here today are going to lead successful careers in the world. I say all of this to you because I have seen it firsthand. How much happier someone can be supporting women and not saying that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.”

“The road ahead is bright. Things are changing. Society is shifting, and people young and old are embracing diversity, equity and inclusion. With that said, I want to say Happy Pride Month to all of you and congratulations Class of 2024!” the video concluded.

Butker has been under fire for making the speech last month, which included his thoughts on Pride Month, the nature of motherhood, abortion, COVID, and President Joe Biden. Feminists were especially incensed that Butker called a woman’s vocation to motherhood “one of the most important titles of all.”

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“I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you,” Butker told the graduates at the time. “How many of you are sitting here now about to cross this stage and are thinking about all the promotions and titles you are going to get in your career? Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.”

Leftists have been ripping on Butker for weeks following the speech, demanding that the NFL fire him for stating his opinions. The NFL star has not backed down and recently gave a second speech at the “Courage Under Fire” gala fundraiser event for Regina Caeli Academy, a Catholic homeschool organization in Nashville.

“The more I’ve talked about what I value most, which is my Catholic faith, the more polarizing I have become,” he said at the event. “It’s a decision I’ve consciously made and one I do not regret at all. If we have truth and charity, we should trust in the Lord’s providence and let the Holy Ghost do the rest of the work.”