17 Times Celebs Didn't Realize They Were Coming Across As Super Out-Of-Touch To Their Fans

Having a certain level of wealth and privilege often seems to change the way people see the world. Sometimes, they don't consider how their words and actions will come across to people of more average means — even when they have no malicious intentions.

Here are 17 times celebs tried to be well-meaning but came across as super out-of-touch:

1.In 2020, Justin and Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner discussed the coronavirus pandemic in a joint Instagram Live. Justin said, "How blessed are we — a lot of people in this time have a crappy situation. They look at us, and obviously, we've worked hard for where we're at. We can't feel bad for the things we have, but us taking that time to acknowledge that there are people who are struggling is important."

Nodding along, Jenner added, "Yeah, I think about it all the time."

The acknowledgement didn't do much to make the viewers at home feel better about their situations.

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2.Likewise, during early lockdowns, Gal Gadot gathered a group of her famous friends — including Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, James Marsden, Natalie Portman, and many others — to sing a cover of "Imagine" by John Lennon in an Instagram video.

Commenters criticized it for being cringey.

Gadot later admitted she regretted orchestrating the video, telling InStyle, "It wasn't the right timing, and it wasn't the right thing. It was in poor taste."

3.Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, who's the son of millionaires and the son-in-law of a billionaire, has had several career attempts, including soccer, modeling, and photography. However, when Daniel Mac interviewed him from his $1.2 million car for the "What Do You Do For a Living?" TikTok series, Beckham said, "I'm a chef...just follow your passion, whatever makes you happy."

In the comments, viewers criticized him for seemingly implying that he was able to afford the expensive car by working as a chef.

4.After New York Magazine published its viral 2022 article about "nepo babies," Lily Allen — who's the daughter of actor/presenter Keith Allen and movie producer Alison Owen — tweeted, "The nepo babies y'all should be worrying about are the ones working for legal firms, the ones working for banks, and the ones working in politics, if we're talking about real-world consequences and robbing people of opportunity. BUT that's none of my business."

In her replies, many people pointed out that the conversation around nepotism and privilege wasn't entirely limited to celebs with famous parents.

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5.In 2019, rapper MoStack tweeted about spontaneously jetting off to Dubai because he was feeling stressed.

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A viral tweet joked about the display of wealth privilege.

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6.Following the Capitol insurrection in 2021, Demi Lovato tweeted about feeling the need to speak up for their country. They ended with, "I'm in the studio working on something special after today’s assault on democracy."

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Other Twitter users criticized her for the "embarrassing" response and for seemingly making a national emergency about herself.

7.In 2013, Elizabeth Banks told People about the challenges of being a mom of two. Describing the experience she and her husband had celebrating the holidays with just their kids, she said, "[We] had no help, no nannies, no babysitters. It was crazy. You forget how difficult it is to wake up in the middle of the night, how exhausting it is. I lost all my nails. I did dishes and cleaned bottles for 10 days so I lost all those nails!"

A Yahoo Celebrity post poked fun at the interview, concluding with this line: "But she did learn how to play the world's smallest violin, so at least there's that."

8.In 2015, Gwyneth Paltrow challenged herself to do her weekly grocery shopping trip with the same budget as a family in the SNAP program would have.

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In her Twitter replies, many people pointed out that her grocery haul wasn't a realistic representation of what families in the SNAP program would buy.

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9.On a 2022 episode of The Kardashians, Kylie Jenner and her mom, Kris Jenner, went to a grocery store because Kylie just wanted "to do normal things with [Kris]." They happily zipped around a high-end market. Afterwards, Kylie said, "I loved every minute of it."

They also went to an automatic carwash, which they compared to "Disneyland." Kylie said, "You know what, this is such a tourist attraction."

However, fans weren't very impressed with the scene, and many criticized it for seeming out-of-touch.

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10.After receiving backlash for a 2022 Instagram post she made about the private jets she and her then-partner, Travis Scott, owned, Kylie Jenner shared a TikTok video of herself going to Target with her daughter and two of her nieces.

On Reddit, fans criticized her for trying to act "relatable" as a form of "damage control."

11.In 2019, a fan tweeted about having to pick up extra shifts to afford Khloé Kardashian's Good American jeans. On Twitter, Kardashian called it "so cute."

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Following backlash to her response, Kardashian sent a package of Good American clothes to the fan, who said she "never once took her tweet to be anything other than positive."

12.Discussing her past looks in a 2021 Vogue interview, Bella Hadid said, "I never, growing up, had anything designer. My mom wouldn't let me. I think I got my first pair of Louboutins when I graduated high school. It makes me emotional actually, because I'm so happy in this picture, for the first time in my whole adult life...I feel good about myself, I felt beautiful...compared to [my younger self] she was so sad, and [current me] is so content and happy."

That clip was reposted on TikTok, where it went viral. In the comments, people called out the fact that, as the daughter of millionaire real estate developer Mohamed Hadid, she grew up wealthy, and there's a difference between not being able to afford designer clothes and not being allowed to buy them.

13.On a 2019 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kelly Ripa shared her oldest son's experiences with moving out on his own. She said, "I think he loves the freedom. He hates paying his own rent, and he's chronically poor. I don't think he ever really experienced extreme poverty like now."

Some viewers took issue with the way she used the term "extreme poverty."

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14.In 2019, Chrissy Teigen tweeted, "My mom treats her AirPods like they're disposable. Buys a few a month. She says they would be easier to not lose if they had...a cord."

Considering AirPods cost over $100 per pair, many of her followers didn't find the story very funny.

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Teigen later followed up her post with an apology for how it came across.

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15.Similarly, in 2021, Chrissy Teigen tweeted about a time she and her husband, John Legend, accidentally ordered a $13,000 bottle of wine.

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The backlash she received was similar to the criticism surrounding her AirPods story, but this time, she defended herself rather than apologize.

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16.In 2022, Sydney Sweeney told the Hollywood Reporter that she "always wanted to be a young mom," but she worried about getting enough work to support her future family. She said, "I was worried that, if I don't work, there is no money and no support for kids I would have. ... If I wanted to take a six-month break, I don’t have income to cover that."

Considering the fact that most people can't afford to take a six-month break, many people criticized her comments as "out-of-touch." However, speaking to Elle, she clarified that she'd been talking about maternity leave. She said, "I was asked if I wanted to have a family, and I said yes. And then I was asked why I didn't have one yet, and I was like, I don't have time to take even, like, a six-month break. Like, I don't have time to be able to start this family."

17.And finally, in a since-deleted 2020 Instagram post, Madonna sat in her rose petal-filled bathtub and said, "What's terrible about [the coronavirus] is what's great about it. What's terrible about it is it's made us all equal in many ways. And what's wonderful about it is that it's made us all equal in many ways."

In the comments, fans pointed out the obvious inequalities between Madonna and themselves.