Douglas Weighs In on Nepo Baby Debate; Garfield Plays Altman

“BBN Culture! Variety says Michael Douglas told the Smartless podcast the nepo baby label really pisses him off. He's the son of Kirk Douglas.” — Kenji Moonfield, on air

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on The Asia Desk
Published 1:02 AM ET, Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Updated 2:58 AM ET · aired 2 times

At a glance

First reported by Variety: “Michael Douglas Weighs In on ‘Nepo Baby’ Debate, Says the Title ‘Really Pisses Me Off’”, with reporting from Variety.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 1:02 AM ET on The Asia Desk, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield; aired 2 times.
Topics: Michael Douglas, Andrew Garfield, Sam Altman, OpenAI.
BBN covered this story before: Archer Dies at 86; Garfield Plays Altman in 'Artificial' (October 6).

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VarietyMichael Douglas Weighs In on ‘Nepo Baby’ Debate, Says the Title ‘Really Pisses Me Off’
VarietyAndrew Garfield Says OpenAI’s Sam Altman Seemed ‘F—ing Great’ Before Playing Him in ‘Artificial’: ‘And Then You Learn More About a Person’

What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBBN Culture! Variety says Michael Douglas told the Smartless podcast the nepo baby label really pisses him off. He's the son of Kirk Douglas.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWell, I'm a nepo baby of the drive-through. My dad managed a Arby's in Dayton, and I still get free curly fries!

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