Critics Take Aim at Malia Obama in the Nepotism Debate

Halle Berry isn’t the only star to have gushed over Malia Obama’s can-do attitude in the entertainment business. Donald and Stephen Glover have also spoken highly of the eldest Obama daughter’s professionalism — and in so doing, the latter poked fun at anyone thinking they’d give her any special treatment. 

To refresh, Malia started her high-profile job in the Glovers’ writing room for “Hive” in 2022. Speaking to Vanity Fair of her appointment, both Donald and Stephen shared that they’d been blown away by both her writing skills and approach to the job. “She’s just, like, an amazingly talented person … She’s really focused, and she’s working really hard,” Donald told the outlet. That’s not to say they would have any qualms about telling her if something wasn’t up to snuff, though. Speaking about what it was like employing one of Barack and Michelle Obama’s daughters, Stephen joked, “Well, you know, we just hurt her feelings. We can’t be easy on her just because she’s the [former] president’s daughter.” Granted, he added that it hadn’t ever been a problem in the past. 

Unfortunately, that couldn’t stop Malia’s critics. After Donald reiterated to TMZ that he believed Malia had a ton of potential, YouTube commenters once again slammed her as a nepo baby. Ironically, one commenter even [erroneously] claimed, “She has no writing credits to her name and she got a job with Donald Glover. It’s not because of her skills or experience.”