{"id":56836,"date":"2024-05-23T05:23:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T05:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/23\/cannes-2024-cate-blanchett-trolled-for-describing-herself-as-middle-class\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T05:23:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T05:23:25","slug":"cannes-2024-cate-blanchett-trolled-for-describing-herself-as-middle-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/23\/cannes-2024-cate-blanchett-trolled-for-describing-herself-as-middle-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannes 2024: Cate Blanchett Trolled For Describing Herself As “Middle Class”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cate Blanchett at the the Cannes Film Festival. (Image courtesy: AFP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hollywood star Cate Blanchett is getting mocked for calling herself “middle class” despite her estimated $95 million fortune. The Oscar-winning actress made this statement during a United Nations press conference at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Talking about her experience as a UN goodwill ambassador and giving refugee filmmakers a platform, she said: “I’m white, I’m privileged, I’m middle class, and I think, you know, one can be accused of having a bit of a white saviour complex, but to be perfectly honest, my interaction with the refugees in the field and also in resettled environments has totally changed my perspective on the world.”<\/p>\n

Cate Blanchett has been a long-standing activist for humanitarian causes, and she stressed how “utterly grateful” she was for the experience and encouraged others with a platform to create a “dialogue with these people.”<\/p>\n

She added: “I’ve met some extraordinary people with extraordinary creative talents and amazing perspectives.”<\/p>\n

However, this did not go down well with netizens, who immediately started to troll her over the “middle class” claim on social media, reports femalefirst.co.uk. One said: “You think you’re middle class, Cate Blanchett?”<\/p>\n

“I love Cate Blanchett, but in what world is she ‘middle class’, she’s been in two major franchises and is worth an estimated $90 million,” said another. A user said: “Under no circumstances is a net worth of $95 million middle class.”<\/p>\n

There were some who defended the actress, saying she may have meant she was “middle class” compared to billionaire showbiz figures.<\/p>\n

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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