Romy Mars, Daughter of Sofia Coppola, Follows Up Hit Single By Asking UC Berkeley Why They'd Invite Her to Speak

"Romy Mars, who represents a segment of self-aware, self-deprecating Gen Z nepo babies that may not be very large, has just gone viral on TikTok calling out UC Berkeley for inviting her to speak on campus, given she is 18 years old and doesn't feel qualified to speak about much. Sofia Coppola and Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars's 18-year-old daughter Romy, whose given name is Romy Madison Croquet, is someone whose birth was announced by the Hollywood Reporter,"

"The clever, catchy, wordy song knowingly skewers the world of wealthy, California privilege, with lyrics like "I met an actor last night, he called me a star," and "I'll be miserable after chasing what I don't want." The New York Times critic Jon Caramanica called it maybe "one of this year's best pop singles." Mars exudes the sophisticated cool of her mom, along with a sense of humor about her position in life."

Romy Mars is 18 and the daughter of Sofia Coppola and Thomas Mars and granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola. She went viral on TikTok after calling out UC Berkeley for inviting her to speak because she said she did not feel qualified. She has been raised in wealth and notoriety and made a film debut in her grandfather's late-career epic. Her pop single "A-Lister" features a music video directed by her mother and shot on the Inglenook Estate. The song satirizes wealthy California privilege. She projects sophisticated cool and self-deprecating humor about her position.

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