Cate Blanchett Faces Backlash

Cate Blanchett faced backlash for declaring herself “middle class” at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. (Celebrity Net Worth claims she’s worth $95 million.) “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 savior 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 and I am utterly grateful for that,” she said during a press conference for her movie Rumours. But some fans defended Blanchett, explaining that in British slang, the term “middle class” refers to heritage and family status rather than wealth