It's not clear if Caleb Simpson knew he was going to tour Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe's son's apartment when he started, and Deacon Phillippe didn't mention his famous parents in the video, but that didn't stop commenters from doing so.
Simpson started his video, as he does all his apartment tour videos, by asking how much he pays for rent in New York. Deacon, whose occupation is listed as student in the video, didn't give a specific number, but just discreetly said, "West Village prices." From the video, it looks like Deacon has two roommates, so we're going to assume it's a three-bedroom. RentHop puts the average price for a three-bedroom apartment at $6,495 per month. Even split among three roommates, that's still pretty pricey, particularly for your typical college kid. But when your parents are Hollywood actors, you're anything but a typical college kid, and people in the comments definitely took notice.
One wrote, "How much do you pay? The correct answer is: ask my mom and dad." Another one said, "West Village prices is rich kid language for free." Others referred to him as a "nepo baby" — a derogatory term for someone who is believed to have gotten significant career benefits because of their wealthy celebrity parents. And there's definitely no denying that Deacon's got celebrity parents!
