Celebs Who Endured Horrific Mom-Shaming — From Paris Hilton to Rumer Willis
These celebrities were called out for some of their parenting decisions.
July 8 2025, Published 8:30 p.m. ET
From Paris Hilton to Rumer Willis and Sophie Turner, these celebrity moms were publicly ridiculed over their parenting choices.
RadarOnline.com can reveal all the stars who have been mom-shamed – and what caused actions led to uproar from critics.
Paris Hilton
Hilton is mom to 6-month-old daughter London and 16-month-old son Phoenix.
She's listening! The Simple Life star took action after fans shamed her for buckling daughter London, then 6 months old, and son Phoenix, 16 months, in car seats facing forward and haphazardly strapping them in.
The 44-year-old graciously responded: "Thanks for the mom advice. I'm new to this!"
Speaking about her children, the socialite shared in an interview: "There's nothing that brings me more happiness than just waking up every morning and seeing the smiles on their faces."
Rumer Willis
Willis was shamed over sharing breastfeeding pictures online.
Don't come for the 36-year-old!
After haters shamed the mom to her then-1-year-old Louetta for sharing breastfeeding pics, she wasn't fazed.
Willis argued: "I'm feeding my kid. It's not sexual unless you're making it that way."
Sophie Turner
Sophie Turner was called out for attending a party while her two kids where with their dad Joe Jonas.
In an interview with British Vogue, Turner said she faced harsh criticism in the wake of her split from husband Joe Jonas for attending a party after wrapping filming of Joan in England.
Her daughter, Willa, 3, and her younger sis, nearly 2, were with their dad stateside. Being called a bad mom stung, she said.
The Game of Thrones actress confessed: "Mum guilt is so real."
Gabrielle Union
Crticis found Gabrielle Union sharing a photo of her kissing her baby on the lips ‘harmful’ because of bacteria.
Not-so-sweet kisses! The backlash was strong when Bring It On star Gabrielle Union shared a snap kissing her baby Kaavia, now 6, on the lips, with some accusing her of potentially introducing harmful bacteria via the mouth-to-mouth contact.
The 52-year-old shut it down, saying that she hadn't gone through the difficult surrogacy journey just to put her child in harm's way.
She wrote under the Instagram video: “Hey guys I appreciate all the concern about kisses on the mouth and labored breathing, I am blessed enough to have a nurse here with us while at work. Kaav is healthy and I don't even touch her without washing and sanitizing myself and everything and everyone that comes into contact with her.”
Union added: "No visits with sick folk and even all of Oprah's crew got whooping cough vaccinations and current on all vaccinations to be in our home. If you think I waited this long and went thru all this to put my baby in harm's way… you got another thing coming."
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Hilary Duff
The former Disney Channel star was shamed when she showed off her daughter’s pierced ears.
Knowing she'd gotten flak when she showed off her older daughter Banks' newly pierced ears when the tot was 8 months old in 2018, Hillary Duff was ready when she had her second daughter, Mae, pierced two years later.
The 37-year-old posted: "Yes! I pierced her ears today.
"Can't wait for the internet to call me a child abuser … again. Lesss go."
