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Lorraine Nicholson, the daughter of Jack Nicholson, is calling out the status-chasing elite that have taken over Los Angeles.In a new essay published in W Magazine, the 36-year-old actress takes a satirical approach on modern-day Hollywood clout chasers and the true meaning behind what it means to be "somebody" among the rich and famous."Being somebody in Hollywood doesnt just mean having a bigger house or a better job. It means that when youre at a party, women wont peer over your shoulder to see who else has arrived, and men wont interrupt you in the middle of a story to get a drink," Nicholson wrote."It means that even if your latest blockbuster fails to perform, and regardless of whether you have a spot on the lot, you will always be treated with respect. Its no wonder, then, that L.A. has established itself as the status-anxiety capital of the world, a city where people will chase clout to the grave."CATHERINE ZETA-JONES' DAUGHTER BORROWS HER 20-YEAR-OLD VINTAGE DRESS FOR NYC GALAIn her piece, Nicholson paints a picture of what it's really like living in L.A. a city filled with gym and sleep-obsessed Angelinos who thrive on supplements and status."If youre somebody in Hollywood, you work out. Even though you work out to be thin and attractive, you will never admit this," she quipped. "You will tell people its to be healthy. Ten years ago, to brag about your Equinox membership or your spot in a Tracy Anderson class would have been perfectly acceptable. Today you will work out with a personal trainer in a private gym that looks like an S&M dungeon."As far as dating, Nicholson said everyone is still on the celebrity dating app, Raya, comparing each other to unrealistic versions of themselves.FOX NEWS ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER: BRADLEY COOPER DENIES PLASTIC SURGERY, JENNY MCCARTHY SLAMS THE VIEW"If you are a woman, you will be compared to former Victorias Secret models and the women on 'Dancing With the Stars.' But do not retouch your photos remember, if you do manage to match with someone, you do not want to go through the humiliation of being compared to the image of yourself that you created, and to which you will never be able to live up."Ultimately, Nicholson wrote, all of these external things that some consider important dont measure up to what truly matters in life."These places do not complete your life in the way you hoped they would," wrote Nicholson. "And thats part of what makes L.A. so great. This is a city where people who have tasted the upper echelons of status understand how little it means. Its no coincidence that some of the biggest talents of our dayLeonardo DiCaprio, Michael B. Jordan, Charlize Theronbring their mothers as their dates and have the same friends from the before times, before they were somebodies."In a 2023 interview with Vanity Fair, Nicholson opened up about what it was like growing up with a famous dad."I believe my parents had a full-blown party in the room at Cedars-Sinai because adults are constantly coming up to me saying, I was there the day you were born."Lorraines parents, Nicholson and Rebecca Broussard, welcomed her into the world on April 16, 1990. The one-time couple also share a son, Ray, 31.As a child growing up in the celebrity scene in Los Angeles, Lorraine had her share of famous friends and neighbors.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERShe told Vanity Fair that Hugh Hefners kids were her best friends and recalled enjoying meals at the Playboy Mansion."At the Playboy Mansion, you could order any food you wanted. I would order pounds of mashed potatoes and peas," she said.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSIn 2008, Jack spoke with AARP Magazine about his relationship with Lorraine and Ray."We've always gotten along. I want to be inspirational, or some kind of good influence on them without overburdening them," he said at the time."It's their time of life to find out who they are," he continued. "I always read to them, from childhood on; I think that's a father's responsibility. I took them to things I knew they might not love opera, ballet. They like going to the ball games with me."He added, "And they are very comfortable around show business; they are good set rats. They walked in on my death scene in The Departed.' I said, If I can get these two kids really worried, I'm doin' my job!"