The Clooney's And 16 Other Celebrity Couples Who Keep Their Kids Away From The Public Eye

    “Don't mess with my cubs.”

    Jeremy Hayes
    by Jeremy Hayes

    BuzzFeed Contributor

    When Rihanna showcased her pregnancy on America's biggest stage during the Super Bowl halftime show, the Internet couldn't talk about anything else. Three days after, she posed on the cover of Vogue with A$AP Rocky and her firstborn baby son.

    Rhianna performs at halftime show with a baby bump
    Kevin Sabitus / Getty Images

    Although, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are pretty private otherwise... they have not even shared the name of their firstborn son yet!

    Several other celeb parents also choose to keep their children out of the spotlight.

    "No photos allowed" sign
    Bor-zebra / Getty Images/iStockphoto

    Here are 17 celebs that are strict about allowing their children on camera:

    1. Drew Berrymore

    Drew Barrymore and husband Will Kopelman at a movie screening
    Neilson Barnard / Getty Images

    Barrymore has shared photos of her children in the past, but rarely. She's spoken out about keeping her children out of the spotlight.

    She told People: “Can you imagine me being [a] mom [who is] pushing her kids out there? That’s not going to happen.”

    2. Adele

    Adele poses with GRAMMY award
    Amy Sussman / Getty Images

    Adele has made it clear that she wants to keep her children away from the public eye and went as far as suing British paparazzi over photos of her son.

    3. Mindy Kaling

    Mindy Kaling attends the Producers Guild Awards
    Taylor Hill / Getty Images

    The Office and Inside Out star is more hesitant than most celebs when it comes to sharing photos of her daughter.

    When on the Today Show, she said, "I’m far too fragile. [My daughter will] be big enough and people will see her. Am I even doing the right thing? Maybe she’ll be mad at me later on, but I’ll deal with it then."

    4. Chris Hemsworth & Elsa Pataky

    Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky at movie premiere
    Lisa Maree Williams / Getty Images

    As per E! News, Hemsworth and Pataky do everything they can to keep their children from being exploited and rarely shares pictures of their children (careful not to show their faces when they do).

    5. Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus

    Norman Reedus and Diane Kruger at a movie premiere
    Juan Naharro Gimenez / Getty Images

    Kruger and Reedus' entire relationship, in general, is very private.

    "We had a couple [of] incidences before her arrival that were not so fun to deal with," Kruger told People, "and so my main concern’s her safety.”

    6. Penélope Cruz & Javier Bardem

    Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem on red carpet at the Academy Awards
    David Livingston / Getty Images

    The actors have two children together and keep their life very private.

    “I want my son—and my kids if I have more—to grow up in a way that is as anonymous as possible,” Cruz told Vogue. "The fact that his father and I have chosen to do the work that we do doesn’t give anybody the right to invade our privacy,” 

    7. Halle Berry

    Halle Berry at a movie premiere
    Amy Sussman / Getty Images

    In 2008, a photog trespassed on Berry's property and snapped a photo of her with her son, and she said in a statement, "Choosing a career as an actress has made me a public figure, but my baby has made no such choice."

    8. Tyra Banks

    Tyra Banks poses at SirusXM Studios
    Noam Galai / Getty Images

    Banks admitted on Late Night with Seth Myers that she posted a picture of her child to her social media account only after she believed paparazzi were going to get the first picture. Other than that, she keeps her son out of the spotlight.

    9. Emily Blunt & John Krasinski

    Emily Blunt and John Krasinski at SAG Awards
    Frazer Harrison / Getty Images

    The two are very strict about not allowing photos of their children, but Krasinski shared a tweet of their baby girl with the hashtag #NoKidsPolicy in reference to looking down on paparazzi taking photos of their child.

    Blunt has even gone so far as not wanting her children to know she is famous.

    10. Eva Mendes & Ryan Gosling

    Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling at a movie premiere
    Sonia Recchia / Getty Images

    There might not be a more private couple in Hollywood than Mendes and Gosling. So it's no surprise their children aren't found on their social media.

    “Since my children are still so little and don’t understand what posting their image really means, I don’t have their consent," Mendes wrote in an Instagram post, per People. "And I won’t post their image until they’re old enough to give me consent.”

    11. Kerry Washington & Nnamdi Asomugha

    Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha at movie screening
    Bruce Glikas / Getty Images

    Washington can admit it is difficult to resist posting photos of her children online, but she's strong.

    She told People, “I have moments where I take pictures or videos of one of my three amazing kids and I wanna post it online, and I tend to just send it to my parents or my shrink instead. I’m like, ‘My kids are so cute and I don’t wanna post about them, so look at how cute they are!’”

    12. Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds

    Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds attend The Met Gala
    Gotham / Getty Images

    Lively and that guy who owns the Wrexham football club rarely share photos of their children online.

    In 2021, Lively slammed paparazzi for sharing a photo online of her children in a now-deleted post where she called the decision to post the photo of her family "disturbing."

    13. Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher

    Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher at a basketball game
    Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images

    Kunis and Kutcher choose not to post their children often on social media.

    "We actually feel that being public is a personal choice," he said during an episode of Thrive Global Podcast with iHeart Radio. "My wife and I have chosen a career where we're in the public light. But my kids have not, so I think they should have the right to choose that."

    14. George & Amal Clooney

    George Clooney and wife Amal at a red carpet event
    Albert L. Ortega / Getty Images

    Clooney went on record asking tabloids to stop posting pictures of his twins because he was worried about their safety.

    He stated in a public note, “I am a public figure and accept the oftentimes intrusive photos as part of the price to pay for doing my job. Our children have made no such commitment.”

    15. Sarah Michelle Gellar & Freddie Prinze Jr.

    Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr at a movie premiere
    Phillip Faraone / Getty Images

    Actors Gellar and Prinze won't let their kids use social media and don't post them on their own accounts often.

    Gellar told Yahoo Life, "I believe kids need to know what their limitations are, and they actually thrive in that environment. We’re not mean, we're not unnecessarily strict, but we have rules. And the same way I abide by my code of rules, I expect the same from our children."

    16. Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer

    Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin attend the after-party
    Amy Sussman / Getty Images

    The True Blood stars believe in keeping their life private.

    Paquin told People, "I want the right to say that they’re not fair game. Don't mess with my cubs."

    17. Kristen Bell & Dax Shepard

    Dax Shepard (L) and Kristen Bell attend Golden Globes
    Frazer Harrison / Getty Images

    Bell and Shepard also believe their kids deserve a say in whether their photos are shared with the public or not.

    Speaking to Romper, Bell said, "...I chose a career in the public eye. I chose to be quoted. I chose to have my picture taken. I don’t know them yet. I don’t know if they will want that. So I really don’t have the right to choose for them."

    Parents, do you avoid posting photos of your children? Or are you about that "sharenting" life? Comment below!

    (I can't believe "sharenting" is a thing.)