Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones' daughter Carys, 23, turns heads in a daring sheer lace top at Gucci event after her parents' impassioned defence of nepo babies

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones' daughter Carys wore a daring fashion choice when she attended a Gucci x Moda Operandi NYC Cocktail fashion event on Wednesday. 

Carys, 23, went braless under a sheer lace blouse which was open at the front and held together by a clasp. 

The actress and assistant director teamed it with a lace black mini skirt all from the high-end fashion brand and completed her look with black tights. 

Accessorizing with a Gucci bag which she carried under her arm, she posed for pictures, after her parents' impassioned defence of nepo babies.  

Carys' Hollywood actor father Michael, 82, recently stated that he is not a fan of the label 'nepo baby,' despite following in his late father Kirk Douglas' actor footsteps.

While plugging his memoir One Helluva Ride last month, Michael said: 'I think it’s an unfortunate title... I guess you could say that about any business. The same thing with Hollywood royalty. My father’s father was a junkman.' 

Michael noted that the careers of the men in his family are one of the themes in his book, saying: 'That was part of my motivation – to tell about the ups and the downs anyone has in their life, and how hard you work for it versus something that’s just handed to you'.

His son Dylan, 26, made his acting debut in 2003 with his dad, mum, late grandfather Kirk and brother Cameron, in It Runs in the Family, while Carys has also dabbled in modelling.

It comes after their mum Catherine, 57, recently told AARP magazine that she finds the term nepo baby 'horrific', saying: 'We told them all the [Hollywood] horror stories to see if their passion for the art and the craft was genuine...

'But they’ve done every production, they went to every theater camp. Sometimes it was like: "Can you just come home from theater camp? Can we have two weeks to see you at the summer break?"' the Chicago star shared. 

However, her children were determined to forge a path in entertainment and 'worked every college film and musical and straight play,' she said.

'It’s a very small percentage of our business that can really make a living out of doing what we love. But they certainly do love it,' the proud mother highlighted.

The movie producer said that his advice to his kids about show business is: 'If you don’t like rejection, don’t do it.'

'I know how worried my father was,' he recalled of dad Kirk, adding about his own brood, 'They’re very talented, all three of them. I think it will all work out.' 

Discussing nepotism with People magazine this week, Douglas posited, 'Is there any business in the world that the mother or father [don't] try to get their son or daughter into?'

'We all try to help our kids to some degree,' he reasoned.

He shared that early in his career he was often told, 'You remind me so much of your father,' which he took as a compliment.

However, the then-rising star said he would think, 'I don’t want to hear that. I’m going to be my own person.'

Corroborating his wife's prior comments, Michael said his kids with Zeta-Jones have been performing 'since they were in kindergarten.'

He insisted, 'Every play, every show, summer theater camps, graduating... I mean, they’ve done so much work. It’s unbelievable.'