Reaction
The "Brat Pack" moniker, often considered in a pejorative sense, was not known to be used by members of the group.
Indeed, the actors comprising the "Brat Pack" generally did not appreciate the label after the New York article was published. In July 1985, Judd Nelson said that he was "so sick of every single person to bringing up the "Brat Pack". Emilio Estevez called up the writer, David Blum, and said, "You've ruined my life." The members of the group apparently stopped socializing after the article was published. According to Susannah Gora they became distant from each other, especially Emilio Estevez, whom they blamed for the article.
During the late 1980s, several of the Brat Pack actors had their careers derailed by problems relating to drugs, alcohol, and in Rob Lowe's case, a sex tape. According to Susannah Gora, "Many believe they could have gone on to more serious roles if not for that article. They were talented. But they had professional difficulties, personal difficulties after that."
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