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  Culkin has a complicated relationship with celebrity culture, having been exposed to his brother Macaulay's fame at a young age. He mistrusted mainstream media outlets following the release of Home Alone because of how the press treated his family. During his parents' separation and subsequent custody battle in 1995, a 13-year-old Culkin delivered a handwritten note to the New York Supreme Court requesting to bar the media from entering the courtroom. His plea to "spare family from any further embarrassment" was denied by a judge. As of 2023, Culkin refuses to speak to Access Hollywood and the New York Post due to their respective coverage of his family.
  
  Journalists have written about Culkin's charismatic and "chaotic" personality. The Daily Telegraph 's Teo van den Broeke called him "Hollywood's most likeable rascal", while Charlotte Edwardes of The Guardian dubbed him a Manic Pixie Dream Guy. His awards acceptance speeches attracted significant media attention, especially pertaining to an in-joke with his wife about wanting more children. Culkin has also been labeled as a style icon, with his incorporation of accessories listed as his trademark feature. Fashion critics noticed his recurring motif of wearing an assortment of rings, nail polishes and friendship bracelets on his right arm, drawing comparisons to musicians Lenny Kravitz and Taylor Swift. In March 2023, Culkin starred in COS ' spring–summer campaign and became a brand ambassador for Zegna. He also developed a creative partnership with Dior.
  
  Culkin has a complicated relationship with celebrity culture, having been exposed to his brother Macaulay's fame at a young age. He mistrusted mainstream media outlets following the release of Home Alone because of how the press treated his family. During his parents' separation and subsequent custody battle in 1995, a 13-year-old Culkin delivered a handwritten note to the New York Supreme Court requesting to bar the media from entering the courtroom. His plea to "spare family from any further embarrassment" was denied by a judge. As of 2023, Culkin refuses to speak to Access Hollywood and the New York Post due to their respective coverage of his family.
  
  Journalists have written about Culkin's charismatic and "chaotic" personality. The Daily Telegraph 's Teo van den Broeke called him "Hollywood's most likeable rascal", while Charlotte Edwardes of The Guardian dubbed him a Manic Pixie Dream Guy. His awards acceptance speeches attracted significant media attention, especially pertaining to an in-joke with his wife about wanting more children. Culkin has also been labeled as a style icon, with his incorporation of accessories listed as his trademark feature. Fashion critics noticed his recurring motif of wearing an assortment of rings, nail polishes and friendship bracelets on his right arm, drawing comparisons to musicians Lenny Kravitz and Taylor Swift. In March 2023, Culkin starred in COS ' spring–summer campaign and became a brand ambassador for Zegna. He also developed a creative partnership with Dior.