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Timothée Chalamet He first targeted ballet and opera a few years ago An art form that shows both are dying in a recent interview.
Chalamet, 30, said: “I was like, there’s nothing sad about it, but whether you’re making movies or acting or pursuing your goals, I started to feel like (film) was like opera or ballet or something. It was kind of like a dying art form or something.” TikTok clips of 2019 This has resurfaced following his latest comments.
Chalamet made the remarks during a promotional screening of the film in 2019 king. The four-time Oscar nominee cited the cultural conversation surrounding his hit film please call me by your name and lady bird As proof that movies are not gone.
TikTok user @thealienstookover explained in the caption that they reuploaded the video to show that Chalamet has a history of defaming opera and ballet.
Timothée Chalamet is proud of his performance in the movie Marty 10, but his latest comments about his performance are dividing fans. “This is probably my best performance, you know, and it’s been seven, eight years since I felt like I’ve been delivering really, really committed, top-notch performances,” Chalamet, 29, said at (…)
“I shot this video on October 1, 2019,” they wrote. “I was so excited to see the film and he made a surprise appearance in our theater. His recent comments about ballet and opera made me want to check my videos. I think I remember him saying something different. Unfortunately I’m confused and he’s been thinking this way for years. So disappointing.”
In February, Chalamet sparked controversy when he appeared to dismiss ballet and opera during an interview Matthew McConaughey for type.
“Some people want to be entertained quickly. I’m really somewhere in the middle,” Marty Supre the actor admitted. “Because I admire people, and I’ve done this myself in talk shows, (saying), ‘Hey, we’ve got to keep movie theaters alive. We’ve got to keep this genre alive.”
He added, “The other part of me feels like, if people want to see it, it’s like Barbielike Oppenheimerthey would go see it and shout loudly and proud of it. I don’t want to work in ballet or opera where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive even if no one cares about it anymore. ‘”
Chalamet seemed aware of his shadow, as he was quick to express “all the respect I have for those in the ballet and opera world.”
“Damn, I just shoot for no reason,” he joked.
Timothée Chalamet, March 2026.
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesHis latest comments proved particularly surprising because Chalamet’s mother, Nicole Friendis a former Broadway dancer.
It didn’t take long for some of the world’s most famous ballets and operas to respond to Chalamet. Metropolitan Opera shares clip via Instagram Demonstrating the virtuosity of every high-level opera performance.
On Thursday, March 5, the Metropolitan Opera responded, quoting Chalamet: “Hats off to the people of opera (and ballet). This one’s for you, @tchalamet.”
“When AI takes over and all that’s left is live art, he sings a different tune. Oh wait. He doesn’t just sing one tune,” Tony Winner Laura Benati quipped in the comments section of the Metropolitan Opera.
Los Angeles Opera takes a different approach, encouraging Chalamet to come to a show Akhenaten While living in the city. Meanwhile, the Royal Ballet posted a tribute To its dancers.
“Every night, thousands of people gather at the Royal Opera House to watch ballet and opera. For the music. For the storytelling. For the sheer magic of live performance,” they wrote on Friday, March 6. “If you want to reconsider, @tchalamet, our doors are open to you. ✨ #TheRoyalBallet #TheRoyalOpera #RoyalBalletAndOpera.”
Chelsea Handler wasn’t a fan of the way Timothée Chalamet handled his Marty Supreme press conference. “He seemed very serious about winning and being recognized for his stellar performance,” the comedian, 50, said of Chalamet, 30, during an appearance on Amanda Hirsch’s Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast on Tuesday, January 14. Ahead of (…)
Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis, dancing with the stars relative Shanna Burgess and pop stars doha cat also showed Support the opera and ballet community After the controversy.
“Opera is 400 years old. Ballet is 500 years old.” Doja Cat, 30, clap back Sunday, March 8, via TikTok. “By the way, a big shot named Timothée Chalamet had the nerve to go on camera and say that no one cares about this.”
The “Agora Hills” rapper continued, “I believe you could walk into an opera house right now and the seats would be filled and no one would say a word while the show was going on because everyone was so respectful of it. There’s etiquette around opera. There’s etiquette around ballet. It’s amazing. It’s an amazing theater medium. It’s just so beautiful.”
Chalamet has yet to respond to the backlash.
