US EditionDoja Cat Takes Aim at Timothée Chalamet over His Controversial Ballet and Opera Comments
Doja Cat and major arts institutions counter Timothée Chalamet's claim by highlighting ballet's 500-year and opera's 400-year history and ongoing audience respect.
- On March 8, Doja Cat publicly rebuked Timothée Chalamet after his remarks that nobody cares about opera and ballet, while the Metropolitan Opera and Royal Ballet posted videos defending the art forms.
- During a Variety conversation last month, Timothée Chalamet joked about not wanting to work in ballet or opera but offered 'all respect to the ballet and opera people', noting his mother Nicole Flender, sister Pauline Chalamet, and grandmother danced for the New York City Ballet.
- Doja Cat responded on TikTok by stressing opera is 400 years old and ballet is 500 years old, praising performers who 'break and bleed' and directly calling out Timothée Chalamet.
- Performers and institutions responded by sharing live footage and inviting Chalamet to see the art forms, with Deepa Johnny calling the remark 'disappointing take.'
- The spat has reignited discussion about the relevance of classical arts institutions, prompting calls to showcase the magic of live performance and warning that AI cannot replicate it in the coming years.
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Doja Cat Calls Out Timothée Chalamet for Controversial Take on Ballet and Opera
Doja Cat is the latest star to address Timothée Chalamet’s comments about ballet and opera. If you didn’t know, Timothée is facing major backlash for his thoughts on the art forms that “no one cares” about anymore, and many stars have since spoken out in response. Keep reading to find ...
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Chalamet's disparaging comments about ballet and opera continued to irk other performing artists over the weekend, while Oscar watchers pondered whether he had destroyed his hopes of winning a best actor trophy.
A discussion on censorship arts ended with a debate on social networks after Doja Cat publicly criticise comments made by Timothée Chalamet on ball and opera. According to information published by Rachel McRady, 30-year-old rapper used TikTok to respond to the actor's statements given to Oscar, also 30-year-old, who recently stated that “no one cares” with these traditional art forms. The video published by the cantor was then closed.
Doja Cat Called Out "Big Guy" Timothée Chalamet Over Opera Controversy
ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc/Getty ImagesTimothée Chalamet has made an enemy out of ballet and opera supporters — including Doja Cat, apparently. On March 8, the rapper responded to the actor’s controversial comments in a recent interview with Matthew McConaughey for Variety, where he insinuated that the art forms were dead. “I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive,…
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