US EditionDoja Cat takes aim at Timothée Chalamet over his controversial ballet and opera comments
- In February, Timothée Chalamet said during a Variety and CNN town hall he doesn't want to work in ballet or opera because 'no one cares' anymore, adding 'All respect' and joking about losing 14 cents in viewership.
- During a sit-down with Matthew McConaughey, Chalamet discussed keeping audiences engaged amid shrinking attention spans on the awards-season press tour.
- On Sunday, Doja Cat posted a TikTok that mocked Timothée Chalamet and defended ballet and opera etiquette, arguing those industries still have audiences and respect.
- On Thursday, the Metropolitan Opera and London's Royal Ballet posted videos defending their crafts using Chalamet's audio, while Jamie Lee Curtis and Diana Warren criticized his remarks.
- Various opera houses repurposed Chalamet's remarks into promo codes and invitations, amid broader debate about arts funding and classical genre survival, as critics responded.
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The Hollywood Reporter
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The Independent
The Independent (US)Doja Cat responds to Timothee Chalamet’s controversial opera and ballet comments
Doja Cat has hit out at Timothée Chalamet for his controversial remarks about ballet and opera. The Marty Supreme actor, 30, claimed "no one cares" about the two art forms during a discussion with Matthew McConaughey for Variety in February. In a TikTok video responding to his comments, the "Say So" singer said: "Opera is 400 years old. Ballet is 500 years old. Um, somebody named [Timothee Chalamet] had the nerve... to say on camera, that nobody…
The actor's comment went viral and sparked a wave of reactions, including videos from institutions such as the Metropolitan Opera
Viral backlash over Timothée Chalamet's ballet and opera comments kinda proves his point
The arts world got steaming mad after actor Timothée Chalamet said no one cared about opera and ballet. The viral flap it caused proved all over again how Hollywood celebrity often trumps almost every other form of entertainment.
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