{"id":21560,"date":"2026-03-10T21:11:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/timothee-chalamet-still-getting-slammed-for-saying-ballet-and-opera-are-dead\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T21:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:11:53","slug":"timothee-chalamet-still-getting-slammed-for-saying-ballet-and-opera-are-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/timothee-chalamet-still-getting-slammed-for-saying-ballet-and-opera-are-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet Still Getting Slammed For Saying Ballet And Opera Are Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative\" data-narration-container=\"true\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In order to understand why opera and ballet fans are so mad at actor Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, you\u2019ll need to go back to a February 24 town hall interview he did with Matthew McConaughey for Variety and CNN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">At the time, the 30-year-old \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d star disparaged the two art forms, claiming they were outdated and irrelevant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cI admire people, and I\u2019ve done it myself, who go on a talk show and go, \u2018Hey, we gotta keep movie theaters alive. You know, we gotta keep this genre alive,&#8217;\u201d Chalamet said at the time. \u201cAnd another part of me feels like, if people want to see it, like \u2018Barbie,\u2019 like \u2018Oppenheimer,\u2019 they\u2019re going to go see it and go out of their way to be loud and proud about it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cI don\u2019t want to be working in ballet or opera, or things where it\u2019s like, \u2018Hey, keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore,\u2019\u201d the actor went on. \u201cAll respect to the ballet and opera people out there. I just lost fourteen cents in viewership. I just took shots for no reason.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"424w9fJRgYk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet &amp; Matthew McConaughey | Variety &amp; CNN Town Hall - Full Conversation\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/424w9fJRgYk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">This led to Chalamet being slammed by the opera and ballet community. T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">here are even debates over whether the actor reduced his likelihood of winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in less than a week, with betting markets reducing Chalamet\u2019s odds for taking home a golden statue after predicting him as a likely winner for months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Many have pointed out that it\u2019s only his reputation that risks being ruined, because the Oscars ballots were submitted long before the clip went public.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Chalamet\u2019s comments went viral on social media and got some big reactions. The Metropolitan Opera posted a video showing all the work that goes into productions and added the caption, \u201cAll respect to the opera (and ballet) people out there\u2026This one\u2019s for you, @tchalamet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background:#fff;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DVhCWgujcuV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">LA Opera posted an update to say they were considering giving the actor free tickets, but decided not to because \u201cit\u2019s selling out.\u201d The caption added, \u201cThere are a few seats left to purchase if you hurry.\u201d The U.K.\u2019s Royal Ballet and Opera also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DVi9Gf5DLKq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">stressed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> how popular their shows were and invited Chalamet to come check out the \u201csheer magic\u201d of a live performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Seattle Opera offered 14% off tickets to \u201cCarmen\u201d for patrons using the promo code TIMOTHEE. \u201cTimmy, you\u2019re welcome to use it too,\u201d they said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">And it wasn\u2019t just ballet companies getting in on the mockery. On a recent episode of \u201cJeopardy!\u201d a category featuring ballet and opera was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVrf5Pcj2ER\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">shared<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> in Instagram reels alongside the caption, \u201cNOBODY @ HIM \ud83d\udc40 #timotheechalamet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The ladies of \u201cThe View\u201d also weren\u2019t happy with Chalamet. Panelist Sunny Hostin said she was \u201coffended\u201d and \u201cdisappointed\u201d by his comments, while moderator Whoopi Goldberg had a rant of her own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cYou come from a dance family. And so, when you crap on somebody else\u2019s art form, it doesn\u2019t feel good,\u201d Goldberg <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2X2royZId0A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t feel good to see, and you probably didn\u2019t realize that until you said, \u2018Oh, I\u2019m in trouble.\u2019 But then you compounded it, and said \u201914 cents.\u2019 No, when people get mad, it\u2019ll be a lot more than 14 cents. So be careful. I\u2019m just saying, be careful, boy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cAnd really, don\u2019t apologize when you\u2019ve insulted, because it doesn\u2019t sound right. You can\u2019t say, \u2018Oh, this is dumb and no disrespect for\u2019 \u2014 that\u2019s absolute disrespect!\u201d she went on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Chalamet missed becoming the youngest ever Best Actor winner at last year\u2019s Oscars for his role in \u201cA Complete Unknown.\u201d He took home his first ever Golden Globe earlier this year for Best Actor \u2013 Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role in \u201cMarty Supreme.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/timothee-chalamet-still-getting-slammed-for-saying-ballet-and-opera-are-dead\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to understand why opera and ballet fans are so mad at actor Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, you\u2019ll need to go back to a February 24 town hall interview he did with Matthew McConaughey for Variety and CNN. At the time, the 30-year-old \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d star disparaged the two art forms, claiming they were outdated and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-current-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}