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Doja 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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American actor Timothée Chalamet, nominated at the Oscar Prize for the role of the film "Marty Supreme", has been shown to be important international cultural institutions following comments made about ballet and opera for the publications Variety and CNN, reports News.ro. "I don't want to work in ballet or opera or things that say: "Hey, ...
A few days after the Oscar Awards ceremony, a new controversy settled in the cultural debate and featured the actor Timothée Chalamet. His comments on opera and ballet generated reactions from various artistic institutions and figures of the show.
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ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGAComments made by Timothée Chalamet about opera and ballet have sparked a heated debate across entertainment and arts circles. The Oscar nominee’s remarks during a recent interview about movie theaters quickly drew backlash from performers, institutions, and even daytime television personalities. On “The View,” several cohosts weighed in on the controversy, criticizing Chalamet’s perspective while urging the young star to th…
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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…
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