Justine Bateman blasts Timothée Chalamet over his comment on ballet. Ever since Chalamet made a controversial statement about opera and ballet, several celebrities have reacted to the actor’s claims. While a few celebrities have supported him, most of them have slammed the Oscar nominee for his contentious remarks.
Justine Bateman criticizes Timothee Chalamet over controversy
Justine Bateman slams Timothée Chalamet over ballet controversy. She wrote, “Ballet, Opera, and Theater work has been around much longer than that of Film and TV. Every filmmaker should pray they’re film/series lasts as long as the work from those enduring performing arts.”
For those who are unaware of the raging controversy, Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey appeared in an interview. They talked about making efforts to preserve cinema at the University of Texas. The Dune star remarked, “I don’t want to be working in ballet, or opera, or things where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive, even though like no one cares about this anymore.’”
“All respect to all the ballet and opera people out there,” he quickly added, but the damage was done. Chalamet took a swipe at his own statement and quipped, “I just lost 14 cents in viewership. I just took shots for no reason” (via US Weekly).
Fans had mixed reactions to Bateman’s jab at Chalamet in the comments section. One fan commented, “I love them all, but the only reason I can see ballet is because wealthy donors keep the doors open. All he said was he didn’t want that to happen to film.”
A second fan wrote, “But he didn’t trash those art forms. He just said they have become niche—which they have—and expressed the concern that film would become niche. The guy is being pilloried for something he didn’t say.”
On the other hand, a user penned, “Timothée Chalamet should pray he is interesting enough down the road and can make more interesting movies, because trust me, ballet, opera, and symphony orchestra concerts WILL OUTLIVE him. People love what is familiar—Swan Lake is more familiar and beloved than Marty Supreme.”
Another one added, “It is fine that Timothée Chalamet doesn’t like the opera or (ballet emoji), but after his immature/awkward commentary ended with ‘I just lost 14 cents in viewership,’ I may he be nominated by his peers 14 times for an Oscar—and lose—until he realizes other artists make his performance worthy.”
