Backlash grows after Timothée Chalamet's remarks on opera and ballet

Jamie Lee Curtis joined growing criticism of Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet after comments he made in a CNN/Variety video conversation with Matthew McConaughey, recorded on 24 February. He said: “I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera. Things where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this any more.’” He later added: “All respect to all the ballet and opera people out there ...

I just lost 14 cents in viewership. Damn, I just took shots for no reason.” Broadway dancer Zach McNally posted an Instagram story titled “Why is Timothée Chalamet taking shots at opera and ballet?” and asked: “Why are any artists taking shots at any other artist in the time [when] artificial intelligence threatens literally all art forms, except performing art like plays, ballets and operas and musicals.” Curtis reshared McNally’s post and clips from companies such as Amsterdam’s Nationale Opera & Ballet, and also reshared praise for Sinners and its star Michael B Jordan.

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