'The View' cohosts slam Timothée Chalamet over ballet and opera comments

Timothée Chalamet drew backlash after saying ballet and opera are dying art forms that “no one cares about anymore” during a town hall with Matthew McConaughey that aired on CNN. The actor’s remarks went viral and were the focus of Monday’s episode of The View.

Sunny Hostin, who said she is a member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, called Chalamet “offended and disappointed” and added, “I didn’t realize he was that vapid and that shallow.” Filling in co-host Sheryl Underwood blamed youth for the comment, saying, “And you sitting with Matthew McConaughey and y’all kiki-ing and chopping it up … I think he thought he could say that,” and suggesting he might respect the art more if he ever played Rudolf Nureyev.

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