Charlize Theron Walks Back AI Replacement Prediction

0:00On April 23rd, Charlize Theron just walked back her bold prediction about Timothy Shalamet getting swapped out by AI in 10 years. The Oster winner admitted she talked straight out of her ass on that one, saying nobody knows what the future holds for Hollywood. While hyping her new Netflix flick Apex with Theron Egerton, Theron doubled down that live performances like acting or dance will be tough for robots. She pointed out even fancy dancing bots in Hong Kong, ain't touching pros like Misty Copeland. Shalamet's original comments downplaying Opera and Ballet sparked major backlash from industry folks, including anonymous Oscar voters who called him, out for punching down on hardworking artists. Theron had fired back in a New York Times profile, hoping to chat with him someday. Now she's chilling on the drama, stressing we're all just handling AI advances one day at a time. No Chris the Ball here, just real talk from a 50-year-old vet keeping a human. Her movie Apex proves she's still front and center, no bots needed, so the beat goes

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