Timothée Chalamet's Ballet Criticism Sparks Backlash

0:00On this March 8th, here's what's making entertainment headlines. Timothy Chalamet, the 30-year-old actor, is catching heat for comments he made about ballet and opera during a town hall event on February 24th. Speaking with Matthew McConaughey, he took shots at those art forms, sparking immediate backlash from the dance and opera worlds. The New York native quickly tried to walk it back, joking that he lost viewers and offering respect to performers. A 35-year-old trained dancer called him out online, questioning why artists would attack each other when artificial intelligence threatened so. Many creative fields, while live performances like Ballets, hold strong. Chalamet has 11.8 million social media followers, but that did not stop the criticism from pouring in. Plenty of celebrities pushed back, including Laura Bonanti, Misti Copeland and Eva Mendes, along with major opera companies like the Metropolitan, Opera and London's Royal Ballet. It hits close to home, too, since Chalamet's mother and late-grandmother were professional dancers. His grandma even performed on Broadway in the late.

1:071940s, his old high school principal at LaGuardia, wrote an open letter last Friday, urging him to do better. Meanwhile, his Oscar odds for best actor in the $70 million ping pong drama he produced and starred in have slipped to about 37%. Behind Michael B. Jordan's 48%, though many Academy votes were cast before the controversy. Chalamet remains nominated for best picture and actor at the 98th Academy Awards, airing next Sunday. He is wrapping up his role in the third-doon movie, hitting theaters December 18th, with stars like Zendaya and Florence Pew. Thanks to our sponsor for supporting today's coverage. Some people meditate, I just lay down and press play, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com.