Jamie Lee Curtis criticises Timothée Chalamet for “silly” ballet and opera remark: “I’m sure he regrets the comment”
Jamie Lee Curtis is the latest to criticise Timothée Chalamet for his criticism of the ballet and the opera.
The Call Me By Your Name actor received a slew of criticism after he hit out at the ballet and opera community in a Variety and CNN town hall with Interstellar co-star Matthew McConaughey.
“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,” the star said.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Curtis spoke about Chalamet’s controversial perspective; Curtis’ eldest daughter, Annie, is a dance instructor, so the opinion hit close to home.
Curtis began on the matter, “His comments are silly, and I’m sorry that they’re going to be a bit of his legacy now.”
The 67-year-old artist continued, “I’m sure he regrets the comment because you can’t throw those art forms under a bus. You can’t do it. They’re too important.”
Curtis went on, “Does that mean there’s not a reduction in audiences for those art forms? I’m sure there is. Does that mean it’s going to be the destruction of those art forms? No.”
Making one final quip on the matter, Curtis said pertinently, “People still shoot on film, by the way.”
After making the initial comment, Chalamet realised his words could quickly be deemed offensive. In the wake of the commentary, he shared with McConaughey: “I just lost 14 cents in viewership. I just took shots for no reason.”
In the new interview, Curtis also outlined her anxiety for the future of the movie industry: “I see the lists of actors who are available for work, and when you start going down these lists, these are people who have starred in movies, had their own TV series…”
The Halloween star continued, “And they’re willing to go on tape for a small part in either your movie or your TV show. It is a desperate time. There is very little work available.”
On March 15th, Chalamet, who previously won the ‘Best Actor’ at the Golden Globe Awards and the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards for his starring role in Marty Supreme, is set to compete in the same category at the Oscars.
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