Timothee Chalamet found himself embroiled in a backlash on social media after he shared his controversial opinion on ballet and opera as dying art forms.
The 30-year-old actor sparked outrage with his comments as ballet and opera artists began sharing their disappointment at the “tone-deaf” joke he made.
The Marty Supreme star got a response from the Metropolitan Opera itself when the organization shared a TikTok video with the caption “This one’s for you, Timothee Chalamet…”
The video showed people busily working on costumes and wigs, as well as performers rehearsing and the hustle and bustle ahead of a performance, and the text above the video read: “All respect to the opera (and ballet) people out there,” looking at Chalamet’s comment, which he made after jokingly insulting the art forms.
The Metropolitan Opera’s response comes after many artists, as well as companies including the Royal Ballet and Opera in London, criticized Dune actor for his disrespectful comments.
During the interview between Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey, the Beautiful boy actor said: “I don’t want to work with ballet or opera or things where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive even though nobody cares about it anymore.’ All respect to all the ballet and opera people out there.”
Although he immediately realized the nature of his remark, saying, “I just lost 14 cents in viewership. I just took pictures for no reason,” it seems it was already too late.
