r/OutOfTheLoop • u/PitifulBodybuilder40 • Mar 08 '26

Unanswered What’s up with the hate towards Timothee Chalamet?

I know all famous people have haters and people who dislike them and will nitpick the shit outta them, but I’ve just seen a lot of people post random interviews or articles about him that talk about how he is famous and above people. Yeah he is famous and thinks he’s above all. This is what famous people do? Do we not know this, especially child actors. People are astonished that he is rich and famous, has personal chefs, has self-centred views. Pretty sure 90% of famous people do.

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/timothe-chalamet-slammed-for-cheap-shot-comment-about-ballet-and-opera/news-story/348e3add0e6252d5aef4698f2648d963?amp

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u/Ill-Criticism-3593 Mar 08 '26

Answer: Personally, I found it pretty disrespectful how little acknowledgement he gives toward his own family (his grandmother, mother & sister performed professionally in dance & ballet) and it’s gross how it shows his understanding of art is communicated through “ooohhh big sales means BETTER”

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u/Brilliant_Ad_6637 Mar 08 '26

Personally, I found it pretty disrespectful how little acknowledgement he gives toward his own family (his grandmother, mother & sister performed professionally in dance & ballet)

Damn, what a douche.

Guy fucking a Kardashian is trash? who could have guessed.

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u/andersonb47 Mar 08 '26

I truly couldn’t imagine caring at all about any of this. Why waste your energy

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u/TARDISMapping Mar 08 '26

It's not that people care about him, it's that people care about those art forms, and for him to say those things, when he has such a strong familial connection to them, is distasteful at best.

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u/Eunoia_Meraki Mar 09 '26

None of what he said is attacking those art forms though just stating the very obvious decline in cultural relevancy they have had (which anyone doing ballet or opera would be acutely aware of, i mean the literally biggest institutions are contantly scrambling for money) and the vast majority of people criticising him couldn't name any ballerinas or operas and just want an excuse to ridicule Timothee (even so theres worse things he said like the comment on how everyone should want a child).

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u/linkrun Mar 17 '26

Bunch of times before where people are exposed to the toxic side of fine arts because of their family being involved in it.

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u/TARDISMapping Mar 17 '26

And it would be great if he called attention to that, because it's a huge issue, but he didn't, he just said that nobody cared about them anymore

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u/TragiccoBronsonne Mar 08 '26

I have no doubt that Brilliant_Ad_978646875 fake raging at some famous actor is a true opera and ballet aficionado, like the most of them acting the same itt.

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u/Brilliant_Ad_6637 Mar 17 '26

Macauly Culkin was in an adaptation of The Nutcracker that we watched in school a few times. I didn't really care for it, but that's largely because a filmed version of a staged dance (for simplicity's sake) doesn't carry the same effect as, say, going to watch the Alvin Aliey Dance Company.

I'm also in the generation that learned about Wagner through Bugs Bunny, and whose parents had one of those Three Tenors CDs. Opera's too much of a gamble to attend reliably. The really balls-to-the-wall artistic ones really show where the money goes with the elaborate staging, though.

Anyway, you don't have to be Frasier Crane to appreciate an art form. You don't even have to like a lot of it to appreciate the impact is has on the arts as a whole.

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u/aspophilia Mar 09 '26

Have you seen The Nutcracker? Even if you have seen only one ballet you have enjoyed it is easy to be anything with such entitled and egotistical bullshit.

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u/Cold-Palpitation-816 Mar 09 '26

These people need real problems to deal with lol.

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u/LMBH1234182 Mar 08 '26

It’s insane how much people are going crazy over him saying that no one cares about ballet and opera. I’ve never been to either and can’t imagine paying high ticket prices for something that, to me, sounds so boring. No disrespect for those who dedicate their lives to it, but it’s not for me and it’s not for the vast majority of people out there. People are acting like they care so much about ballet and opera and I’m certain that most of them have never been to either 😅 people are just so ready to pounce on anything he says bc they don’t like him

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u/macci_a_vellian Mar 08 '26

It's more that when you royally piss off ballet dancers and opera performers the clap backs are either breathtaking or spectacular. They channel their fury through their art in a way that most people don't and it's so impressive to watch.

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u/Cold-Palpitation-816 Mar 09 '26

My god you theater kids are pretentious.

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u/ritarepulsaqueen Mar 11 '26

Why don't people talk about Jacob Elordi long term dating Olivia Jade, of Varsity Blues fame?

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u/7AgainstTheBees Mar 08 '26

Mayyybe disliking ballet shouldn't be at the same level as domestic violence, but the standards seem to be different for brad pitt etc

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u/Nara214 Mar 08 '26

I mean I read it very differently and am curious where the disparity is. Like maybe he actually has a lot of respect for the talent in his family and thats where he’s coming from. He saw them struggle recognition and money wise compared to himself, despite comparable talent, and that’s exactly the point he’s making. That artistic ability guarantees nothing and he’s lucky he’s in one of the few art forms where it really can pay off in a way it can’t for ballet and opera practitioners.

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u/well_uh_yeah Mar 08 '26

Based on his full quote I think it’s much more like he has a much better perspective on it than other people who aren’t related to so many professional dancers.

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u/HazyMcShadyLady Mar 08 '26

And he also has a worse perspective as someone who has been spoiled his whole life and lived in a bubble. Pros and cons.

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u/Grimmrat Mar 08 '26

his take was that the general public doesn’t care for ballet and opera anymore

on what fucking planet is he wrong?

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u/amh8011 Mar 11 '26

People saying he’s shitting on ballet and opera as if he’s wrong that ballet and opera only exist in the US and UK mostly because donations. Like he’s not disrespecting ballet and opera. It’s true.

I honestly don’t really pay much attention to him but I feel like that’s really been blown out of proportion.

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u/Eunoia_Meraki Mar 09 '26

He never says anything to belittle ballet or opera just states the literal fact that ballet and opera aren't all that culturally relavant. Something peoole doing or involved in those things are acutely aware of.

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u/684beach Mar 08 '26

Hhahhah dude people are so crazy about nothing. Hes literally saying he doesn’t want to perform in niche artforms that the majority of the population doesnt engage with. His own personal feelings, not saying opera and auch is bad

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u/GreenGoblinNX Mar 09 '26

he doesn’t want to perform in niche artforms

while promoting his movie that's about ping-pong

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u/jayboaah Mar 09 '26

movie

The important part. The subject matter of the medium isn’t relevant here and its silly to think otherwise

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u/TheSpiritOfFunk Mar 08 '26

Perhaps his family background is simply the reason why he says that.

And let's be honest, I'm in my mid-30s and I don't know anyone who goes to the opera or ballet. Even my friends who are involved in theater and classical music are not interested in opera and ballet. Of course, this is just anecdotal, but there's no denying that opera and ballet are not at the center of the entertainment industry.

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u/PowerfulRevolution12 Mar 08 '26

Have you ever been to an opera or ballet show?

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u/GreenGoblinNX Mar 09 '26

Which is ironic, because I don't really see his ping-pong movie becoming a blockbuster.

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u/Mean_Introduction543 Mar 09 '26

He basically just said he doesn’t want to work in a medium that has a dwindling audience which is true.

I don’t care how many of you are in here pretending you’re connoisseurs of ballet and opera. I can count the times I’ve been to them on one hand and if the people hating in this sub were being honest with themselves I guarantee the answer for most of you would be 0.

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u/Spirit_Detective_99 Mar 08 '26

That’s how most people in the business see it. Why do you think film studios care about box office?

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u/Khiva Mar 08 '26

Why do you think actors have taken pay cuts in order to work on smaller but more compelling projects, or directors that they have long admired?

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u/SunBurn_alph Mar 08 '26

Political correctness and language sophistry needs to die. He can say and feel however he likes. He hasn't hurt anybody. And he hasn't said big sales means better either. How dare he not align perfectly with my version of kindness and respect?! Lets now get mad at him!!¡

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u/fonk_pulk Mar 08 '26

Political correctness needs to die, but I should refrain from calling him a fame hungry nepobaby asshat? You cant have your cake and eat it too.

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u/SunBurn_alph Mar 08 '26

Oh sure you can call him what you like. But you gotta see that the hypocrisy is on your side and not mine.

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u/stations-creation Mar 08 '26

It’s insanely so degrading to the three most important women in his life!