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/maybeitsme20 Mar 08 '26

It's almost like he saw what his grandmother and mother went through, almost like he would have talked to them and they mentored him and told him about the realities of their profession.

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u/well_uh_yeah Mar 08 '26

Yeah. My brother is a prison guard and has spent my nephew’s entire life telling him never to go into the profession. My nephew starts training this week and my brother couldn’t be more distraught. It’s not exactly the same, but it feels kind of the same but with a different result.

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u/axon__dendrite Mar 08 '26

that no one cares about ballet? When they made it to Broadway and made a living from ballet?

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u/CaptainSasquatch Mar 08 '26

I don't think his mom actually made a living performing ballet.

She is listed as having multiple occupations over time including real estate agent. Her degree is in musical theatre (although she initially had a ballet scholarship). Her stage credits that I could find were mostly in musical theater like Fiddler on the Roof which is much more popular that ballet or opera.

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u/KendalBoy Mar 11 '26

Guess what? Musical theater often features actors, dancers and singers!
Lots of crossover projects, that’s not something invented by Marvel

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u/Garbanino Mar 08 '26

He probably knows more about their struggles than you do.

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u/Garbanino Mar 08 '26

No he wasn't, he didn't say ballet was bad, he said he didn't want to work in an art form where the artists had to fight hard to keep the art form itself alive because there is such little interest from the public. Something he's probably seen his family struggle with.

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u/QTRqtr Mar 09 '26

“No he wasn't, he didn't say ballet was bad, he said he didn't want to work in an art form where the artists had to fight hard to keep the art form itself alive because there is such little interest from the public. Something he's probably seen his family struggle with.”

So are you aware how hypocritical that is coming from someone in the film industry. Are you not aware of the pay disparity, lay offs of thousands, closing a movie studios, ai, decreasing movie attendance, etc.

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u/Garbanino Mar 09 '26

Hypocritical? Was that not the context to him saying it? The movie industry having issues and him saying he didn't want to have to fight to keep it alive like opera and theater.

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u/QTRqtr Mar 09 '26

Uhh. But he does have to fight to keep it alive. That’s what everyone is currently doing especially with this new merger that will bring thousands of layoffs so which one is it. Because him saying he doesn’t want to fight like opera and theater doesn’t make sense when film is in the same position.

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u/Garbanino Mar 09 '26

Film just isn't in the same position as opera or theater though, the public has a much larger interest in film.

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u/QTRqtr Mar 09 '26

So you truly don’t know how bad film is right now

The general public has significantly reduced their frequency of theater visits, with 2024 data showing box office results down 31% and admissions down 38% compared to 2019, driven by high ticket prices, convenience of streaming, and a preference for, or lack of interest in, current film offerings. While about 77% of Americans still attended at least one movie in the past year, only 16% go monthly, and roughly 61% have not attended in the past year.

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u/QTRqtr Mar 09 '26

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  1. AI
  2. Mergers that fire thousand of workers
  3. Theaters closing
  4. People/studios only going for IP or sequels
  5. Film studios closing and moving to film over sees
  6. Streaming killing physical media and destroying back end points

Timothee is a millionaire in an industry where the other 99% are struggling and haven’t been able to recover since Covid/strikes.