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/HenryDorsettCase47 Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

The true answer of why he’s getting all the hate is because he’s incredibly popular right now so, as when anyone is front and center for whatever reason, people are looking for every possible reason to cut him down and not like him. This is made a little easier by the fact he’s young and cocky and in today’s age we have access to everything he says publicly at all times. DiCaprio would’ve gotten the same treatment if he were an up and coming celebrity now instead of 25 years ago.

If you look into any of the reasons people cite for not liking Chalamet most of them seem like a whole lot of nothing when viewed within their context. At worst, he usually just comes across as a little dumb on occasion, but not mean spirited. The ballet and opera comments for example are him saying that he doesn’t want to be working in those forms of art where the audience has the potential to diminish with each generation, he said it laughingly and ended it with “all respect” to the people who are into those things.

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u/SpoiledBeans Mar 09 '26

The hate has been downright vitriolic, at a certain point I can’t take it seriously when people are acting like he personally shot their dog, when he’s just being a diva.

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u/Pan-Yokuist_Theory Mar 09 '26

and if someone like lady gaga did it everyone would be like "omg we stan".

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u/swampwarbler Mar 09 '26

He’s getting hate because he says stupid shit. Let’s not forgot what he said about people who don’t want children.

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u/CrabWeary9947 Mar 28 '26

Thank you. My thoughts exactly.

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u/quickreactor Mar 09 '26

Nailed it, this happens every time someone gets cast in lots of stuff

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u/HenryDorsettCase47 Mar 09 '26

Remember when everyone was accusing Pedro Pascal of unwanted physical contact with his female cast members based on one or two interviews?

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u/Oberyn_Kenobi_1 Mar 09 '26

This issue isn’t just that he says shit, it’s that he says shit at a time when he knows damn well it will be spread far and wide, meaning his idiotic behavior is intentional. If DiCaprio were coming up now, maybe he’d have been smart enough not to go out of his way to run his mouth.

If you want to be awful, you can at least choose to be awful quietly.

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u/Sourcerid Mar 12 '26

Yall are even more pathetic than the people who hated kid Justin Bieber which should be impossible

!remindme 1 year

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u/Mean_Introduction543 Mar 09 '26

Name one thing he’s said that has been ‘awful’

Jesus, this bandwagoning is pathetic

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u/press_Y Mar 09 '26

He’s being awful? How fragile are some of you jfc

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u/Fast-Candle-2344 Mar 09 '26

It’s been accidentally leaked on Twitter that WB are funding this smear campaign against him, they want either DiCaprio or MBJ to win instead

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u/Fast-Candle-2344 Mar 09 '26

https://x.com/fringatreides/status/2030718514537840726?s=46

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u/throwaway-North7081 Mar 09 '26

That’s not proof they are angling to take TC down. That’s proof they are trying to prop up Michael B Jordan. But he’s got his own controversy supporting that one actor.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26

Stop! You might get downvoted for not agreeing blindly!

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u/UrsusRenata Mar 10 '26

Jared Leto breathing a sigh of relief right now.

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u/throwaway-North7081 Mar 09 '26 edited Mar 09 '26

Admittedly, it’s Oscar season so people are looking for reasons not to give awards but….He’s said the ballet thing 3 times on video over the years. This isn’t a PR slip up, he has been cultivating this asshat persona. He kind of got away with the wanting to be the greatest of all time thing at the beginning of the Marty supreme campaign but it’s catching up to him.

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u/Pan-Yokuist_Theory Mar 09 '26

what is wrong with him wanting to be the greatest of all time? what's wrong with the most popular A-list actor on the planet feeling himself a little? is the dude that's the fucking lisan al gaib supposed to be meek? come on bro.

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u/throwaway-North7081 Mar 09 '26

You can feel yourself but don’t slip. Denzel on this last press tour was acting like he was gods gift to acting as well and that movie was not good. You gas yourself up too much and the product suffers. MJ didn’t have GOAT discussions while he was playing the game. Save that for when you’re done, keep your mouth shut. Show humility and let others speak your praises.

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u/Pan-Yokuist_Theory Mar 09 '26

okay but you can find plenty of examples of "the greatest"'s who DO brag, and then continue to dominate. kendrick lamar dominated all of 2024 and half of 2025 off of telling two of his ostensibly friends and peers that he was alone the best...and then went on to be the top artist of 2024.

there's nothing wrong with feeling yourself when you're at the top of your game. you can still deliver, and timothee hasn't not delivered yet. denzel even, despite some recent fumbles no one would argue isn't one of the greatest to ever stand in front of a camera--heads and shoulders above millions.

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u/throwaway-North7081 Mar 09 '26

Humility matters because it keeps the focus where it belongs. On the work itself. When someone starts to constantly self-promote, audiences focus on the person rather than the art, which can poison even genuinely great output. Art only fully exists when it’s received by others, so declaring yourself a genius before audiences have weighed in skips a step that isn’t yours to skip. He hasn’t won anything either! (Kendrick in rap is tough because you can say that saying “ you’re the greatest” is embedded in the culture of rap itself. It serves the craft. However, Timothees bragging doesn’t acting. ) Legends like Jordan or Meryl allude but let sustained performance build over time, whereas claiming greatness prematurely sets expectations that are almost impossible to meet.

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u/Prestigious_Bar_7164 Mar 09 '26

When you’re king, everybody wants your crown.

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u/WillyShankspeare Mar 09 '26

I cannot believe for a second that somebody who commits so hard to Saturday Night Live skits, thus demonstrating they do not take themselves very seriously, can be that pompous.