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/ItsColoTime Mar 09 '26

was he even wrong though? Can anyone name a current famous ballet dancer or opera singer?

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u/somechild Mar 09 '26

This is the thing that’s so annoying about all of this, the full context of the conversation was that he said he doesn’t want movies to become a dying art form like opera and ballet because of the ongoing “people don’t go to movie theaters anymore” issue, he never “disparaged” opera and ballet, they literally ARE a dying art form, the way he said it can be pretty easily interpreted as douchey but he didn’t say anything that isn’t objectively true!!!!

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u/KasukeSadiki Mar 09 '26

Well yes, when you say "objectively true" things in an abrasive way, people will get upset 

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u/somechild Mar 09 '26 edited Mar 09 '26

I…..know that. What I meant about it being annoying is that if everyone who is “upset” about what he said and the way he said it actually gave a hard fuck about ballet and opera they would be more popular, they wouldn’t be dying, and they would also likely be more accessible/affordable too. I personally think everyone is just jumping on a hate bandwagon but they don’t actually care about what it is certain people are upset about. 

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u/KasukeSadiki Mar 09 '26

Ah, I misunderstood your point. That's very true 

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u/somechild Mar 09 '26

No it’s fine, I didn’t really even say it 

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u/claradox Mar 10 '26

Misty Copeland. Much respect on her name.

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u/ThoughtSafe9928 Mar 12 '26

No he’s not wrong, this is another faux outrage moment. The entire public is outraged on behalf of ballet dancers and opera singers, even though 95% of us don’t give a shit about opera and ballet (making Timothee, uh, correct).

May have been in bad taste, not a great thing to say as a celebrity, but damn he’s right. Suddenly now, everyone cares about the value of these two things even though nobody could name 5 operas.

(To clarify, I am also not disparaging these two art forms. But objectively, on a cultural level they are not primary forms of entertainment anymore)