Chalamet is public enemy #1 in the opera world

[samhexum]

"I don't want to be working in ballet or opera, or things where it's like, 'Hey, keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore,'" Chalamet said in a recent town hall discussion with Matthew McConaughey. "All respect to the ballet and opera people out there. I just lost 14 cents in viewership. I just took shots for no reason."

Amid public blowback to the Hollywood superstar's recent jabs against the popularity of opera and ballet, EGOT-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg, legal expert Sunny Hostin, and guest cohost Sheryl Underwood all took aim at Chalamet's words on Monday's broadcast of The View.

Hostin advised that "ballet is hard," and told the audience, "I'm offended and disappointed in what he said. I didn't realize he was that vapid and that shallow."

Underwood, a comedian and lifelong Republican filling in for conservative cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin, chalked the 30-year-old Chalamet's ill-advised words up to "being young."

"I think he thought he could say that," she added. "First, he just made the good ping-pong movie. He's a young, handsome man, but I bet if he was playing [dancer] Rudolf Nureyev… he'd respect the art form a little bit better."

"That goes to show a lot of young people need to understand, don't just flip off and say something," Underwood said. "Really understand that your words have meaning to other young people. I think he can do it."

Underwood then looked toward the audience at home to deliver a cheeky message: "But, also, where's the camera at so I can speak to Timothée personally: Young man, if you would like to come and talk to me about this, I'm willing to hear your thoughts."

"Yes, correct, I'll join you," Hostin quipped, while Underwood exclaimed, "Tag team!"

Goldberg then stepped in, reacting to the aforementioned bit with a firm, "Yeah, no," before adding her thoughts on the matter.

"You come from a dance family, so when you crap on somebody else's art form, it doesn't feel good," the Ghost and Color Purple star said, referencing Chalamet's mother and sister's involvement in the arts he criticized. "You probably didn't realize, until you said, 'Oh, I'm in trouble,' but then you compounded it and said, '14 cents.' No, when people get mad, it'll be a lot more than 14 cents, so be careful. I'm just saying. Be careful, boy."

After the cohosts and audience reacted in light shock over Goldberg's assessment, she doubled down: "He is a boy to me," she said. "No disrespect. Really, don't apologize when you've insulted. It doesn't sound right. You can't say, 'Oh, this is dumb, no disrespect.' That's absolute disrespect."

Entertainment Weekly has reached out to representatives for Chalamet for a response.

Chalamet's remarks also drew a response from the esteemed Metropolitan Opera, the Instagram account for which recently posted a video spotlighting the intense craftsmanship that goes into its productions.

"This one's for you, @tchalamet," the account wrote, tagging the four-time Oscar-nominee in the caption. "All respect to the opera (and ballet) people out there."

[+ Cash4Trash]

Colin Jost on Weekend Update said it best - Chalamet said no one watches the opera and ballet any more while promoting a movie about ping pong. 

[+ Lucky]

Chalamet certainly knows how to get publicity.

[d.anders]

Insulting other artists in public is never a good thing. Just ask Patti.

[jeezifonly]

I consider the source.

Admittedly, a talented young man, but one whose longevity will owe nothing to technique. A career that could be scuttled by a botched facial or a pimple on his ass. 

[Becket]

He also bashed traditional Japanese puppetry. Must think the entertainment world began with the colorization of the Wizard of Oz.

 

[TonyDown]

Maybe dating a Kardashian takes ones IQ down a notch.

 

[d.anders]

Having a lot of money at an early age can give you cocky confidence. He's admitted to just running his mouth without thinking. I hope he's more careful in the future, and learns from this stupid blip. America loves to rip its heroes to shreds. There were plenty of preliminary headlines claiming he's been "cancelled," but I don't believe it, yet. But it certainly could happen. The last thing you want as an actor is fans hating on you. Hard to get a job when that happens.

[sutherland]

I don't know who Mr. Chalamet is but, as an actor, would he say:  "Who wants to see King Lear when Dancing with the Stars is so much more an enriching experience".  He probably is 100% Hollywood - superficial and dumb

[muscmtl]

On timotheechalamets abs don't count