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Oscar-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet is facing backlash from the arts community after saying "no one cares" about opera or ballet during a CNN/Variety town hall with Matthew McConaughey last month.

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#TimothéeChalamet tells Matthew McConaughey he wants to “keep movie theaters alive”: “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 then quips, “All respect to the ballet and opera people out there. I just lost 14 cents in viewership.”

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Vienna Opera House postet Greetings to Timothy Chalet -or what his name is, I've already forgotten: Timothée Chalamet said he didn't want to work in opera or ballet because "no one cares about it anymore." Yet opera has survived for more than 400 years. Opera is alive. Al-generated artistic project. #timotheechalamet #operahouse #operamusic

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Doja Cat is the only person to callout Timothée Chalamet then apologize a day later saying she just wanted to be "included" 😭 "I knew Timothee's goof up was something I could leverage for people to fw me. I don't know anything about opera or ballet.."

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Edward Norton turns 57 today. The 4 x Oscar nominee was nominated as recently as 2025 for his performance alongside Timothée Chalamet as the legendary Pete Seeger in my boy James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown. Norton is a thoughtful, thinking actor. I fully expect his 4 Oscar nominations to turn into 5 in a few months after his outstanding performance in Olivia Wilde’s The Invite. Something tells me Norton is just getting warmed up.

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