Timothée Chalamet Wouldn’t Be an Actor Without Ballet
The ongoing reverberations from Timothée Chalamet’s remarks about ballet and opera do not seem like dying down anytime quickly, with recent backlash this time coming from somebody who helped market his final movie.
ballet dancer Misty Copeland — who was used within the promotion for “Marty Supreme” — has now taken goal on the Oscar-nominated actor over feedback made throughout “A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event” wherein he mentioned he did not need theatrical film going to finish up just like the “ballet or opera,” the place artists wish to “keep this thing alive” though “no one cares” about it anymore.
“First I have to say that it’s very interesting that he has invited me to be a part of promoting ‘Marty Supreme’ with respect to my art form,” Copeland mentioned throughout a panel for Aveeno. Copeland wore a “Marty Supreme”-branded jacket in an Instagram publish in late 2025, whereas one other publish shared on the movie’s official Instagram account confirmed her as a toddler ballet dancer and featured the caption “Dream Big.”
“I think that it’s important that we acknowledge that, yes, this is an art form that’s not ‘popular’ and a part of pop culture as movies are, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have enduring relevance in culture.”
In the clip shared on social media, Copeland additionally mentioned that there was “a reason that the opera and ballet have been around for over 400 years,” including that “[Chalamet] wouldn’t be an actor and have the opportunities he has as a movie star if it weren’t for opera and ballet and their relevance in that medium. So all of these mediums have a space and we shouldn’t be comparing them.”
The feedback from Copeland add to what’s been a rising criticism from the ballet and opera communities since Chalamet’s remarks started circulating.
Last week, London’s Royal Ballet and Opera took to Instagram to share footage of its craftspeople and performers in an obvious response to Chalamet. The caption of the publish learn, “Every night time on the Royal Opera House, 1000’s of individuals collect for ballet and opera. For the music. For the storytelling. For the sheer magic of stay efficiency. If you’d prefer to rethink, [Timothée Chalamet]“Our doors are open.”
In a extra tongue-in-cheek response, The Seattle Opera started providing discounted tickets for its manufacturing of “Carmen” for folks utilizing the promo code “Timothée.”
