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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nTimoth\u00e9e Chalamet\u2019s controversial comments about ballet and opera are facing backlash, and celebrities are weighing in on it. Now, \u2018Jurassic Park\u2019 director Steven Spielberg has made his remark on the same performing art. The \u2018Schindler’s List\u2019 director’s remark comes amid the ongoing backlash against Timothee Chalamet. The Oscar-nominated actor recently joked about ballet and opera \u201cdying.\u201d<\/p>\n Spielberg was speaking about the importance of movie theaters during a SXSW keynote conversation when he made a comment. After saying that he values streaming and enjoys working with OTT platforms, he added, \u201cBut for me, the real experience comes when we can influence a community to congregate in a strange, dark space where all of us are strangers.\u201d Continuing, he said that a really good movie experience unites \u201cwith a whole bunch of feelings that we walk into the daylight with, or into the nighttime with.\u201d\u201cAnd there\u2019s nothing like that. It happens in movies and in concerts. And it happens in ballet and opera, by the way,\u201d he mentioned. Spielberg grinned as the audience broke out into laughter and cheers. \u201cAnd we want that to be sustained,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe want that to go forever.\u201d<\/p>\n The director’s remark comes amid the ongoing backlash against Timothee Chalamet. The \u2018Marty Supreme\u2019 actor has come under fire recently for joking that ballet and opera are dying during Variety and celebrity.land\u2019s town hall conversation between him and Matthew McConaughey. The Dune actor recently joked about ballet and opera \u201cdying\u201d.He joked that he wouldn\u2019t want to work in ballet or opera where people have to ask others to \u201ckeep it alive\u201d even though, in his words, \u201cno one cares about it anymore,\u201d though he added that he meant no disrespect to those involved in the art forms. Laughing, he admitted he was \u201ctaking shots for no reason\u201d and joked that the broadcast might lose \u201c14 cents in viewership\u201d because of the remark.<\/p>\n Several other celebrities have also slammed Chalamet\u2019s comment. Whoopi Goldberg called him \u201cvapid and shallow\u201d on \u201cThe View,\u201d while ballerina Misty Copeland called him out for including her in the marketing campaign for his film \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d and later dissing ballet. Other detractors have included Juliette Binoche, Andrea Bocelli, and Doja Cat. Though Doja Cat later retracted her comments and admitted to using the controversy to get attention.<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source timesofindia.indiatimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a recent public discussion, renowned filmmaker Steven Spielberg gracefully responded to Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet’s contentious views on ballet and opera, which have stirred a wave of criticism. Spielberg championed the profound connection audiences experience during live performances, illustrating the timeless significance of these art forms despite the modern skepticism surrounding them. 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What is the Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet controversy?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Celebrities slam Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet\u2019s remark <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n