Misty Copeland says Timothée Chalamet wouldn't be the move star he is without ballet or opera
Misty Copeland says Timothée Chalamet owes a lot to the worlds of ballet and opera.
Misty Copeland says Timothée Chalamet wouldn't have the "opportunities he has as a movie star" without "opera and ballet".
The Marty Supreme star caused a backlash after he took shots at the art forms.
In a resurfaced clip from his live conversation with Interstellar co-star Matthew McConaughey for Variety, he insisted that “no one cares” about opera or ballet.
The 30-year-old actor said: “I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera where it’s like, ‘Hey! Keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore’. All respect to the ballet and opera people out there … I just lost 14 cents in viewership. I’m taking shots for no reason.”
Since the video went viral, he's been blasted by both worlds and now the 43-year-old ballet dancer, who even promoted Timothée's movie Marty Supreme on social media last year with a throwback picture of her doing ballet as a child, has had her say.
Misty says ballet has had "enduring relevance in culture" and the Wonka star wouldn't be where he is today without it's impact.
Speaking at a panel for Aveeno, she said in a clip shared on TikTok: “First I have to say that it’s very interesting that he invited me to be a part of promoting Marty Supreme with respect to my art form.
“But I think that it’s important that we acknowledge that, yes, this is an art form that is not ‘popular’ and a part of pop culture as movies are. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have enduring relevance in culture.”
She continued: “I think it’s often mistaken when something is popular that it’s meaningful or more impactful. There’s a reason that the opera and ballet have been around for over 400 years.
“I think when you have access and you have opportunity to be a part of something that can change your life, and that’s the work that I’ve done been doing with the Misty Copeland Foundation.”
She concluded: “That’s the work I’ve done my whole career, is to bring more people into it so that people do understand the importance and the relevance of it in our communities and our culture, and you see it reflected everywhere.
“I mean, he 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. All of these mediums have a space and we shouldn’t be comparing them.”
Misty had captioned her Marty Supreme promotional post with "Dream Big".
