Actor and Broadway star Nathan Lane had a strong reaction to Timothée Chalamet’s comments on the March 12 episode of The View. The Emmy winner said the actor is a “schmuck” for not respecting the opera and ballet.
Timothée came under fire after a February 24 Variety/CNN town hall. He was considered a frontrunner for his role in Marty Supreme, but the odds of Michael B. Jordan winning increased after he took home the Actor’s Award.
Timothée is under fire for his comments on ballet and opera
The View co-host Joy Behar defended Timothée and admonished Nathan, saying, “He opened his mouth, poor guy, leave him alone.”
Nathan responded, “Well, one doesn’t want to give this more attention than it deserves. And yet … It was kind of kaleidoscopic in its stupidity and insensitivity, and yet strangely telling about where we are in this country.”
He then added, “First of all, one should remember, people will be going to see Swan Lake and La Traviatalong after someone at a dinner party says, ‘Who was Timothée Chalamet?’ It’s the show business circle of life.”
Timothée made the controversial comments in a discussion with Matthew McConaughey at the town hall.
Nathan then questioned why the town hall meeting took place right before the 2026 Academy Awards, which will be held this Sunday, March 15.
“The bigger question is: Why was there a town hall meeting with Matthew McConaughey and Timothée Chalamet? I mean, who deemed this meeting of the minds necessary?” Nathan said jokingly.
“Why isn’t there a town hall meeting with Democrats discussing how to get this lunatic out of the White House? Then I realized, ‘Oh, he’s still promoting that endless ping pong movie,” he continued, slamming Marty Supreme. “And, you know, I’ve got news for Timmy: If you think nobody cares about opera and ballet, I can’t tell you how much we don’t care about ping pong.”
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