Timothée Chalamet has attracted another wave of criticism over his manspreading, sitting beside Tina Fey at the Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks playoff. Fans came to defend Fey for having to sit uncomfortably because of Chalamet while simultaneously slamming his new appearance. The comments arrive following Chalamet’s previous backlash for his controversial comments on ballet and opera.
Timothee Chalamet criticized for ‘manspreading’ at Knicks game
Timothee Chalamet and Tina Fey sat beside each other as they watched the Knicks-Hawks playoffs on Tuesday night. The Marty Supreme actor sported an all-black casual look with a Knicks baseball cap and a small mustache as he appeared to be clapping. Fey, on the other hand, had a nerdy look, wearing specs, sneakers, a white shirt, black pants, and a beige blazer. However, it was Chalamet’s way of sitting beside her that brought netizens’ attention to the duo.
A fan wrote, “timothee chalamet if you don’t stop manspreading on tina fey i swear to god.” Another one added, “Tina didn’t come this far to fight for armrest space.” A third one noted, “Bro sitting like he owns the whole row.” “Timothée acting like he’s at home on the couch somebody tell Timothée Chalamet this isn’t a legroom competition with Tina Fey,” a fourth tweeted. Other users called him “inconsiderate” and called his way of sitting “disrespectful.”
A few months back, Chalamet was embroiled in controversy surrounding his remarks on two classical art forms: ballet and opera. During a Variety & CNN Town Hall interview at the University of Texas, the “Dune” star revealed to Matthew McConaughey how it’s essential to keep the magic of cinema alive.
He said, “I admire people, and I’ve done it myself, who go on a talk show and go, ‘Hey, we gotta keep movie theaters alive. You know, we gotta keep this genre alive. And another part of me feels like, if people want to see it, like Barbie, like Oppenheimer, they’re going to go see it and go out of their way to be loud and proud about it.”
Stating the reason why he doesn’t wish to work in ballet and opera, he elaborated, “And I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera, or you know, things where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive,’ even though it’s like, no one cares about this anymore.”
Originally reported by Shazmeen Navrange on Mandatory.
