Jamie Lee Curtis appears to clap back at Timothee Chalamet’s controversial opera and ballet comments

Jamie Lee Curtis clapped back at Timothée Chalamet’s controversial comments about the popularity and importance of opera and ballet.

The 30-year-old Marty Supreme star faced backlash after making controversial statements for an hour Diversity/CNN Town Hall Interstellar with ‘dad’ Matthew McConaughey on February 24.

‘I don’t want to work in ballet or opera. Chalamet smiled and said things like, “Hey, keep this thing alive even if no one cares about it anymore.”

Realizing his mistake, the native New Yorker tried to collect himself: ‘With all due respect to all the ballet and opera people out there… I just lost 14 cents in viewership. ‘Damn, I took pictures for no reason.’

Last Friday, the 67-year-old Oscar winner reposted Broadway thespian Zach McNally’s Instastory about the scandal: ‘Why is Timothée Chalamet taking photos at opera and ballet?’

‘Why would any artist photograph another artist at that time? [when] The 35-year-old SUNY Purchase-educated dancer asked about AI threatening literally all art forms except art performances like plays, ballet, opera and musicals.

Jamie Lee Curtis claps back at Timothée Chalamet’s controversial comments about the popularity and importance of opera and ballet

Curtis, who has 11.8 million social media followers, has previously republished clips from prestigious companies such as the Nationale Opera & Ballet in Amsterdam. Sinners star shows huge support for Michael B. Jordan.

Gold Derby Now, he estimates that the 39-year-old Actor Award winner has a 48.28 percent chance of winning the best actor Oscar for taking on the role of the twin brother, while Chalamet’s odds are down to 36.99 percent.

However, most of the 11,000 registered Academy members likely cast their votes before voting officially closed at 5pm PT last Thursday, so it’s unclear whether its chances will be affected.

Kylie Jenner’s boyfriend is nominated for two awards — best picture and best actor — for his producing and starring role in Josh Safdie’s $70 million-budget ping-pong drama at the 98th Academy Awards, which will air next Sunday on ABC/Hulu.

Chalamet was previously awarded the best actor award at the Critics’ Choice Awards on January 4 and the Golden Globe Awards on January 11.

Other celebrities who have publicly commented against the Knicks superfan include Laura Benanti, King Princess, Sarah Hyland, Ashley Graham, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Misty Copeland, Eva Mendes, Poppy Delevingne, W. Kamau Bell, Helen Hunt, Alexis Knapp and Holland Taylor.

To make matters worse, Chalamet’s mother, Nicole Flender, and his late grandmother, Enid Flender, were professional dancers.

Enid, who died in 2022 at the age of 95, danced in the Broadway musicals Kiss Me, Kate at the Shubert Theater between 1949 and 1951, and Make Mine Manhattan at the Broadhurst Theater in 1949.

The 30-year-old Marty Supreme star faced major backlash after making controversial remarks during an hour-long speech at the Variety/CNN Town Hall with Interstellar ‘dad’ Matthew McConaughey (left) on February 24.

‘I don’t want to work in ballet or opera. Chalamet smiled and said: “Hey, keep this thing alive even if no one cares about it anymore.”

Last Friday, the 67-year-old Oscar winner reposted Broadway thespian Zach McNally’s Instastory about the scandal: ‘Why is Timothée Chalamet taking photos at opera and ballet?’

Curtis, who has 11.8 million social media followers, reposted clips from prestigious companies such as the Nationale Opera & Ballet in Amsterdam before showing huge support for Sinners star Michael B. Jordan.

Gold Derby estimates that the 39-year-old Actor Award winner has a 48.28 percent chance of winning the best actor Oscar for his role as the twin brother, with Chalamet’s odds dropping to 36.99 percent.

However, most of the 11,000 registered Academy members likely cast their votes before voting officially closed last Thursday at 5 p.m. PT, so it’s unclear whether its chances will be affected (image from Feb. 10)

Kylie Jenner’s boyfriend is nominated for two awards — best picture and best actor — for his producing and starring role in Josh Safdie’s $70 million-budget ping-pong drama at the 98th Academy Awards, which will air next Sunday on ABC/Hulu.

To make matters worse, Chalamet’s mother, Nicole Flender (R, pictured in 2017), and his late grandmother, Enid Flender (2-L), were professional dancers.

Enid, who died in 2022 at the age of 95, danced in the Broadway musicals Kiss Me, Kate at the Shubert Theater between 1949 and 1951, and Make Mine Manhattan at the Broadhurst Theater in 1949.

The 68-year-old Actors’ Equity Association council member studied at the School of American Ballet and eventually taught dance from 1990 to 2015.

Last Friday, Deepak Marwah, principal of LaGuardia High School, Chalamet’s alma mater, wrote an open letter scolding him: ‘We know your heart and we know you know better’ (Photo taken with older sister Pauline Chalamet on December 10)

The Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Opera, London’s Royal Ballet and Opera, English National Opera and Seattle Opera are just some of the professional companies that have openly criticized Lucid Motors’ brand ambassador (pictured Sunday)

The 68-year-old Actors’ Equity Association council member studied at the School of American Ballet and eventually taught dance from 1990 to 2015.

Last Friday, Deepak Marwah, principal of Chalamet’s alma mater, LaGuardia High School – wrote an open letter scolding him: ‘We know your heart and we know you know better.’

The Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Opera, London’s Royal Ballet and Opera, English National Opera and Seattle Opera are just some of the professional companies that have publicly criticized the Lucid Motors brand ambassador.

Vowing to be ‘one of the greats’, Chalamet concludes his role as Sultan Emperor Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve’s three-part space opera Dune: Chapter Three, which will be released in the US/UK on December 18.

Warner Bros. Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jason Momoa and Robert Pattinson will also star in the movie, which is adapted by Frank Herbert’s 1969 novel Dune Messiah.