Oh man! Timothée Chalamet must really regret his words at this point!
You know by now that the 30-year-old actor is getting ripped apart by pretty much everyone over his comment that “no one cares” about ballet and opera anymore. And the latest celebrity to weigh in? Nathan Lane, who famously starred as an obsessive opera fan in the critically acclaimed play The Lisbon Traviata. He did not hold back while savagely bashing Timmy!
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When Whoopi Goldberg mentioned Timothée’s name during an appearance on The View on Thursday, the Death of a Salesman star immediately said:
“Oh, what a schmuck.”
Ha! Damn! Nathan continued:
“You know, one doesn’t want to give this more attention than it deserves. And yet, and yet, it was kind of kaleidoscopic in its stupidity and insensitivity yet strangely telling about where we are in this country. First of all, one should remember people will be going to see Swan Lake and La Traviata long after someone at a dinner party says, ‘Who was Timothée Chalamet?’ It’s the show business circle of life.”
We mean, he is possibly not wrong! Ballet and opera have lasted for centuries, all thanks to beloved shows like Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Carmen, and more! And who knows how long even Timothée’s movie Marty Supreme will remain relevant in pop culture — even if he miraculously wins the Oscar this Sunday! While taking a jab at Donald Trump, Nathan continued:
“And 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? Why isn’t there a town hall meeting with Democrats discussing how to get this lunatic out of the White House?”
Mhm! He can say that again! Nathan then had the best dig:
“Then I realized, ‘Oh, he’s still promoting that movie, that endless ping-pong movie.’ And, you know, I 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.”
OMG! Mic drop! In Timothée’s “defense,” Nathan had an idea about what was going on behind the scenes of the town hall with Matthew:
“I’m thinking some weed was smoked before, [or] this may just be a tragic case of terribly unfunny people trying to be funny, which always ends in disaster.”
Nathan ate and left no crumbs with that takedown of Timothée! Wow! Watch (below):
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[Image via The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon/The View/YouTube]
