Charlize Theron has become the latest celebrity to hit out at Timothée Chalamet over his apathetic comments about ballet and opera.
During an interview with The New York Times published on Saturday (April 18), the Atomic Blonde star called the Marty Supreme star’s comments “very reckless.”
Charlize talked about her new movie Apex in which she plays a rock climber running from a serial killer (Taron Egerton), but noted that it’s actually dance she considers “one of the hardest things” she’s ever done.
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The interviewer then says, “Sorry Timothée Chalamet,” as a nod to his controversial remarks.
“Oh, boy, I hope I run into him one day,” Charlize responded, adding that things like dance and opera are things we “need to lift up constantly because, yes, they do have a hard time.”
She continued, “But in 10 years, A.I. is going to be able to do Timothée’s job, but it will not be able to replace a person on a stage dancing live.”
Charlize described dance as “borderline abusive,” resulting in blood infections from persistent blisters that left her bleeding through her shoes.
“You don’t get a day off,” the Monster actress said.
“Dance taught me discipline. It taught structure. It taught hard work. It taught me to be tough,” she added.
“And that’s something that you have to practice every single day, the mind-set of just, you don’t give up, there’s no other option, you keep going,” Charlize concluded.
The South African actress previously trained in ballet when she was younger, even attending the Joffrey Ballet School in New York until a knee injury prematurely ended her career.
People might still be hung up on Timothée’s comments but he’s enjoying some time in Miami. Earlier this week he was photographed lounging shirtless at the beach.
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