Kevin O’Leary defends Timothee Chalamet after his ‘no one cares’ opera and ballet comment.
The 30-year-old actor Marty Supreme Costar was hopeful about the Dune The star’s Oscar win at the 98th Academy Awards.
He shared his reaction to Timothee’s opera comment, telling Variety on the red carpet, “He’s a really great guy. His mother is really nice. The whole opera thing — by the way, I just spent $1,000 on Kalshi coming in here.”
The Shark Tank star also addressed speculation about whether Timothee’s comment would affect his Oscar win. He claimed: “He’s going to win because I know the voting stopped long before that controversy happened.”
“That kid’s a great kid. He’s been a mess. Besides, he’s done a lot of promo for opera houses and ballet,” Kevin joked.
It is pertinent to mention that Timothee has been nominated for two Oscars this year: Best Picture and Best Actor, both for Marty Supreme.
Chalamet’s opera commentary controversy arose after he had a conversation with his Interstellar co-star Matthew McConaughey in February.
“I don’t want to work in ballet or opera or things where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive even if no one cares about it anymore.’ All respect to all the ballet and opera people out there,” he said during the lecture.
“I just lost 14 cents in viewers, just taking pictures for no reason,” Timothee added.
