Doja Cat Calls Out Timothee Chalamet Over Ballet and Opera Comments

"Opera is 400 years old. ballet is 500 years old. Somebody named Timothée Chalamet - big guy, by the way - had the nerve to say on camera that nobody cares about it. I'm sure you can walk into an opera theater right now, seats will be filled out, and nobody's saying a word as the performance is going because everybody has that much respect for it."

"People go there every day to the dance studio. Dancers show up [at] 8 a.m., 6 a.m. whatever the f*** [time] they show up, and they break and they bleed every single day just because they have respect for it. They love it, they love what they do. It doesn't matter if the industry is having a tough time at any time."

"There is an etiquette around opera. There is etiquette around ballet. It's amazing. It's an amazing theater medium. It's f***ing beautiful. There's still an audience. People give a f***. You show up in a nice outfit, you sit the f*** down and you shut the f*** up."

Doja Cat responded to Timothée Chalamet's controversial statement that "no one cares" about ballet and opera by posting a TikTok video defending these centuries-old art forms. She highlighted that opera is 400 years old and ballet is 500 years old, noting that theaters remain filled with respectful audiences. Doja emphasized the rigorous dedication of dancers and singers who train daily, often starting at early morning hours, and praised the etiquette and beauty of these performance mediums. She argued that all industries face challenges, but that doesn't diminish public care or support. Doja concluded by encouraging proper theater etiquette and respect for these art forms.

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