Charlize Theron blasts Timothée Chalamet over 'reckless' remarks: 'I hope I run into him'

Charlize Theron calls Timothée Chalamet's remarks about ballet and opera "reckless," warning that A.I. could replace actors but not live performers.


Charlize Theron blasts Timothée Chalamet over 'reckless' remarks: 'I hope I run into him'
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Charlize Theron is calling out Timothée Chalamet.

"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. And we shouldn't [expletive] on other art forms."

Drawing from her own background in dance, Theron underscored what she sees as a brutal, often overlooked discipline.

"Dance taught me discipline. It taught structure. It taught hard work. It taught me to be tough. It's borderline abusive. There were several times that I had blood infections from blisters that just never healed. And you don't get a day off. I'm literally talking about bleeding through your shoes."

She concluded, "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."

Fox News Digital reached out to Theron and Chalamet for comment.

"I don't want to be working in ballet, or opera, or things where it's like, 'Hey, keep this thing alive, even though like no one cares about this anymore,'" Chalamet said at the time, later adding, "All respect to all the ballet and opera people out there," with a laugh.

"All respect to the opera (and ballet) people out there," the Met Opera wrote in a video at the time, referencing Chalamet's remarks.

The organization went on to directly call out the actor in the caption, writing, "This one's for you, @tchalamet…"

The Royal Ballet and Opera uploaded a video montage on social media that began with an audio clip of Chalamet's comments over scenes from performances and backstage. The video then cut to a packed audience as the wording "We care" appeared on the screen.

"Every night at the Royal Opera House, thousands of people gather for ballet and opera," the organization wrote in the caption. "For the music. For the storytelling. For the sheer magic of live performance. If you'd like to reconsider, @tchalemet, our doors are open."

Fox News Digital's Ashley Hume contributed to this report.

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