Professional ballet dancer Misty Copeland is speaking out on the recent controversy surrounding Marty Supreme actor Timothée Chalamet.
Chalamet recently came under fire for comments he made about ballet and opera during his Variety and CNN town hall with Matthew McConaughey.
"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 to McConaughey.
Copeland called out Chalamet during a panel on Sunday, March 8 for the launch of Aveeno and TOGETHXR's "The Strength Issue."
"First I have to say that it's very interesting that he invited me to be a part of promoting Marty Supreme with respect to my art form. But I think that it's important that we acknowledge that, yes, this is an art form that's not 'popular' and a part of pop culture as movies are," she said. "But that doesn't mean it doesn't have enduring relevance in culture."
Copeland continued, "It's often mistaken when something is popular that it's meaningful or more impactful. There's a reason that the opera and ballet have been around for over 400 years."
Copeland became the first Black woman to be promoted to principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre and retired from the company in Oct. 2025. She also started the Misty Copeland Foundation to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in dance.
Speaking of Chalamet, she also said during the panel, "I mean, he wouldn't be an actor and have the opportunities he has as a movie star if it weren't for opera and ballet in their relevance in that medium. So all of these mediums have a space and we shouldn't be comparing them."
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