Misty Copeland, ballerina who promoted 'Marty Supreme,' reacts to Timothe Chalamet comments

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Misty Copeland, the trailblazing ballet star formerly of the American Ballet Theatre, has joined the chorus of fine arts personalities rebuking Timothée Chalamet for his dismissive comments about ballet and opera.During a panel this week for skincare brand Aveeno, artist-activist-author Copeland, 43, weighed in on the Oscar nominee’s scandalous aside, which sparked backlash from dancers, opera singers and others last week.

In a February conversation with Matthew McConaughey for CNN and Variety, Chalamet praised the people keeping the theater-going experience alive amid the popularity of streaming before giving his temperature check on the fine arts world.“I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera or things where it’s like, ‘Hey! Keep this thing alive,’” the 30-year-old-star said.

“Even though it’s like no one cares about this anymore.”In response to Chalamet’s now-viral line, Copeland — the first Black woman to become a principal dancer at ABT — said the centuries-old art forms have informed the actor’s career.She also recalled being asked to help market the Oscar-nominee’s “Marty Supreme.” “I have to say that it’s very interesting that [Chalamet] invited me to be a part of promoting ‘Marty Supreme,’” Copeland said, “with respect to my art form.” Entertainment & Arts The arts world got steaming mad after actor Timothée Chalamet said no one cared about opera and ballet.

The viral flap it caused proved all over again how Hollywood celebrity often trumps almost every other form of entertainment.Though the dancer did not explicitly detail her part in the “Marty Supreme” campaign during the panel, Copeland in November did a joint Instagram post with the film’s official account.The post saw Copeland posing in the viral “Marty Supreme” jacket and included a photo of a young Copeland en pointe at a ballet barre with t...