Charlize Theron takes swipe at Timothée Chalamet over his ‘reckless’ ballet comments: ‘I hope I run into him’

Charlize Theron slammed Timothée Chalamet complete his “reckless” comments astir ballet and opera.

The “Monster” character — who famously trained successful ballet — told nan New York Times successful a caller question and reply Saturday that creation was “probably 1 of nan hardest things [she] ever did.”

“Dancers are superheroes. What they put their bodies done successful complete silence,” she shared, to which nan interviewer replied: “Sorry, Timothée Chalamet.”

“Oh, boy, I dream I tally into him 1 day,” Theron, 50, shared.

“That was a very reckless remark connected an creation form, 2 creation forms, that we request to assistance up perpetually because, yes, they do person a difficult time,” she added.

“But successful 10 years, A.I. is going to beryllium capable to do Timothée’s job, but it will not beryllium capable to switch a personification connected a shape dancing live. And we shouldn’t [expletive] connected different creation forms.”

The “Devil’s Advocate” prima said creation taught her discipline, structure, difficult activity and really to beryllium tough.

“It’s borderline abusive. There were respective times that I had humor infections from blisters that conscionable ne'er healed. And you don’t get a time off,” she explained.

“I’m virtually talking astir bleeding done your shoes. And that’s thing that you person to believe each azygous day, nan mind-set of just, you don’t springiness up, there’s nary different option, you support going,” Theron concluded.

Page Six has reached retired to Chalamet for remark but did not instantly perceive back.

In February, Chalamet, 30, made headlines erstwhile he said he didn’t “want to beryllium moving successful ballet aliases opera where it’s like, ‘Hey! Keep this point alive, moreover though nary 1 cares astir this anymore.’”

“All respect to nan ballet and opera group retired location … I conscionable mislaid 14 cents successful viewership. I’m taking shots for nary reason,” nan “Dune” prima said astatine a municipality hallway event produced by Variety and CNN at nan time.

Shortly aft Chalamet’s connection went viral, respective stars slammed nan character publicly, including ballet fable Misty Copeland, who said he “shouldn’t beryllium comparing” his trade to different creation forms.

“He wouldn’t beryllium an character and person nan opportunities he has arsenic a movie prima if it weren’t for opera and ballet and their relevance successful that medium,” nan ballet dancer, 43, explained.

Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg besides took purpose astatine nan “Wonka” actor’s remarks.

“At nan extremity of a really bully movie experience, we are each agreed pinch a full bunch of feelings that we locomotion into nan daylight with, aliases into nan nighttime with,” nan “Jaws” director, 79, said during a sheet at SXSW 2026.

“And there’s thing for illustration that. It happens successful movies and successful concerts. And it happens successful ballet and opera, by nan way,” Spielberg added.

“We want that to beryllium sustained. We want that to spell forever.”

Chalamet has not publically commented connected nan backlash.