Washington DC, March 12 -- Actor Timothee Chalamet is facing criticism over remarks calling opera and ballet "dying art forms," after a 2019 clip resurfaced amid renewed controversy. The Golden Globe-winning star, 30, previously shared his view during a screening of his Netflix film 'The King', saying the classical art forms felt like "dying" pursuits compared to contemporary cinema, according to People.

Chalamet, whose family has strong ballet roots, told the audience at the event, "I started to get the sense maybe it's like opera or ballet or something, it's kinda like a dying art form or something." He added in past interviews that growing up backstage at New York's Koch Theater shaped his artistic sensibilities.

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