"A culture of praising someone only to tear them to pieces later"... criticizing by drawing on her own experience
Actress Rosanna Arquette, 66, has stepped up to defend Timothy Chalamet, 30, who has recently come under fire for remarks belittling ballet and opera.
According to a report by the Daily Mail on the 18th (local time), Rosanna Arquette told Us Weekly in an interview that public criticism of Timothy Chalamet had gone too far and expressed her regret.
Rosanna Arquette praised him, saying, "Timothée is truly an outstanding actor with amazing acting ability," and emphasized, "What he said was never intended to hurt anyone or to denigrate opera or ballet."
She added, "Even though I can fully understand the context in which he made those remarks, it is very sad that the public is turning it into a huge drama and criticizing him." Earlier, Timothy Chalamet drew strong protests from the arts community and fans after saying at an event at the University of Texas that art forms like ballet and opera "nobody cares about."
The reason Rosanna Arquette is defending Timothy so strongly is because she herself suffered similar pain in Hollywood. She said, "When I was young I too received frenzied praise and then was suddenly butchered," adding, "People raise someone up only to tear them to pieces again."
She said she especially feels a strong protective instinct toward young actors entering the industry and worried about Timothy as if he were her daughter or niece. Arquette said, "We all need to learn to be careful with our words in the press and online. I am not a perfect example either, but the current situation has gone too far."
Rosanna Arquette has recently also raised her voice about sexism and injustice in Hollywood. She said, "Sexism did not disappear after the MeToo movement," and criticized, "As we can see in recent cases such as the Epstein files, the situation in many fields, including the entertainment industry, seems to have worsened."
She, who once criticized the racist language in the script of the film Pulp Fiction and sparred with director Quentin Tarantino, continues to speak her mind as a "moral pillar" of Hollywood.
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