\n\tOver the past week, a battle raged between actor Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet and the realm of opera and ballet following his disparaging remarks about the art forms during a town hall in Austin. Now, it seems that the debacle has come to an end.<\/p>\n
\n\tOn Monday, following Chalamet losing the Oscar for Best Actor to\u00a0Sinners\u00a0star Michael B. Jordan, Jon Stewart<\/a> weighed in on the controversy during his Daily Show monologue. \u201cAs you are well aware, a terrible war has been raging for two weeks now,\u201d Stewart said, pretending to reference the Iran war. \u201cBut as of last night, it is clear that opera and ballet have defeated Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet. No contest! A knockout! Even before they brought out prima ballerina Misty Copeland in the middle of the Sinners performance.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cRight in front of him! Boom!\u201d Stewart added, before joking, \u201cCan\u2019t wait to switch out my Ukrainian flag [Facebook] profile picture for the playbill to Die Fledermaus.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n\tIn February, Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey took part in\u00a0an Austin, Texas town hall event <\/a>produced by\u00a0Variety\u00a0and CNN<\/a>. While discussing their audience\u2019s shortened attention spans, Chalamet commented, \u201cI don\u2019t want to be working in ballet or opera. Things where it\u2019s like, \u2018Hey, keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe actor quickly realized the ramifications of what he had just said and added, \u201cAll respect to the ballet and opera people out there. Damn, I just took shots for no reason.\u201d Unfortunately, his comments resurfaced as the Oscars approached and many of the world\u2019s top opera and ballet companies slammed Chalamet over his remarks.<\/p>\n \n\tBallet legend Misty Copeland, who was part of Chalamet\u2019s Marty Supreme press tour, was among the artists speaking out <\/a>against the actor\u2019s remarks. \u201cHe wouldn\u2019t be an actor and have the opportunities he has as a movie star if it weren\u2019t for opera and ballet,\u201d she said during a New York event.<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n \n\tOn Sunday evening, Copeland was among the performers at the Oscars who recreated the \u201cPierce the Veil\u201d scene<\/a> from the 16-time Oscars nominated Sinners in a stunning rendition of \u201cI Lied to You\u201d led by\u00a0Miles Caton\u00a0and\u00a0Raphael Saadiq. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cHonored to be part of this year\u2019s Oscars performance of \u2018I Lied To You\u2019 from Sinners. Sharing the stage with such incredible artists was a powerful reminder of how deeply music and movement are connected,\u201d said Copeland in a social media post<\/a> the day after. \u201cGrateful to be part of a moment that celebrates the spirit of this film and the depth of Black musical storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n