Doja Cat admits she knows nothing about opera and ballet after slamming Timothée Chalamet

Doja Cat apologises for slamming Timothée Chalamet, admitting she knew nothing about opera or ballet

Rapper Doja Cat has addressed her recent criticism of Timothée Chalamet, admitting she was out of her depth when commenting on his remarks about ballet and opera. The 30-year-old performer took to TikTok to clarify her stance, acknowledging that her response was “in the heat of the moment.”

In the video, Doja Cat explained her lack of knowledge about the art forms. “I am going to come out and say that I know nothing about opera. I know nothing about ballet. I’ve never been to a ballet. I’ve never seen an opera. And I took it upon myself yesterday to kind of give it to the man because there is a culture based around outrage and things like that and people want to feel like they’re part of something. It’s a need to connect, whether good or bad,” she said.

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She further admitted that her initial reaction was partly motivated by a desire to connect with others. “What I was doing yesterday was virtue signaling because I wanted to connect and I knew that Timothée’s goof up was something that I could leverage in order for people to connect with me and f--- with me. And it’s easy. It’s a modern way to garner clicks, likes, approval and all kinds of things like that from people. And so I did that yesterday, and I didn’t really think about why I was doing it,” Doja Cat said.

The rapper went on to express that she wanted sincerity but also recognition. “That was the perfect material for me to seem sincere. But the truth is, I don’t know anything about opera. I don’t know anything about ballet, and I’ve never been to either shows. And I think I just wanted a hug. I think that’s all that I wanted. I wanted a hug. I wanted to feel like I was part of something bigger than myself. I wanted to be pat on the back the way everybody else is patting each other on the back in the comments sections. And I wanted to look like a hero, and that’s what happened. And when I got it, I didn’t like it so much,” she admitted.

Doja Cat concluded her video with a note of reflection: “It just kind of furthers the fact that sometimes I think s--- and then I’m like, never mind. So never mind.” Her comments came after a viral backlash to her initial criticism of Chalamet, whose remarks about the irrelevance of ballet and opera stirred controversy across arts communities.