During her recent appearance on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, Chelsea Handler delivered a scathing critique of Timothée Chalamet's behavior during the press tour for his film Marty Supreme. The host, Amanda Hirsch, inquired whether Handler believed Chalamet was taking the promotional tour "too seriously." Handler agreed and added, "He seemed genuinely focused on winning and being acknowledged for his exceptional acting. Listen, he's a great actor, but it's hard to listen to someone boast about their own acting prowess."
Hirsch then recalled Leonardo DiCaprio's recent press tours, stating that they were her personal benchmark for how actors should promote their movies. Calling DiCaprio a "golden star," she said, "Leo wouldn't say that even though it took him so long to win, right? He didn't win anything until that wrestling with the bear movie," referring to DiCaprio's 2015 Oscar-winning role in The Revenant. Handler replied, "Leo wouldn't do that. Leo is a movie star." She then returned to the topic of Chalamet and said, "I mean, that's new. I haven't heard any actor talk like that." Hirsch pointed out, "Unless he was being method, which people are speculating. That would be the only excuse for me if it was that."
Handler and Hirsch are not the only ones to criticize how the Dune star is handling the press tour. The 30-year-old actor has received a lot of backlash online for his unapologetic statements, in which he has often praised his own work. In a recent interview, he said, "This is probably my best performance. And it's been like seven or eight years that I feel like I've been handing in really, really committed, top-of-the-line performances." He added, "It's important to say it out loud because the discipline and the work ethic I'm bringing to these things, I don't want people to take it for granted. I don't want to take it for granted. This is really some top-level stuff."
