Hollywood is never short of feud rumours between stars. One that’s been rumbling for a while is between Timothée Chalamet and Shia LaBeouf – which one of the stars has finally addressed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Allow us to explain.
What did Shia LaBeouf say about Timothée Chalamet?
It all started when LaBeouf seemed to take a swipe at Chalamet earlier this month. In the interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the star reflected on his extreme method acting and his relationship with Alec Baldwin after their feud during rehearsals for the 2013 Broadway production of Orphans.
The exact details of their feud from the time are unclear, but LaBeouf said he volunteered to back out of Orphans to avoid further conflict, while Baldwin wrote in New York Magazine in 2014 that LaBeouf was ‘fired’ by producers.
‘Me and Alec would never have these problems now. But I was in an island,’ he said. ‘Then I hear Timothée Chalamet get up and he says something like, “I want to be great.” I so know the feeling. On him, it’s cute. On me, it wasn’t cute. You know what I’m saying?'
LaBeouf seemingly referred to Chalamet’s speech when he scooped the Best Actor SAG Award for A Complete Unknown. ‘I can’t downplay the significance of this award, because it means the most to me. I know we’re in a subjective business, but the truth is, I’m really in pursuit of greatness,’ he said.
He clarified his relationship with Baldwin further, saying ‘Me and him are good because he’s gone through a lot. I’ve gone through a lot. We’ve both been able to send each other love and make it right before all the madness happened on both sides,’ continuing ‘We made it right. He’s a good guy. He’s just like me. Fear will make you move different. I found it came from having absolutely no spiritual life.’
He also spoke about his time sleeping in Central Park while rehearsing for Orphans in 2013. ‘They keep horses there at this little fire basin,’ he said. ‘And there’s a whole lot of room around there where you can just chill. You got to move every three or four hours and the guy comes around, but you can spend most of your time there.’
What are the alleged emails between Shia LaBeouf and Timothée Chalamet?
LaBeouf attempted to quell any rumours about a feud between him and Chamalet again this month. He shared a series of emails between him and ‘Timothée on X, which were timestamped as October 2023. He accompanied the emails with a quote by Rudyard Kipling ‘If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken, twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools.’ He added: ‘Timothée Chalamet is doing better work than anyone alive - we been good.’
The emails appeared to show Timothée reaching out to LaBeouf after he’d seen him perform in the play Henry Jones. He wrote: ‘Absolutely blown away by your work the other night. Totally electric, totally present at every turn, king of your kingdom even if that kingdom is a miserable 4x4 prison cell. What a fantastic play. I hope you guys take it to New York. And I hope this is the beginning of your work on stage and not an anomaly!!’
LaBeouf replied: ‘Thank you doggy. Every blessing to you. Fun watching you evolve. Take ownership. Bang bang.’
LaBeouf’s comments about Timothée's win at the SAG awards led to backlash from Timothee’s fans online. One user wrote on X ‘I think the real difference is humility. if i’m remembering correctly Shia was very much like ‘I am great, the world just needs to catch up’ where Timmy’s coming from the more ‘I want to be great, I hope I can be one of the greats and I’m chasing that.’.
What has Timothée Chalamet said about Shia LaBeouf?
Timothée is yet to comment publicly on the feud rumours with LaBeouf. But all this comes at a time when his relationship with Kylie Jenner appears to be going from strength to strength. Earlier this month, they made their first red carpet debut as a couple in Rome during the 70th David Di Donatello at Cinecittà Studios.
An insider told US Weekly that this marked an important milestone for the couple. ‘Kylie’s really happy and relieved they finally made their debut. It was time and she wanted to publicly support him and show how proud of him she is,’ a source exclusively told Us Weekly. ‘She and Timothée have gotten really serious, and this was a big step.’
The source added that the couple’s relationship is now progressing even more. ‘They are practically living together at this point, as he stays at her house often when he is not working,’ the source said. ‘He has been fully integrated into her life.’