Tina Fey, Timothée Chalameta and Kylie Jenner were among the celebrities watching the New York Knicks together last monthDespite what you might have read, Tina Fey has insisted that she enjoyed sitting beside Timothée Chalamet at a basketball game at Madison Square Garden last month.
The 30 Rock actor stopped by Jason and Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast this week, where she addressed the frenzy that ensued after photos of herself and Timothée at New York Knicks game were published online in late April.
At the time, many accused Timothée, whose legs could be seen spread wide in his seat, of “manspreading” beside Tina, who appeared in a more upright position.
“I should start by saying that Timothée Chalamet was nothing but lovely. Super friendly,” Tina said, noting that the Marty Supreme actor’s girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, was also “delightful.”
Timothée apparently spent much of the night “joking around” with the comedian Tracy Morgan, Tina explained, noting that she frequently attends Knicks games as her 30 Rock co-star’s guest.
As for the viral pictures, Tina said she wasn’t aware of the “manspreading” discourse until the next day. Still, she emphasised that appearances can be deceiving.
Timothée's seating position next to Tina was irksome to some“For every amount that he’s sitting like this and manspreading, I’m doing the opposite. I’ve got a big ol’ can,” she quipped. “As Amy Poehler would say, ‘God is fair’. Timothée’s legs are in the front, my big ol’ can is taking the back.”
Tina went on to note: “We had no beef. It was all good and the Knicks won, so everybody was happy.”
After a divisive awards season, Timothéee has been keeping a somewhat low public profile ahead of his return to the big screen in the next Dune movie this December.
Elsewhere in her New Heights chat, Tina said she was proud to be branded a Knicks superfan, despite originally hailing from Philadelphia.
“It’s really fun. That celebrity row is bananas,” she said. “I’m, like, hugging Spike Lee before the game.”
She added: “It is electric. It’s like the whole place is trying to control the game with their energy.”
Watch Tina Fey’s New Heights appearance here. Her comments on Timothée Chalamet begin around the 38:01 mark.
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