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Lip Reader Decodes Timothée and Kylies Oscars Tension

Timothee Chalamet's strained exchange with his girlfriend Kylie Jenner at the Oscars has been exclusively decoded by a lip-reader for the Daily Mail.The 30-year...

Lip Reader Decodes Timothée and Kylies Oscars Tension
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Bintano News

March 16, 2026

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's strained exchange with his girlfriend Kylie Jenner has been exclusively decoded by a lip-reader for the Daily Mail.

The 30-year-old was an early best actor favorite for Marty Supreme - the Josh Safdie picture based on the life of a real underground ping-pong player in 1950s New York. 

However, his pomposity in interviews eventually led to a souring of public opinion about him, with sources gathering steam ahead of the . 

Chalamet, whose mother and sister both trained in ballet, then poured fuel on the backlash by remarking that 'no one cares about' opera and ballet.

Oscar night turned into a brutal humiliation for Chalamet, who was repeatedly .

Now a clip has surfaced of Chalamet sitting in the audience with a rictus grin plastered on his face as he shared a conversation with Jenner, via E! News - but lip-reader Nicola Hickling has revealed what was really said. 

Timothee Chalamet's strained exchange with his girlfriend Kylie Jenner at the Oscars has been exclusively decoded by a lip-reader for the Daily Mail; pictured before the ceremony began

While keeping the smile firmly in place, Chalamet told Jenner: 'I hate this,' and she replied: 'We're all right, okay?' to which he said: 'Yeah.'

'I hope so,' said Jenner, whom Chalamet has been dating for three years and whom he thanked onstage when he won at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards.

Chalamet and Jenner are pictured during the event's opening monologue, which was delivered by Conan O'Brien, hosting the Oscars for the second time

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Oscar night turned into a brutal humiliation for Chalamet, who was repeatedly mocked over his 'opera and ballet' slight and then lost best actor to Michael B. Jordan for Sinners

'And I'm going to keep stepping up and I'm going to keep being the best version of myself I can be,' added Jordan. Sinners also

While Chalamet dominated the early season with Best Actor wins at the and  for ping-pong drama Marty Supreme, the momentum shifted after Jordan won at the Actor Awards, formerly known as the , earlier this month.

Adding to the tension, the Oscars arrived on the heels of Chalamet's controversial comments about 'no one' caring about opera and ballet, which , which included legendary director Steven Spielberg.

Chalamet made the unfiltered remark while talking to Interstellar co-star  about his hopes of movie theaters being able to survive.

He then added, 'I don't want to be working in ballet or opera or, you know, things where it's like: "Hey, keep this thing alive," even though no one cares about this anymore,' in an interview for Variety's Actors on Actors. 

Conan O'Brien, who , kicked off his opening monologue with a jab at Chalamet controversial remarks.

'Security is extremely tight tonight. I'm just going to mention that,' tuxedo-clad O'Brien said to the crowd inside Los Angeles' iconic Dolby Theatre. 

He then quipped, 'I'm told there's a concern about attacks from both the opera and ballet communities.'

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After 2025 Best Actor winner Adrien Brody read out Jordan's name, Chalamet politely clapped and flashed an awkward smile

The 30-year-old earned the nomination for his performance in Josh Safdie's ping-pong drama film Marty Supreme 

The camera then quickly cut to Chalamet, who could be seen nervously smiling beside his busty girlfriend, .

'They're just mad you left out jazz,' O'Brien jokingly added.

O'Brien tried but failed to make amends with Chalamet later in the night as he told the crowd he and the Marty Supreme star were 'vibing.'

'We're vibing, right?' he asked Chalamet, whose reply wasn't picked up by the event's microphones. 'He doesn't think so.' 

The mocking of Chalamet began even before the start of the ceremony as he arrived on the red carpet with a stoic expression - and without girlfriend Jenner by his side.

Chalamet posed for photographers in an all-white ensemble of a suit and tie, which clashed against a massive pair of black shades. 

 on X, formerly Twitter, where one groused: 'He doesn't deserve to come near that Oscar due to this atrocity of a fit.'

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Another wondered: 'Dear lord Timmy, what on earth inspired this monstrosity,' as one observer joked that the young movie star resembled a 'milkman.' 

One dismissed the getup as a 'mess,' while another said in a nod to his romance with Jenner: 'He needs fashion lessons from the Kardashian/Jenner clan.'

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