Tina Fey clears Timothee Chalamet Knicks Game beef rumor after viral photos
Tina Fey used the timothee chalamet knicks game viral photos to shut down the rumor mill, saying there was “no beef” with Timothée Chalamet after the April Knicks playoff appearance. On the New Heights podcast, she said the actor was “nothing but lovely” during the game.
Fey told Travis and Jason Kelce that the online chatter only reached her the next day, after photos from Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks spread in the hours after tipoff. Her answer was blunt: “We had no beef. It was all good.”
April Game 5 Photos
Game 5 turned into the night that fueled the meme, with fans accusing Chalamet of “manspreading” on Fey while both were on celebrity row. The photos put their seats in the same frame as Kylie Jenner, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, and Tracy Morgan, turning a playoff appearance into a social-media story built on posture instead of basketball.
Fey’s version of the scene was different from the online read. “It wasn’t ’til the next day that I saw all these ‘manspreading’ things, but I will say, you gotta remember, for every amount that he’s sitting like this [creating a V with her hands] and ‘manspreading,’ I’m doin’ the opposite,” she said. “I’ve got a big ol’ can.”
Fey’s Podcast Response
Fey added, “As Amy Poehler would say, God is fair,” then followed with, “Timothée’s legs took the front, my big old can was takin’ the back.” The line landed the point more cleanly than any PR statement could: the meme had a visual premise, but it did not describe a feud.
The Knicks’ 2-1 hole against Atlanta gave the game more weight in the standings than the photos did online. New York won Game 5, then won the next three games by double digits, pushing the streak to 11 and carrying the team to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.
New York’s 11-Game Run
That stretch is why the viral image stuck around. A playoff win, a playoff run that reached 11, and a rare trip to the Finals made the night easy to remember; Fey’s podcast comments make it easier to separate the joke from the supposed bad blood.
