Tina Fey addresses Timothee Chalamet ‘manspreading’ rumors

Tina Fey has insisted that she enjoyed sitting beside Timothée Chalamet at a basketball game at Madison Square Garden.

The 30 Rock actress appeared in 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 Timothee, 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 Timothee Chalamet was nothing but lovely. Super friendly,” Tina said, noting that the Marty Supreme actor’s girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, was also “delightful.”

Timothee 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.

“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.”

Currently, after a divisive awards season, Timothee 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.”