Timothée Chalamet finally addressed the rampant speculations about whether he is the person behind the viral rapper EsDeeKid.
Teasing fans with a cryptic response, the Dune star dodges the question with a mischievous smile.
While promoting his latest movie Marty Supreme on the British radio program Heart Breakfast, the American-French actor was asked directly without any formality about whether EsDeeKid was his alter ego.
“I’ve got no comment on that. No, I mean, I’ve got no comment,” he replied immediately before loosening up and adding, “I’ve got two words on that.”
When host Amanda Holden pointed out that the two artists have similar eyes and were even photographed wearing the same skull scarf, the A Complete Unknown actor played coy.
He hesitated, stumbled over his words before adding, “Two words: All will be revealed in due time.”
“Oh, wow. The word count’s gone because of jet lag. I’m going to say,’ Holden, 54, quipped during the Thursday, December 11, episode.
The conversation was then shifted to Chalamet’s high school alter ego Lil Timmy Tim, referencing a viral video from 2012 that features him rapping in spectacular fashion at an event at his high school in New York City.
“Let me tell you, Lil Timmy does not have the same ring to it,” he said.
Fan theories have been brewing, linking Chalamet to rapper EsDeeKid since past monthsmonths, fans of the Marty Supreme star have wondered whether he might secretly be the viral artist, who performs with his face hidden beneath a balaclava and claims to be from Liverpool.
Rumors began swirling earlier this year that Chalamet might somehow be EsDeeKid, mostly due to the similarities in their eyes. The actor stoked the flames further when he showed up to a Fakemink show in London in August, as Fakemink appears on EsDeeKid’s song “LV Sandals.”
EsDeeKid, whose real name and age are unknown as has stayed mum on any identifying details about himself, released his debut album Rebel in June and has more than 11 million monthly listeners on Spotify, Chalemet, meanwhile, has been open for years about his love of hip-hop and rap music, naming stars like Kid Cudi and Nicki Minaj as favorites. In 2020, he even appeared on Saturday Night Live in a sketch with Pete Davidson that saw him playing a rapper named $mokecheddathaassgetta.
