Timothee Chalamet shared a video on X/Twitter of a Kalshi business that options the actor.
The response from viewers was something however optimistic.
Many questioned why the Golden Globe Award winner would promote the model: “Ruining a multi-year generational run for Kalshi is crazy,” one individual posted.
Another noticed representing the platform as a easy money seize: “How much money do you vultures need?”
Another commenter posted: “How many people went bankrupt from gambling addictions to pay for this commercial?”
A Confusing Commercial
The advert options the award-winning actor and star of Dune at a dental workplace present process a process. The dentist publicizes that Chalamet has an an infection and asks if he’s feeling something.
“Kalshi,” the 30-year-old actor responds.
The dentist doesn’t perceive and Chalamet repeats the response. He continues to repeat “Kalshi” a number of occasions earlier than Nickelback’s track “Far Away” begins to play.
The subsequent scene options the actor leaping excessive sufficient in his dwelling that his head hits the ceiling.
A 3rd scene from the business finds Chalamet in a music retailer enjoying a tune on a keyboard earlier than the business abruptly ends.
The three-scene Chalamet advert runs simply over one minute and doesn’t supply a lot in the best way of a narrative arc.
Watch the whole video under:
KALSHI pic.twitter.com/ZV05cnhVV4
— Timothée Chalamet (@ActualChalamet) June 11, 2026
Fans Question Why Actor Chose To Do Ad
Kalshi has created vital controversy since launching sports activities occasion contracts in 2025. That has included lawsuits with state gaming regulators.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has argued that prediction markets aren’t playing. The federal authorities physique has sued states which have tried to implement state gaming laws towards the platforms.
Chalamet followers lambasted the younger actor for representing the prediction market platform. Many questioned why he was “selling out.”
Dude, take this shit down. You make having fun with your profession onerous with pointless sellouts to one thing that’s simply gross. How may you even want this cash??
— Not Jared (@passiveidol) June 11, 2026
Alright Who instructed him “if you wanna be the best you have to sell your soul”
— Houston #LIARSREMORSE (@houstniscool) June 11, 2026
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
— evan loves worf (@esjesjesj) June 11, 2026
Colossal L
Some issues are extra vital than cash (particularly when you have already got tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars})
— Pebbles (@absPEBBLES) June 12, 2026
Others criticized the advert itself:
Obviously it sucks that you simply did this, but additionally… the advert sucks too? What the fuck is Kalshi, primarily based on this advert? Bad job, usually.
— Cody Johnston (@drmistercody) June 11, 2026
I’ve by no means understood these sort of Brand Advertisements.
They don’t say something concerning the product, don’t spotlight any options, or actually do something moreover tie the Brand to a well-known individual.
Maybe that really has measurable carry in model recognition long run however I’m…
— Bayes Baller (@Bayes_Baller) June 11, 2026
Another person identified how unpopular the advert was by sharing statistics from Chalamet’s submit of the video. Just a tiny share of viewers favored the advert, in keeping with his calculations:
573k views and a couple of.8k likes. Thats like 0.005% of viewers liking the tweet. How a lot did they pay him for this trash
— Gnarbux / Garrett (@gnarbux) June 11, 2026
Chalamet Dabbles In Poker
Beyond the Chalamet advert, Kalshi has reached out to poker gamers over the past yr. That included signing a cope with Daniel Negreanu in September.
Chalamet is a little bit of a poker participant himself. He celebrated his Oscar nomination in 2025 with a star recreation that included Tobey Maguire, Kevin Hart, Rich Paul, Nathan Fielder, Theo Von, Kid Cudi, and Kylie Jenner.
