{"id":2982,"date":"2026-05-21T13:36:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jimmy-kimmel-mocks-elon-musks-criticism-of-lupita-nyongos-odyssey-casting\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:36:39","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-mocks-elon-musks-criticism-of-lupita-nyongos-odyssey-casting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jimmy-kimmel-mocks-elon-musks-criticism-of-lupita-nyongos-odyssey-casting\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel mocks Elon Musk&#8217;s criticism of Lupita Nyong&#8217;o&#8217;s &#8216;Odyssey&#8217; casting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/128396971.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jimmy Kimmel told Elon Musk to \u201cstay in [his] lane\u201d after he criticized Christopher Nolan\u2019s casting of Lupita Nyong\u2019o in \u201cThe Odyssey.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>During the comedian\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DaMXK08sWRM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opening monologue on \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live\u201d<\/a> Tuesday, Kimmel discussed how the \u201ctrolls\u201d like the billionaire businessman have had to \u201ccome up with random stuff to complain about to distract us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElon Musk is now attacking uh Christopher Nolan, the film director, for the way he cast the movie \u2018The Odyssey,&#8217;\u201d he began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s upset because Christopher Nolan hired Lupita Nyong\u2019o to play a character he believes should be played by a white woman,\u201d Kimmel added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jimmy Kimmel (seen above) slammed Elon Musk for criticizing Christopher Nolan\u2019s casting of Lupita Nyong\u2019o in \u201cThe Odyssey.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Jimmy Kimmel Live\/ Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Jimmy Kimmel Live\/ Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Kimmel, 58, then read a tweet that Musk, 54, shared about director Nolan\u2019s decision to cast a Black woman as Helen of Troy, whose beauty sparked the Trojan War in Greek mythology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMusk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2055338961841869105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted [on X]<\/a>, \u2018Chris Nolan desecrated the Odyssey so that he would be eligible for an Academy Award.\u201d Kimmel read to his audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowed by, \u2018Who specifically is a\u2013hole who added DEI lies to Academy Awards eligibility instead of it just being about making the best movie?&#8217;\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Jimmy Kimmel Live\/ Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Jimmy Kimmel Live\/ Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a good question. While we\u2019re at it, who specifically is the a\u2013hole who thought this was a cool design for a truck?\u201d the late-night talk show host hit back, as an image of Musk\u2019s Tesla Cybertruck was displayed onscreen. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, stay in your lane.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last week, Alec Baldwin also <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/17\/celebrity-news\/alec-baldwin-hits-back-at-elon-musk-for-criticizing-lupita-nyongos-looks\/\">addressed Musk\u2019s remarks about Nyong\u2019o<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear Elon\u2026 but she IS the most beautiful woman in the world\u2026Alec,\u201d the \u201c30 Rock\u201d alum, 68,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYV_AsWuVQb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0alongside a photo of the Oscar-winning actress, 43.<\/p>\n<p>The X owner has been throwing attacks at Nolan online for the past few days.<\/p>\n<p>When someone asked, \u201cWhy is Christopher Nolan like so many other directors so keen to race swap white characters?\u201d Musk responded,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/15\/entertainment\/elon-musk-accuses-christopher-nolan-of-pandering-for-awards-with-casting-in-the-odyssey\/\">\u201cHe wants the awards.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Tesla CEO added that the filmmaker, 55, has \u201clost his integrity\u201d by casting the Oscar-winning actress, 43, in the role.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Musk also addressed rumors that trans actor Elliot Page had been cast as Achilles, the hero of the Trojan War, writing that the idea was \u201cone of the dumbest and twisted things I\u2019ve ever heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After it was announced that Page would actually portray the character Elpenor, the SpaceX founder \u2014 who is <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/01\/celebrity-news\/elon-musks-estranged-daughter-vivian-annihilates-father-in-90-minute-rant\/\">estranged from his trans daughter, Vivian<\/a> \u2014 reposted a tweet that read, \u201cI\u2019m not mocking her masculinity. I\u2019m denying its existence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/21\/celebrity-news\/jimmy-kimmel-mocks-elon-musks-criticism-of-lupita-nyongos-odyssey-casting\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Kimmel told Elon Musk to \u201cstay in [his] lane\u201d after he criticized Christopher Nolan\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/128396971.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}