Despite rumors to the contrary, Tina Fey insists she enjoyed sitting beside Timothée Chalamet at a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden last month.

The “30 Rock” actor and comedian stopped by Jason and Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast this week, where she addressed the frenzy that ensued after photos of her and Chalamet at the April 28 game were published online. Many accused Chalamet, whose legs are spread wide in his seat, of “manspreading” beside Fey, who appears in a more upright position.

“I should start by saying that Timothée Chalamet was nothing but lovely. Super friendly,” Fey said, noting that the “Marty Supreme” actor’s girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, was also “delightful.”

Chalamet spent much of the night “joking around” with Tracy Morgan, Fey explained, noting that she frequently attends Knicks games as her “30 Rock” co-star’s guest.

As for the images, Fey said she wasn’t aware of the “manspreading” discourse until the next day. Still, she emphasized that appearances can be deceiving.

“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.”

She went on to note, “We had no beef. It was all good and the Knicks won, so everybody was happy.”

After a divisive awards season, Chalamet has been keeping a low public profile ahead of his return to the big screen in “Dune: Part Three” this December.

At the start of the year, the actor was widely considered an Oscars front-runner for his performance in “Marty Supreme.” In interviews and TV appearances ahead of the Academy Awards in March, however, he deliberately embodied the smugness of his character, culminating with him sharing disparaging views on ballet and opera while in conversation with Matthew McConaughey for Variety.

In the end, he lost the Oscar to “Sinners” star Michael B. Jordan.

Elsewhere in her “New Heights” chat, Fey 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 ... it is electric. It’s like the whole place is trying to control the game with their energy.”

Watch Tina Fey’s “New Heights” appearance here. Her comments on Timothée Chalamet begin around the 38:01 mark.

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