Actor Timothée Chalamet made a surprise appearance at his lookalike contest in New York.
He posed for photos in Lower Manhattan on Sunday with fans and other dead ringers, some dressed as the 28-year-old’s character from the movies “Wonka” and “Dune.”
Image: Timothée Chalamet gate-breakers at Sunday’s event. Photo: jadiecakes_/TikTok
But when the Chalamet wannabes began competing on the red carpet in New York’s Washington Square Park, police ordered the group to disperse.
The organizers were fined $500 (£385) for an “unauthorized costume contest” and at least one person was taken away in handcuffs.
The group reconvened at a nearby playground, where more than a dozen contestants competed for the audience’s approval on a makeshift stage.
Image: Chalamet (black hat) poses with the contestants. Photo: ITWEETABTV/Reuters
After narrowing the group down to the final four, the remaining participants took tests on a variety of topics.
They were asked about their proficiency in French, their plans to make the world a better place, and their romantic intentions with Kylie Jenner. Chalamet and Jenner are said to be a couple.
In the end, Miles Mitchell, 21, from Staten Island, was named the winner, taking home a $50 (approximately £38) prize in the form of a novelty-sized check drawn out to “Best Tim.” did.
Image: Miles Mitchell said he was “overwhelmed” after being named Best Tim. Photo: Associated Press
He wore a purple Willy Wonka costume and threw candy from his briefcase into the crowd.
“I’m excited and overwhelmed,” Mitchell said. “There were a lot of people who looked like me.”
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“It started as a silly joke, but now it’s chaos,” organizer Paige Nguyen said of the chaos and arrests at the event.
An NYPD spokesperson said charges are pending.
