Timothee Chalamet causes uproar among screaming fans in New York by unexpectedly showing up to his own lookalike contest.
Flanked by bodyguards, the actor posed for photographs with his curly-haired doppelgangers – some of whom had dressed as his characters, including Willy Wonka and Paul Atreides from Dune.
At times, adoring fans accidentally heaped their attention on the look-alikes, apparently thinking they were face-to-face with the real Chalamet.
The frenzied event, advertised on flyers around New York, was one of several look-alike competitions hosted by YouTube personality Anthony Po.
As word spread on social media, thousands of people RSVP’d to the competition, which promised $50 for the winner.
But minutes after the competition began – and before the actor made his entrance – police ordered the large group to disperse from Washington Square Park, and organizers were slapped with a $500 fine for an ‘unpermitted costume contest.’
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Competitors at the event said the Dune actor triggered ‘insane’ scenes as police moved in later to disperse crazed admirers.
At least one doppelganger was dragged away in handcuffs from Washington Square Park on Sunday afternoon as the crowd screamed: ‘Let him go!’
‘It was really funny, like a spectacle,’ bystander Megan Hattie Stahl, 33, said.
‘The people filming it and the people reacting to the cops became another layer of spectacle. It was just absurd.’
