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Timothée Chalamet invites himself to a competition of his own lookalikes in New York… and causes a riot

On Sunday, hundreds of Timothée Chalamet fans came to attend a look-alike competition for the actor in New York.

The “Wonka” star made a surprise appearance in the crowd, sparking public hysteria and police intervention.

The winner left with a check for $50 and a beautiful trophy to put on his mantelpiece…

Surreal scene this Sunday in New York. American actor Timothée Chalamet burst into an open-air lookalike contest in Washington Square Park. Accompanied by a bodyguard, the hero of Dune slipped among the crowd, his face hidden by a black mask and a baseball cap, before revealing it in front of two look-alikes who posed for photos.

Result ? Hysterical fans, who immortalized the moment on social networks. And the rapid intervention of the police to put an end to the start of a riot, even arresting one of the look-alikes, forced to leave the scene, handcuffed, in a car. police.

Organized by a YouTuber who is a fan of Timothée Chalamet, this competition had been “teased” since the end of September via flyers distributed in the streets of New York where the actor is filming Marty Supremethe new film from director Josh Safdie, presented as a fantasy biopic of a table tennis star.

And the competition in all this? Please note that the winner is Miles Mitchell, a 21-year-old lookalike from Staten Island who dressed in the purple costume of Willy Wonka, the Roald Dahl character that the actor played in the recent hit film. He left with a check for $50 and a magnificent trophy…

If resemblance to Timothée Chalamet was essential to win, the candidates also had to demonstrate their mastery of the language of Shakespeare, present their projects to make the world a better place… and express their intentions towards Kylie Jenner, the model that the actor has been dating for several months.


Jérôme VERMELIN

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