The police have just shut down a Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest.
On Sunday, October 27, fans who organized the Timothée Chalamet Lookalike Competition and promoted it with posters around the city were treated to multiple surprises at an event in New York’s Washington Square Park.
According to reports from NBC New York, hundreds of people gathered by the park’s arch around 1 p.m., including fans dressed as the 28-year-old actor’s famous characters, such as Willy Wonka from Wonka and Bob Dylan from Chalamet’s upcoming biopic Complete unknown.
At one point, the Oscar nominee surprised the crowd at the unofficial competition, with video of his arrival captured by the Associated Press and fans at X showing him waving, greeting fans and posing for photos as he made his way through the crowd as fans. screamed.
Timothée Chalamet stunt double contestants on October 27, 2024.
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NYPD officers quickly arrived at the scene to try to disperse the crowd for the unlicensed assembly, NBC reported. A police spokesman told the newspaper that at least one person had been detained and issued a summons, and a video shared by an attendee on X said the organizer of the event had been arrested.
In video taken by the AP, police can be heard blaring their sirens and announcing, “You’re all going to get calls” through megaphones to encourage the crowd to disperse.
The NYPD did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Despite the police presence, contestants still tried to keep their contest going, with several lookalikes pushing their way through the crowd to prove they looked like Chalamet. A fan wearing a purple Willy Wonka costume was eventually declared the winner, although it is not known if they received the $50 promised as the top prize.
This isn’t the only fan-centric event in Manhattan that has been shut down by police in recent years.
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In August 2023, Twitch streamer Kai Cenat organized a fan giveaway that would include free computers, Playstation 5s, microphones, keyboards, webcams, gaming chairs, headphones, and gift cards. Thousands of fans then gathered in Union Square Park, and New York police said the crowd became rowdy and at least three officers were injured.
The police added that 60 people were arrested, including 30 minors. After the incident, Cenat initially faced charges of inciting a riot and unlawful assembly, but the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced in May that it had decided not to press charges against Cenat.
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