Timothee Chalamet has sparked pandemonium in New York by showing up to his own lookalike contest.
Competitors at the Manhattan event on Sunday told DailyMail.com the Wonka star arrived unexpectedly – triggering ‘insane’ scenes.
NYPD cops even turned up to disperse the crowds at Washington Square Park, calling the contest an unlawful gathering.
At least one Chalamet doppelganger was dragged away in handcuffs as the crowd screamed: ‘Let him go!’
‘It was really funny, like a spectacle,’ bystander Megan Hattie Stahl, 33, told Daily Mail.com.
‘The people filming it and the people reacting to the cops became another layer of spectacle. It was just absurd.’
Timothee Chalamet has caused chaos in New York by showing up to his own lookalike contest
Timothee Chalamet has sparked pandemonium in New York after shocking fans by showing up to his own lookalike contest. (Pictured: Some of the competitors before the actor showed up)
Competitors at the Manhattan event on Sunday told DailyMail.com the Wonka star arrived unexpectedly – triggering ‘insane’ scenes. (Pictured: Competitors at the doppelganger event)
The crowd went wild when Chalamet showed up, sparking pandemonium in Manhattan
Competitor Noah Wilde, 23, said the contest was ranked by crowd vote, with people shouting for their favorite Timmy.
He told DailyMail.com the crowd was ‘thick’ when police swooped in to try to disperse the young people.
‘They pushed one kid and then they started yelling like ‘why the f*** would you push me,’ and made a little circle,’ he said.
‘They ended up getting arrested’.
But the drama was far from over, and stunned fans were shocked when the real actor showed up unannounced.
‘Then the actual Timothee Chalamet showed up and gave [the winner] a hug. It was insane,’ Wilde said.
Timothee Chalamet has caused chaos in New York by showing up to his own lookalike contest
The contest was widely advertised in New York City earlier this month, with a $50 prize up for grabs for the winner
Niege Borges, 34, also attended the contest in lower Manhattan.
He describing the scenes to DailyMail.com as ‘chaotic and intense,’ with ‘people passionately screaming,’ as they voted for their favorite Chalamet.
After the cops moved in, members of the competition moved on to the Mercer Playground, where they launched a speed-dating session with female admirers.
The contest was widely advertised in New York City earlier this month, with a $50 prize up for grabs for the winner.
Chalamet is best known for playing the protagonist in hit movies like Call Me By Your Name, Dune and Wonka.
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