Timothée Chalamet made a splash when he turned up to the UK premiere of A Complete Unknown by riding a Lime bike on to the red carpet.
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However, it has turned out he apparently paid a price for his choice of transportation, as the actor has said he was given a £65 fine for incorrectly parking the bike.
Chalamet revealed the news when speaking on the French talk show Quotidien, explaining that he took the bike rather than a car to the premiere at the BFI Southbank because there was a traffic jam nearby.
He argued that choosing the bike was "ecological", adding of the fine: "It was horrible, because it was actually kind of an advert for them."
Timothée Chalamet at the UK Premiere of A Complete Unknown. Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for The Walt Disney Company Limited
It is currently unclear where the fine came from. Lime’s penalty structure runs from £2 to £20, with no penalties for first-time offences.
Representatives for Lambeth council, who are responsible for the area, told the Guardian that they did not issue a fine to Chalamet.
While it didn't win in any of its Golden Globes categories, the other two awards are still pending.
On playing Dylan, Chalamet told Radio Times magazine: "I just immersed myself into the subject matter. In the early '60s, video material of him is super sparing. So, I went to his birthplace in Duluth [Minnesota], and Hibbing, which is where he grew up.
"I went to Minneapolis, where he went to college briefly. And I spent all that time learning how to play the guitar and harmonica. I had five and a half years to turn over every stone. It became my day and night."
James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
