A Complete Unknown premiere: Timothée Chalamet slapped with fine after parking Lime Bike on red carpet

Timothée Chalamet made headlines this week as he rocked up to the UK premiere of his new film A Complete Unknown at the BFI Southbank on a Lime rental bike.

On Tuesday (January 14), in true London style, Chalamet arrived at the glitzy premiere for his latest movie A Complete Unknown on the bright green bicycle that has become a familiar sight across the city.

The film, which lands in UK cinemas on Friday (January 17th), follows the story of a young Bob Dylan, played by Chalamet, breaking into the music industry.

Cycling onto the red carpet before posing for pictures with the Lime Bike, Chalamet was even seen with his phone out, presumably ending his ride before having more photos taken.

However the stunt has reportedly landed the movie star with a fine for parking the bike in an unauthorised spot.

Chalamet revealed he had been issued a penalty while speaking on French chatshow Quotidien on Wednesday (January 15).

At the time he explained: “There was a traffic jam, and I actually wasn’t allowed to park there, and I got a £65 fine.”

As stated on Lime’s help centre riders may get a fine if they either park in a no parking zone or don’t park in a designated parking spot.

Lime’s London parking page adds that first time users will receive a warning and for repeat offenders charges can increase up to £20.

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