Actor Timothée Chalamet has claimed he was fined after arriving at the UK premiere of his Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown on a Lime rental bike.
The Hollywood star, 29, said he received a £65 fine for not parking the to-hire electric bike properly after he cycled it down the red carpet of the event at BFI Southbank in London on Tuesday.
Appearing on the French talk show Quotidien to promote the biopic, Chalamet explained he had hopped on the bike as there were traffic jams on the road.
"There were lots of traffic jams and it was quicker by bike," he told the host in French.
He added: "Actually, I wasn't allowed to park there, consequently I was fined £65."
It is not clear who issued the fine, as the PA news agency understands that Lime does not issue fines for first-time breaches. When it does issue fines, they start from £2 and escalate to £20 under Lime's progressive discipline policy.
Lime is a shared electric vehicle company that provides short-term rentals of electric bikes and scooters in various cities across the world.
Chalamet is not the first A-lister to do a stunt with a to-hire bike. Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger attracted attention when he joined former British prime minister Boris Johnson on a bike ride in 2011 to check out the London cycle hire scheme, dubbed "Boris bikes".
Chalamet stars as acclaimed musician Dylan in the Oscar-tipped A Complete Unknown, which looks back on the singer's early days in the 1960s, culminating in his performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
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Fellow American star Elle Fanning plays love interest Sylvie Russo.
The film garnered numerous BAFTA Film Award nominations on Wednesday including nods in the Best Film and Adapted Screenplay categories and a Leading Actor nomination for Chalamet.
A Complete Unknown is directed by James Mangold, who also took charge of the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. That film was nominated for five Oscars with Witherspoon winning Best Actress.
A Complete Unknown will be released in cinemas on Friday.
Source: Press Association
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