After the event, Po revealed that Chalamets team approached him to cover the fee.
They basically [said] like, We thought it was awesome.
It was all good and fun.
Dempsey Bobbitt, 18, attends during a Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest in New York on Oct 27, 2024Jeenah Moon for The Washington Post via Getty Images
But its cool he showed up.
So to have something slightly interesting and fun, wholesome, and full of whimsy, was comforting.
Every in-person thing costs money or its too serious.
Community is also something that you’re free to find online but its so different.
He added: People just want to be together in person and do something dumb.
And this is a very low-barrier-to-entry way to do that.
