Friends star David Schwimmer has provided an amusing alibi for himself after police in England released a photo of his lookalike caught stealing from a restaurant.
Schwimmer’s doppelganger caught the actor’s attention after hundreds of people pointed out the resemblance of the crook on the Blackpool police station’s Facebook page - prompting Schwimmer to make it clear he was in New York at the time.
“Officers, I swear it wasn’t me. As you can see, I was in New York,” the actor tweeted - alongside a CCTV video capturing him “stealing” from a grocery store.
The actor, famous for his role as Ross Geller, concluded his tweet: “To the hardworking Blackpool Police, good luck with the investigation. #itwasntme.”
Schwimmer’s response has since been liked more than 136,000 times from people appreciative of the joke.
“Well done Schwimmer, you win Twitter,” one person wrote.
Another responded: “This is brilliant, good for him taking it so well.”
Fortunately, Blackpool police have already confirmed that Schwimmer was indeed in New York, writing on Facebook yesterday: “We have investigated this matter thoroughly and have confirmed that David Schwimmer was in America on this date.
“We’re so sorry it has to be this way.”
