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Viral Jeffrey Epstein lookalike announces run for Palm Beach mayor, promises free Botox and bagels

A viral internet lookalike, free Botox and imported New York bagel water are not usually the ingredients of a mayoral campaign.Peter Simel, the Florida man who went viral earlier this year as "Palm Beach Pete" over his uncanny resemblance to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, says he is now "seriously considering" a run for mayor of Palm Beach — with a platform centered around "living your best life."Simel's social media following exploded into the hundreds of thousands after a viral video sparked conspiracy theories online, described the effort as "a movement" during an interview with Fox N...