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Spider-man Arrested!

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Designer Toast

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Hollywood Spider-Man impersonator caught in legal web

November 11, 2009 | 5:43 pm

 

A Spider-Man impersonator was arrested on outstanding criminal warrants today after an incident in which he allegedly slugged a man near the Hollywood and Highland complex, Los Angeles police said.

 

It was not immediately clear what led to the altercation, which was reported about 12:30 p.m. in the 6800 block of Hollywood Boulevard. But it's the latest in a string of incidents involving movie characters and celebrity lookalikes who vie for space -- and attention -- along the tourist-filled corridor that includes Grauman's Chinese Theater.

 

Christopher Loomis, 39, was being held on outstanding misdemeanor warrants in lieu of $5,500 bail, police said.

 

The incident unfolded when LAPD patrol officers received a radio call reporting a battery by a man in a Spider-Man costume. When they arrived, they encountered four different people dressed as the web-slinging crusader.

 

"They stopped one, it wasn't him," LAPD Lt. Beverly Lewis said. "They stopped the second, and it was the suspect."

 

The victim, who said he was hit in the face and arms, refused to press charges against the costumed impersonator. But Lewis said that when they discovered the warrants, he was booked. She said it appeared the suspect and victim knew each other.

 

Costumed impersonators portraying the likes of Elvis, Superman, SpongeBob SquarePants and others have worked on Hollywood Boulevard for years. They collect tips from tourists by posing for pictures or performing in front of the theater.

 

But sometimes the fun has turned violent. Tourists have complained that some costumed characters turn abusive when the tourists refuse to pay them to pose for pictures. And there have also been brawls. Two years ago, authorities convened a "super-hero summit" designed to reduce tensions among the performers.

 

The meeting was prompted in part by an incident in which LAPD officers arrested a "Star Wars" street performer in his furry brown Chewbacca costume for allegedly head-butting a tour guide who complained about the character's treatment of Japanese tourists.

 

In other incidents, actors dressed as the superhero Mr. Incredible, Elmo the Muppet and

the dark-hooded character from the movie "Scream" were arrested for aggressive begging. A man dressed as the horror film character Freddy Krueger was also taken into custody for allegedly stabbing someone, although no charges were filed.

 

"Typical Hollywood; it's always something different," said the LAPD's Lewis. Loomis, still wearing his Spider-Man outfit, sat nearby, handcuffed to a bench in the Hollywood Station.

 

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gaz2810i

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It's kind of sad, but any one of of these photos could be an ASM cover in the making...

 

 

 

:hi:

 

spidey50arrested.jpg

 

He needs to work out more and get a better more convincing costume (tsk)

 

Also there seems to be a lack of originality in the world today :blahblah: can't these guys come up with their own alter ego :boo:

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Wally's Comics

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It's kind of sad, but any one of of these photos could be an ASM cover in the making...

 

 

 

:hi:

 

spidey50arrested.jpg

 

Awesome Flee, But it needs a soundtrack...

 

Spider Man, where are you coming from? Spider Man, nobody knows who you are...

 

 

 

 

Spidey is a Mets fan who would've thunk it!

 

 

(worship)

 

 

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COI

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This made me laugh out loud:

 

But it's the latest in a string of incidents involving movie characters and celebrity lookalikes who vie for space -- and attention -- along the tourist-filled corridor that includes Grauman's Chinese Theater.

 

Some people really need to examine their lives. lol

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