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The Straight Story

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Fri Feb 3, 2012, 03:20 AM Feb 2012

'Jack Sparrow' pepper-sprayed in Hollywood action figure brawl

'Jack Sparrow' pepper-sprayed in Hollywood action figure brawl

A brawl between several people dressed as action figures erupted in front of the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday evening, resulting in a Jack Sparrow character being pepper-sprayed by an attacker, police said.

Jack Sparrow was treated for minor injuries in the fracas that included Catwoman, an alien and a second pirate, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

Officers were searching streets in Hollywood after Catwoman, the alien and pirate fled following the free-for-all that played out in front of tourists on busy Hollywood Boulevard, Officer Norma Eisenman said.

The incident was the latest run-in between characters who pose for pictures with tourists and then aggressively demand money, according to police.

In September, a man dressed as SpongeBob SquarePants was detained by police outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood after an altercation with two women. In another incident, Spider-Man was led away in handcuffs.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/02/jack-sparrow-character-pepper-sprayed.html

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