Cops descended on a Times Square Spider-Man after the superhero “kicked a tourist” for not tipping him.
Abdelamine El-Khezzan, 37, is then said to have thrown several punches at the woman’s husband – all of which missed – and then escaped up a light pole (seriously, we are not making this up).
In an unofficial DC/Marvel team up that would send your average entertainment lawyer’s head into a spin, Batman – aka NYC street performer Jose Escalona – filmed the incident and insists it was the tourist who started the fight.
“That set the guy off,” Batman told the New York Post.
The web-slinger was then said to have faced off with the husband insisting he deal the first blow, a request he was more than happy to oblige according to the Dark Knight. Spidey then proceeded into an impressive display of attacks, which all fell far short of the mark, and disappeared to higher ground,
This is not the first time a Spider-Man has crossed the line in Times Square. Junior Bishop – a 26-year-old Spider-Man impersonator – has been arrested several times for harassing tourists and brawling with cops.
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