It's Not Wise To Upset A Wookiee

Even if he's just some dorky street-performer in a costume.

Police in LA arrested a man dressed as Chewbacca from Star Wars for allegedly head-butting a tour guide.

The guide had complained about Frederick Young's treatment of two visitors from Japan, reports the LA Times.

Guide Brian Sapir said: "You could see in his eyes he was exploding beneath the mask. He yelled at me, 'Nobody tells this wookiee what to do!' "

The incident happened outside the landmark Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard where generations of stars have placed their footprints in concrete.

Street performers dress as movie and cartoon characters to collect tips from tourists who pose for pictures in front of the cinema.

Tourists have complained that some costumed characters turn abusive when they refuse to pay them to pose for pictures.