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Catwoman Pepper Sprays Fake Ozzy Osbourne On Hollywood Blvd. (VIDEO)

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HuffPost Weird News   First Posted: 02/ 4/2012 10:37 am Updated: 02/ 4/2012 10:37 am

Catwoman can be a tiger when she's angry.

Believe it or not, a woman who dresses up as Catwoman to pose for pictures on Hollywood Blvd. got into a literal cat fight on Feb. 2 with an Ozzy Osbourne impersonator that reportedly led to her pepper spraying the fake Ozzy and a Jack Sparrow character, according to NBCLosAngeles.com.

Catwoman -- the only name she would give to the press -- said the two characters had been pushing and bumping her all day while she was taking photos. After warning Ozzy and Jack Sparrow to stop bugging numerous times, she finally got fed up.

"I said, 'I'm giving you fair warning. If you do not get away from me I will spray you in the face,'" she told NBCLosAngeles.com, adding that another character wearing an alien mask was also involved in the incident.

A man dressed as Willy Wonka, who goes by "Jason" when he's off the Boulevard, corroborated Catwoman's story.

"She told him and told him and told him, and he continued to push her -- so there it was," he told MSNBC.com.

The victim -- who initials reports identified as the Jack Sparrow wannabe -- was not on the scene when police arrived. Officials for the Los Angeles Police Department say no one was taken into custody, and none of the parties was transported to the hospital.

In recent years, Hollywood Blvd. has attracted its share of aspiring performers who dress as film or TV characters and make money posing for tourists.

"We're just trying to entertain the public, take pictures with the tourists, make them happy, you know," Catwoman told FoxNews.com. "That's what we come out here for."

Tourists are allowed to tip characters, but the characters are prohibited from demanding payment for their services under Los Angeles city rules.

However, the brawl was not out of character for the costumed folks. In 2010, the police started cracking down on the many costumed characters who gather on Hollywood Boulevard and pose for pictures in exchange for tips. More than 13 pop culture icons were arrested including Spider-Man and Catwoman, according to AOL News.

Police claim the crackdown is because many of the caped crusaders weren't defending truth, justice and the American way, they were rudely demanding tips, even to the point of chasing them down the street and, otherwise, blocking pedestrian traffic near a heavily touristed area.

But many of the costumed characters' behavior is less-than-heroic. NBC LosAngeles reports that in September, a man dressed as SpongeBob SquarePants was arrested for harassing two women, and in 2009, a man dressed as Spider Man struck a man in the face and arms.

Christopher Dennis, who has been dressing as Superman since 1991, has long been trying to organize his fellow characters into a union that would include training for future generations of heroes and a code of ethics.

"I really would like to have classes on how to react to aggressive tourists," he told AOL News. "Sometimes people say something and I've seen some characters just snap. When that happens, I tell the characters to just say, 'Have a nice day!'"

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Catwoman can be a tiger when she's angry. Believe it or not, a woman who dresses up as Catwoman to pose for pictures on Hollywood Blvd. got into a literal cat fight on Feb. 2 with an Ozzy Osbourne ...
Catwoman can be a tiger when she's angry. Believe it or not, a woman who dresses up as Catwoman to pose for pictures on Hollywood Blvd. got into a literal cat fight on Feb. 2 with an Ozzy Osbourne ...
 
 
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01:34 PM on 02/09/2012
Good. If you keep pissing a kitty off, it'll scratch/bite you, or in this case, spray you XD
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Kalzakath
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01:25 PM on 02/07/2012
I think these are the kind of jobs that the mitster and the newtmare, as well as Sanitarium would like all americans to have, no pay and lots of drama
07:47 PM on 02/06/2012
Weird? On Hollywood Blvd. I might be interested in a story that said "Nothing weird happened on Hollywood Blvd. today."
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FTracy3
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01:40 PM on 02/06/2012
It's been reported that Fake Catwoman's side of the story has been corroborated by Fake Willy Wonka so I tend to believe her.
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FDRbyGodDemocrat
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11:03 AM on 02/06/2012
I'm always slightly creeped out by these folks. It's like Halloween for the Homeless...
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Alwayspissedoffatsomeone
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10:57 PM on 02/05/2012
This is Hollywood folks. Weirdo capital of the US. It's disgusting.West Hollywood is the worst. If you're planning a visit to Hollywood and think it's great family stop, think again. Stay far away and save your hard earned dollars for something worth while. Try Disneyland.
06:04 AM on 02/07/2012
Wrong. Any of these fine cities would top Hollywood in a list of weirdo capitals: Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Berkeley, Portland OR, Key West, NYC (crazy capital). I've proudly lived in each of them and witnessed the weirdness first hand.
07:05 PM on 02/05/2012
She's hot......
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krazeeinjun
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05:37 PM on 02/04/2012
Forget it Jake, it's Hollyweird.