
From the report it appears that the dispute resulted from an overpopulation of costumed heroes whose superheroic crime-fighting mission is hitting up tourists for “tips.” In fact, if one of nylon-draped civilians is to be believed, some of these Hollywood Boulevard heroes were attempting to extort a $20 gratuity from every tourist they could corner.
This sort of bizarre superhero panhandling activity on Hollywood Boulevard is nothing new. It was the subject of 2010 movie Confessions of a Superhero that helped raise public awareness, and costumed panhandling was banned in 2010 when local authorities adopted a "Zorro Tolerance Policy." Apparently that plan worked about as well as the zero tolerance for drugs policy at Hollywood High.