A 20-year-old man was beaten after spoiling the ending of ‘Star Wars: Awakens’ for many fans who were waiting to see the movie in a US theatre. Raymond Charfield walked out of a premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” on Thursday night and shouted out a major spoiler in front of at least 100 people waiting in the lobby for the next show.
“I was waiting in line to see the evening show. Then this kid walks past the line, shouts out the ending and starts laughing. He totally ruined the movie for everyone,” a witness said.
Three men, who were waiting in the lobby, donning suits of Star Wars characters, assaulted and critically injured the man. He was later admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in Bakersfield city, California.
“I saw it all. This guy shouts out the spoiler right? Within 15 seconds, he was on the ground, getting beat up by three men. At first, the crowd was cheering the assaulters, and I think that made it worse. They beat him up for five minutes, kicking and punching him in the gut,”” another witness said.
Police did not arrest the assaulters and allowed them to watch the movie as planned. “We view this as justifiable assault,” a police officer said.