- SAN DIEGO: British actor Rhys Ifans, who portrays the villain Lizard in the upcoming Hollywood movie “The Amazing Spider-Man,” was arrested and cited for battery at the pop culture gathering Comic-Con.
“He was abusive, belligerent and aggressive, and shoved a female security guard,” San Diego police spokeswoman Lt. Andra Brown said in a statement on Saturday. Brown said a member of Ifans’ “entourage” did not have proper identification to enter Comic-Con, a gathering of science-fiction fans and comic book lovers. Ifans used his hand to push his way past security, Brown said. He cursed the staff, hurled insults at the United States and loudly complained: “I don’t live here,” she said. The police spokeswoman added that Ifans’ breath “smelled like alcohol” but he was not cited for public drunkenness. The guard who was pushed, however, made a citizen’s arrest, leading San Diego police to issue Ifans a citation for misdemeanor battery.

