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Tom Holland comforts panicking fan, scolds pushy mob

/ 12:04 AM July 02, 2019

Tom Holland comforts panicking fan, scolds pushy mob

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English actor Tom Holland has been meeting fans as part of his “Spider-Man: Far From Home” promotion duties. But one such meeting almost ended up terribly for one fan, who was nearly crushed by a wave of aggressive autograph hunters.

The teenage girl, a Twitter user who calls herself NamelessCass, posted a video with a worm’s eye view of the incident last week.

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“This was absolutely insane and should never happen,” the fan posted. “My neck was literally against the barricade with 30 grown men pushing behind me. [It’s] ridiculous how people act. You’re not only endangering fans, but Tom, as well.”

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The men were identified by the poster and witnesses as “graphers,” or people who ask celebrities to sign photos or merchandise that they’ll sell online.

“All of us [fans] were literally like 5’2” [and the 30-plus, 6-foot-tall], grown men [were] pushing and basically climbing behind us,” she tweeted.

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Tom Holland comforts panicking fan, scolds pushy mob

Tom Holland as Spider-Man

Holland, in the video, can be heard angrily telling the crowd, “I’ll throw your sh*t on the floor if you keep pushing that girl.”

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The fan, off-cam, frantically said, “I’m literally going to have a panic attack.”

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The “Avengers: Endgame” star, upon hearing this, reassuringly said, “It’s OK, I got you, I got you.”

Then, turning to the crowd, Holland said, “Can you back up?”

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The main cast of “Far From Home” was in London for a press tour, days before flying to New York. —OLIVER PULUMBARIT

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