Jessica Jerreat
Daily Mail
June 10, 2013
It’s not wise to upset a Wookiee, as airport staff in Denver found out when they tried to take the Star Wars actor’s walking cane as he boarded a flight.
Security had mistaken his walking stick, fashioned to look like a light saber, as a weapon, as Peter Mayhew, 69, prepared to fly home from a sci-fi convention.
But when the 7ft 2in actor took to Twitter to complain to his 22,000 followers, staff at Denver airport soon realized you should always let the Wookiee win.
