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The 2024 Chicago Fan Expo began on August 16, 2024, and featured the presence of Mark Hamill among other Star Wars celebrities like Hayden Christensen, and Rosario Dawson. While the expo ended on August 18, 2024, Mark Hamill's exorbitant autograph prices made headlines.
Best known for his role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, a lot of fans attended the Chicago Fan Expo to get their hands on Hamill's autograph among other memorabilia. However, some internet users took to X to share a picture of the actor's autograph prices which read that they cost $400 each for an 8x10 photo, $500 each for premium autographs, and $700 each for bulky autographs.
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These prices sent internet users into a frenzy and they took to X to express their opinion on the same. One of the users referred to Hamill leaving Facebook in 2020 citing "#patriotismoverprofits", given the social media platform used to take money from politicians:
"And he doesn’t like capitalism 🧢"
"Ain’t no way. This is actually upsetting. @MarkHamill," an internet user expressed dismay.
"Wait I thought they did it for free what?" an X user questioned.
A fan also referred to the recent incident at the 2024 Chicago Fan Expo wherein Mark Hamill told fans "May the Force be with you, unless you're MAGA. Then you can go force yourself." This statement indicated the actor's discontent with Trump supporters. Meanwhile, the netizens' comments read:
"Didn’t he tell half his fans to “go force themselves,” an X user wrote.
"I will sign his name for free and no one will know the difference." a fan joked
"Sign of the times," another internet user tweeted.
Moreover, an internet user posted a picture showing what Star Wars fame Hayden Christensen charged for a photograph at the Comic Con, stating:
"Isn’t that way for all Star Wars actors"
Mark Hamill defends Kamala Harris against Trump making "cheater" remark
On August 11, 2024, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to take a dig at Kamala Harris referring to an image of a large crowd that gathered at Air Force Two in Michigan. The former president alleged that Kamala "cheated at the airport" and that the crowd was shown using AI. Trump also claimed:
"She was turned in by a maintenance worker at the airport when he noticed the fake crowd picture, but there was nobody there, later confirmed by the reflection of the mirror like finish on the Vice Presidential Plane. She's a CHEATER."
Mark Hamill was quick to respond to Donald Trump's claims against Harris, given he is supporting the Vice President in the 2024 Presidential elections. He took to X on August 12, 2024, and tweeted:
"Based on this sane, rational, fact-based statement, do you think there's any chance if he loses on 11/5 he'll claim it was a "RIGGED ELECTION"? A) Absolutely NOT B) 💯% #DementiaDonOld 🤯"
In other news, Mark Hamill updated his fans about his whereabouts by tweeting that he had arrived for all four days of the DNC 2024 convention. In his post, the actor dubbed the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz campaign as "a genuine movement to save our Democracy".
Hamill showcased excitement by stating he briefly spoke to the delegates informing his followers that they were "fired up and ready to go, Go, GO!!!!"
