Former hot dog speed-eating champion Takeru Kobayashi has been arrested at this year's event in New York.
The six-time champion was arrested as he tried to get on the stage after the competition.
Mr Kobayashi had refused to sign a contract with the speed-eating body Major League Eating and was barred from the event at Coney Island.
Mr Kobayashi, the thin Japanese contender who smashed all previous US records in 2001, jumped a barrier and tried to get up on the stage while the crowd chanted: "Let him eat!"
He briefly resisted police attempts to eject him from the stage, grabbing a barrier as they pulled him away.
The 32-year-old has been charged with resisting arrest, trespass and obstructing governmental administration. Joey "Jaws" Chestnut won the contest for the fourth year running.
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