Angie Mayhew Speaks Out About Auctioned ‘Star Wars’ Items

Legendary Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew passed away in 2019.

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He left behind his wife, Angie, who started the Peter Mayhew Foundation.

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The couple left Star Wars items in the attic of their old house when they were moving.

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Those items eventually found their way to an auction house.

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She took to Twitter to request that those items be returned.

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The tweet garnered significant media attention.

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In the end, the auction house agreed to return the items to the Foundation.

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However, one month later, Angie says that she has yet to receive them.

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She tweeted that she is “very hopeful” the items will be returned.

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