

A man climbed a sign above the 110 Freeway and hung anti-pollution banners. (Photo by @GGarciaRoberts via Twitter)





All the world is a stage, but one man needed only a Los Angeles freeway sign to put on his thrilling show.









The man, shirtless and wearing boxer shorts, socks and high-tops, used a bullhorn to announce his name was "Dephree." He also hung a sign with the name.





Dephree has just done a backflip of the sign. pic.twitter.com/d5qh6qybQ6 — Benjamin Oreskes🦅 (@boreskes) June 27, 2018 Here's the aerial view: Downtown LA freeway sign standoff ends with a soaring back-flip, safe landing, arrest.https://t.co/VAni4Vj7RZ pic.twitter.com/OmzkoqtS8U — NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) June 27, 2018 The Los Angeles Fire Department said the man was safely taken into custody. The southbound 110 was reopened after most of the right lanes were closed due to the man's antics.







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During the Wednesday morning rush, he climbed a sign above the 110 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles, leading to a partial shutdown of the major city artery and ruining the commute of hundreds, if not thousands, of Angelenos.