A man dressed as a city construction worker took a sledgehammer to Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning.
The vandal identified himself as Jamie Otis and wielded a sledgehammer and pickaxe in an attack that left chunks missing from the sidewalk around 5:45 a.m., according to a report by Deadline Hollywood.
Otis told Deadline that he originally planned to remove Trump’s star and auction it off to raise money for women who have come forward with sexual assault allegations against the GOP nominee spanning four decades.
Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been totally wrecked. https://t.co/WvUxQH0n6O pic.twitter.com/GFo1VAACFQ
— U.S. News (@usnews) October 26, 2016
Trump’s Walk of Fame star had previously been defaced by various means. A swastika was spray-painted over the tile in January and cleaned off shortly afterwards.
In June, Norwegian street artist Pøbel spray-painted a mute sign onto the star:
In July, an artist who calls himself Plastic Jesus built a miniature wall topped with razor wire around the tile, referencing Trump’s much-touted plan to build a border wall between the United States and Mexico.
And in September:
Ladies and gentlemen, someone has placed an actual turd on Donald Trump’s star on the walk of fame. #Hollywood pic.twitter.com/Kdo9v6Srnj
— HeardinLondon (@HeardinLondon) September 9, 2016
Well, considering the decades that will be required to repair the damage to our democracy’s discourse caused by Trump’s vandalism, that seems fair.
His Hollywood Star had this coming the moment he rode down the escalator last year.
Good man.
Why do they even bother leaving the star out there? It is likely a bought one (b-level celebrities pay for their stars to get the honor, unlike a major movie or TV star who actually gets them awarded). The city should tear it up, send him back the money, and say, “No thanks.”
I don’t agree with violence or destruction to get a point across …
That being said …For some reason, I’m sorry I didn’t think of it —