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The Hollywood Walk of Fame comprises more than 2,600[1] five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California. The stars are permanent public monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry, bearing the names of a mix of musicians, actors, directors, producers, musical and theatrical groups, fictional characters, and others. The Walk of Fame is administered by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and maintained by the self-financing Hollywood Historic Trust. It is a popular tourist destination, with a reported 10 million visitors in 2003.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame

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April 5:
Dog defecates on Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star in latest protest on tribute

The star has been continuously vandalised since Donald launched his controversial bid to become the next president

The controversial businessman's star has attracted very little attention since it appeared in 2007, but since he launched his bid to become the Republican presidential candidate it's attracted a whole host of protests - the latest of which was from a German Shepherd.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/dog-defecates-donald-trumps-hollywood-7692732

May 28:
Trump: A star is scorned

In Hollywood, the billionaire’s spot on the Walk of Fame is regularly defaced — and is the target of a campaign to remove it.
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-a-star-is-scorned-223661


July 19:
Donald Trump's Walk of Fame Star Gets a Baby Border Wall

Los Angeles provocateur Plastic Jesus just rained on Donald Trump's parade. On a day when the real estate mogul is celebrating his official coronation as the Republican Party's presidential nominee for 2016, Plastic Jesus has built a wall around Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The wall only measures 6 inches high, but its statement is mighty.
http://www.laweekly.com/news/donald-trumps-walk-of-fame-star-gets-a-baby-border-wall-photos-7157242

October 26:
Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star destroyed

The vandal was dressed [as] a city construction worker, taking his sledgehammer to the five-point brass star at approximately 5:45 am.

The man reportedly said he wanted to remove the souvenir so that it could be auctioned off, with the proceeds set to go toward helping the women who have come forward in recent weeks to accuse Trump of sexual assault.
https://nypost.com/2016/10/26/donald-trumps-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-destroyed/

October 26:
Donald Trump Walk Of Fame Star Already Being Repaired As Hollywood Group Vows To Press Charges

The group that administers the Hollywood Walk of Fame said today that the vandal that destroyed Donald Trump’s star this morning will be prosecuted “to the full extent of the law.”
https://deadline.com/2016/10/donald-trump-hollywood-star-suspect-investigation-chamber-of-commerce-1201843165/

October 27:
Man Accused of Defacing Trump’s Walk of Fame Star Arrested: ‘I’m Proud That I Did It’

A man described as an heir to the Otis Elevator Company fortune was arrested Thursday for allegedly demolishing Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star.

James Otis faces felony vandalism of the GOP nominee's pink terrazzo and brass star during the early dawn hours Wednesday, Los Angeles police told NBC News. The case against him will be presented to the district attorney, who must decide whether to press charges.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/man-accused-defacing-trump-s-walk-fame-star-arrested-i-n673936

November 23: Donald Trump's Walk of Fame Star Replaced
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/donald-trumps-walk-fame-star-replaced-950172

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February 22: The man who used a pickax and a sledgehammer to smash President Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be on probation for three years after pleading no contest to a felony vandalism charge, officials say.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/02/22/the-man-who-destroyed-trumps-walk-of-fame-star-will-be-on-probation-for-three-years/?utm_term=.60aee7ad5659

April 25: President Trump’s Walk of Fame star vandalized again

Over the weekend, the star was defaced with a black marker to include an obscene gesture toward the president.
https://myfox8.com/2017/04/25/president-trumps-walk-of-fame-star-vandalized-again/

June 12: Trump's Walk of Fame star just got covered with 'resist' stickers
https://mashable.com/2017/06/12/trump-walk-of-fame-star-stickers/#a7Bmuw5t_mq2

June 23: Celebrities pay $40k for a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, then act surprised for some reason [the $40k apparently includes maintenance]
https://www.aol.com/article/finance/2017/06/23/celebrities-pay-40k-for-a-star-on-hollywoods-walk-of-fame-the/22584300/

July 7: Trump's Hollywood star: fans polish it while haters take the piss

The Hollywood Walk of Fame has become a zero-sum battleground as Trump supporters clean up dirt, graffiti, beer and urine left behind by angry citizens
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/07/donald-trump-hollywood-star-walk-of-fame-clean-dirty

August 21: No, Trump’s Walk Of Fame Star Wasn’t Actually Vandalized With A KKK Hoodie
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/08/21/trump-star-vandalized-kkk/

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July 21: Artist erects wall around Trump's Walk of Fame star

This video from July 2016 shows the miniature border wall a Los Angeles artist built around Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/entertainment/artist-erects-wall-around-trumps-walk-of-fame-star/2016/10/26/27ecff84-4ec2-11e6-bf27-405106836f96_video.html?utm_term=.550af5600cba

July 25: The star, which was awarded for Trump’s work on the reality show “The Apprentice,” has been a magnet for protest since his election, organized and otherwise.

It was the rallying point for dueling protests in July 2017. More recently, comedian George Lopez simulated urinating on the star with a bottle of water.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/07/25/5436234/

July 25: President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was destroyed Wednesday morning by a pickaxe.

Officers responded to a call at the star’s location on Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue around 3:30 a.m., Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson Ray Brown told TIME. They found that Trump’s star had been destroyed with a pickaxe.

Photos from the scene from reporters and witnesses show the damaged Trump star with a pickaxe lying alongside a pile of rubble. The star appears to be gouged out, leaving a hole.

NBCLA reporter Johnathan Gonzalez tweeted that, according to witnesses, a man pulled the pickaxe out of a guitar case when he walked up to the star.
http://time.com/5348157/trump-hollywood-star-destroyed/

July 26: A guy who smashed Trump’s Walk of Fame star in 2016 just bailed out another guy in jail for smashing it
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/ne53v8/a-guy-who-smashed-trumps-walk-of-fame-star-in-2016-just-bailed-out-another-guy-in-jail-for-smashing-it

July 26: Mark Hamill Trolls Trump Over The Destruction Of His Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star

The “Star Wars” actor says he has an “iron-clad alibi.”

"... I was puppy-sitting & both Millie & Mabel can vouch for me ... "

The “Star Wars” icon shared images of himself with a jackhammer on the Walk of Fame but insisted that he wasn’t responsible for the vandalism. 
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mark-hamill-donald-trump-walk-of-fame-star_us_5b5936dae4b0de86f4933c10

July 27: A knock-down, drag-out brawl broke out on the Hollywood Walk of Fame between a group of protesters and some President Trump supporters — who were holding a makeshift rally around his new star after the old one got destroyed on Wednesday.

The fight reportedly went down around 11:25 p.m. Thursday following a verbal dispute between two men, one of whom was wearing a Trump jersey.

Footage posted on social media showed punches being thrown in every direction as numerous people jumped in and got a dose of the mayhem.

... The two men who started the fight appeared to be arguing over the use of the N-word.
https://nypost.com/2018/07/27/brawl-breaks-out-at-trumps-new-walk-of-fame-star/

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July 29: A pair of fake Russian soldiers stood guard at the remains of President Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star, days after a man destroyed it with a pickax.

The two stonefaced men, dressed in olive green uniforms and thick hats, were spotted “protecting” the star on Hollywood Boulevard this week.

The guards also reportedly braved the 90 degree California heat in their heavy outfits and were also seen carrying a Russian flag. 
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/399440-russian-soldiers-guard-trumps-destroyed-hollywood-star

July 29: More Drama, A Bloody Nose And Another Brawl At Donald Trump’s Walk Of Fame Star
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/07/29/more-drama-a-bloody-nose-and-another-brawl-at-donald-trumps-walk-of-fame-star/

July 30: Trump supporters attacked, brawl sparked, at Hollywood’s Walk of Fame

A pro-Trump media crew was attacked by protesters at Donald Trump’s Walk of Fame star in Hollywood, California, on July 26, according to Elijah Schaeffer, the host of YouTube channel Slightly Offens*ve who shared this video of the incident.
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article215730925.html

July 30: Another fight breaks out at Trump’s Walk of Fame star

Supporters and opponents of President Trump clashed again at his Walk of Fame star in Hollywood, where a man was arrested Sunday night after the second big fight at the site in four days.

A man wearing a red Make America Great Again cap was shouting, “We got America great again!” and other pro-Trump slogans into a megaphone, riling up some of the president’s detractors, according to the CBS affiliate in Los Angeles.
https://nypost.com/2018/07/30/another-fight-breaks-out-at-trumps-walk-of-fame-star/

August 7: City of West Hollywood calls for Trump Walk of Fame star to be removed

On the same day the City of West Hollywood voted to ask for President Donald Trump's Walk of Fame star to be removed, the person who'd most recently vandalized it was charged.

The resolution to request the removal of Trump's star's was unanimously adopted by the West Hollywood City Council but is not legally binding as the city has no jurisdiction over the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Mayor John Duran said the vote was symbolic.

"The West Hollywood City Council did not pass the resolution because Donald Trump is a conservative or a Republican. Earning a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is an honor. When one belittles and attacks minorities, immigrants, Muslims, people with disabilities or women -- the honor no longer exists," he told CNN.

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Duran said the council had never previously asked for a star to be removed: "Never have we intruded into our neighboring city's business like this. But the circumstances compelled us to make an exception to the rule."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/07/politics/trump-walk-of-fame-star/index.html

August 7: Hollywood Walk of Fame stars: Will Trump's be removed, when were they introduced and do celebrities really have to pay for them?

Regular vandalism of president's monument is becoming a costly burden to city council
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-star-remove-hollywood-walk-fame-council-vote-damage-vandals-us-president-a8480611.html

August 11: Street artist puts dozens of new Trump Walk of Fame stars in place

Thursday’s star multiplication can be attributed to an anonymous conservative street artist, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He told the publication he was motivated by both the destruction of the real star as well as the city of West Hollywood’s vote for the star's removal.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/street-artist-puts-dozens-trump-walk-fame-stars/story?id=57137155

September 21: Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star placed behind bars by repeat offender

It seems these vandals can't give it "arrest."

President Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was defaced yet again this week, this time covered by wooden bars affixed with industrial, double-sided tape.

A local street artist known as Plastic Jesus -- who's messed with Trump's star in the past -- explained ...

"Well, 'cause (Trump's) going to jail," he said.

The star was restored by noon Thursday, CNN affiliate KCAL/KCBS reported.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/21/entertainment/trump-walk-of-fame-star-jail-bars-trnd/index.html

November 8: Donald Trump’s Walk of Fame Star Vandal Is Going to Jail

The man who smashed Trump’s star with a pickax has received his official sentence: brief jail time, and probation.
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/11/donald-trump-walk-of-fame-star-jail

December 9: Suffering pickaxes and dog poop, Trump’s Hollywood star has become a symbolic spectacle
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/suffering-pickaxes-and-dog-poop-trumps-hollywood-star-has-become-a-symbolic-spectacle/2018/12/09/01b739a2-d84e-11e8-a10f-b51546b10756_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.852b02d21d4d

December 20: Donald Trump Walk of Fame Star Bathed in Fake Blood
https://www.tmz.com/2018/12/20/donald-trump-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-vandalized-swastikas-caught-on-camera/

December 23: Despite incidents of vandalism, Donald Trump’s Walk of Fame star will not get added security

The Los Angeles Police Department does not have the resources to protect individual stars
https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/12/trump-star-security/

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