The perpetrator has since turned himself in and is now in custody, Beverly Hills Police have confirmed.
If you’ve ever wondered why Donald Trump has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — it’s thanks to The Apprentice, and not his dazzling cameo in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York — well, it might be a moot point right now.
As reporter Jonathan Gonzalez of NBC Los Angeles tweeted Wednesday morning, the star — which is no stranger to vandalism — has been smashed to smithereens by a man using a pickax. The man has since turned himself in and is now in custody, Beverly Hills Police have confirmed.
Photos of the damage:
Witnesses told NBC Los Angeles that the incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. local time, and reported seeing the unidentified man pulling a pickax from a guitar case he was carrying. He initially fled the scene, leaving the pickax behind.
It’s not the first time Trump’s star — which happens to be situated next to the one bearing Kevin Spacey ‘s name — has been damaged by protesters.
The star has been covered with stickers — most recently during Pride in June — and surrounded by protest signs. In 2016 a swastika was spray-painted over it, followed by a mute button just months later. It’s also been attacked with a sledgehammer and ax, and bordered by a 6-inch wall in protest of the president’s immigration stance.
In every case, the damage has been repaired. There are currently no plans to move the star.
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