A star is reborn! Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star is replaced after it was destroyed three times during his presidency – lastly by a man with a pickaxe dressed as the Incredible Hulk
- The newly forged star was unveiled after being boarded up for months
- It has become a site for protests and has been vandalized multiple times
- In October it was destroyed by a man dressed as the Incredible HulkDonald Trump's
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been unveiled again after it was
repeatedly vandalized and boarded up during his presidency.
The newly forged star, which features a TV symbol to celebrate his work on The Apprentice, was laid down Thursday on the iconic boulevard.
The five-pointed brass star sits alongside famous Paramount film executive Y. Frank Freeman and director Irwin Winkler.
Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been unveiled again after it was repeatedly vandalized and boarded up during his presidency
The newly forged star, which features a TV symbol to celebrate his work on The Apprentice, was laid down on Thursday on the famous boulevard
The five-pointed brass star sits alongside famous Paramount film executive Y. Frank Freeman and director Irwin Winkler
Trump's star was painted over, pickaxed and even drilled into pieces when it became a battleground for political debate during his presidency.
It was destroyed by a sledgehammer in 2016, attacked with a pickaxe in 2018 and last October a man dressed as the Incredible Hulk destroyed it with a pickaxe again causing £3,000 damage.
The vandal admitted to defacing the star and he served three years' probation.
It was repaired but was destroyed again in 2018 by a man named Austin Clay, who was sentenced to a day in jail, three years of probation, and 20 days of community service.
Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was spray-painted black in June last year amid BLM protests
After being painted black it was then spray painted in blue and further graffitied
Several later protests resulted in the star being graffitied with a swastika and other offensive writing.
In June last year, a demonstrator spray painted the star completely black before a bag of dog excrement was placed on top.
Although nobody identified as the culprit, it took place during a Black Lives Matter protest and the star was tagged with the initials BLM, along with some choice swear words.
In July 2018, a man named Austin Clay destroyed the star which has become a site for protests
The final act of vandalism came in October when a man dressed as the Incredible Hulk destroyed it with a pickaxe 'beyond recognition'.
Until today, it was boarded up for months in an effort to stop further damage to the star which is administered by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
After acts of vandalism, the non-profit, non-partisan group Hollywood Historic Trust replaces a star.
January 2016 - Swastika It has been frequently defaced. Last June it was famously covered in Black Lives Matter slogans an artist once placed a miniature wall around it to protest at Trump’s immigration policies.
The first desecration came during the 2016 election when James Otis used a sledge hammer and a pickaxe to destroy all of the star's brass inlays.
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