Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was in pieces Wednesday morning after it was vandalized overnight by a man with an axe.
The Republican presidential candidate and former "Apprentice" host received the star in January 2007. The star in the 6800 block of Hollywood Boulevard, a prominent location on the Walk of Fame not far from the Hollywood and Highland Center, was broken into pieces overnight by a man with a sledgehammer, according to a boulevard street performer.
Los Angeles police confirmed they are investigating the vandalism report, received at about 6 a.m. No arrests were reported Wednesday morning.
Deadline Hollywood posted video of what appeared to be a man dressed as a construction worker in a high visibility safety vest and helmet smashing the star.
Aerial video showed people taking photos of the damaged star, which was roped off by repair crews early Wednesday.
One of the boulevard's street performers, a man painted gold and dressed head-to-toe in shiny gold clothes, said he witnessed the vandalism. The man, who identified himself as Gregory, said the he saw a man dressed as a construction worker hammering the star with either sledgehammer or axe.
"He was banging on the star," Gregory said. "He took Donald Trump's name out and he took his round plaque out."
Gregory said the man told him he intended to remove the star and sell it, then donate the money to organizations that support sexually abused women.
The Hollywood star belonging to the New York business magnate and reality show personality has become a target during the presidential campaign, ever since Trump announced his candidacy last year. It has been defaced with spray paint and surrounded by a miniature wall in protest of Trump's plan to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Walk of Fame star recipients are selected by a committee that considers hundreds of applications each year. The stars ane purchased for a $30,000, rather than gifted.
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