Someone just destroyed Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a pickaxe

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.


 Donald Trump received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007. (Photo: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images)

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 pickaxe. The man has since turned himself in and is now in custody, Beverly Hills Police have confirmed.

Witnesses told NBC Los Angeles that the incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. local time and reported seeing the unidentified man pulling a pickaxe from a guitar case he was carrying. He initially fled the scene, leaving the pickaxe 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.

Donald Trump’s star sits next to Kevin Spacey’s tribute. (Photo: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

The star has been covered with stickers — most recently during Pride Month 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 axe and bordered by a 6-inch wall in protest of the president’s immigration stance.

Donald Trump’s star has been vandalized many times. (Photo: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

In every case, the damage has been repaired. There are currently no plans to move the star.