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Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Destroyed Again, Vandal Surrenders

Published: 10/30/2020

While President Trump's got his eye on Joe Biden, perhaps his 2nd biggest nemesis is giving him a beating -- destroying his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ... for the umpteenth time. James Otis, who'd already attacked Trump's WoF star multiple times since 2016, returned to the scene of his crimes…

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Donald Trump Star Vandal Arrested, Charged with Felony

Published: 10/05/2020

James Otis -- famous for destroying Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2016 -- is back at it again, he just got busted for the same stunt ... even with an elaborate costume. LAPD arrested Otis for felony vandalism after he allegedly took a pickaxe to Trump's star last week, completely…

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Trump Star Vandal James Otis Drops Anti-Trump Flyers from Empire State Building

Published: 09/18/2020

James Otis -- best known as the guy who destroyed Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star right before he was elected president -- is trying to do his part to make sure DT doesn't get re-elected ... by littering NYC with Trump's lies. Otis -- who's also an heir to the Otis Elevator Company…

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Trump Star Vandals Austin Clay & James Otis Finally Meet Face to Face

Published: 07/29/2018

The 2 guys who took a crack at demolishing President Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star came face-to-face this weekend, and some wisdom was imparted ... TMZ has learned. Austin Clay -- the latest Trump star vandal -- met up with his predecessor, James Otis, Saturday at the Polo Lounge inside the…

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Trump Walk of Fame Star Vandal James Otis Paying Bail for the New Vandal

Published: 07/25/2018

The OG Donald Trump Walk of Fame Star vandal is coming to the rescue of the latest guy to take a pickax to Trump's star ... by bailing him out of jail. You might recall, James Otis attacked Trump's star in 2016 -- also with a pickax -- and we've learned he's now stepping up to pay the $20k bail…

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Donald Trump's Walk of Fame Star Vandal James Otis Picking Up Trash for Community Service (PHOTO)

Published: 04/06/2017

James Otis -- the man who trashed Donald Trump's Walk of Fame star with a pickax -- is now picking up trash on L.A. freeways ... while supporting Black Lives Matter. The Otis elevator heir tells TMZ ... he's almost halfway done with his 20 day stint picking up trash and landscaping along…

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Donald Trump's Star Vandal Dodges Jail in Plea Bargain

Published: 02/21/2017

The Otis elevator heir who took a pickax to Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame cut a deal in his felony vandalism case and he won't spend a day behind bars. James Otis pled no contest to the vandalism charge and was placed on 3 years probation. He was also ordered to pay the…

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Trump Star Vandal James Otis -- Faces Judge, Pleads Not Guilty (VIDEO)

Published: 11/18/2016

The guy who took a pickax to Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star got his first chance to tell it to the judge, and for once, he was a man of few words. James Otis appeared in L.A. County court with his attorney, and entered a not guilty plea. We broke the story ... the D.A. charged him with…

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Trump Star Vandal -- Could Get 3 Years in Jail, D.A. Drops Hammer

Published: 11/17/2016

The guy who trashed Donald Trump's Hollywood star just got slammed with a felony vandalism charge ... and he could end up behind bars for a while. The L.A. County District Attorney's Office finally charged James Otis Thursday with one count of felony vandalism for taking a pickax to Trump's star…

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Donald Trump 'Walk of Fame' Star Vandal -- Cops Block Vegas Protest On Trump's Turf

Published: 11/08/2016

The guy who took a pickax to Donald Trump's Hollywood star planned to dangle a giant American flag out the window of a Trump Hotel penthouse ... until cops thwarted his plot. We're told James Otis was intercepted by Vegas police over the weekend when he tried to pull a Wile E. Coyote scheme at the…

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Donald Trump -- We Got Your Star Right Here ... Part of It, Anyway (PHOTO)

Published: 10/27/2016

LAPD officers got their hands on a piece of Donald Trump's Walk of Fame star ... which had been stashed away after vandal James Otis destroyed it. Cops recovered the brass emblem with the TV icon from Trump's star at a home in the San Fernando Valley. Law enforcement sources tell us Otis had given…

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Donald Trump's Star -- Vandal Arrested

Published: 10/27/2016

The guy who destroyed Donald Trump's Walk of Fame star got busted by cops Thursday morning. LAPD tracked down James Otis in West Hollywood as he was leaving a home, and took him into custody. We're told he was cooperative as officers arrested him for felony vandalism. Otis was planning to hold a…

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DONALD TRUMP: Major Plot Twist (TMZ Live)

James Otis, the sledgehammer-wielding vandal who destroyed Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star, is going to sue Trump and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce on grounds the star is a blight on Hollywood Blvd. and is antithetical to democracy ... TMZ has learned.

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