# How many times has Walk of Fame been vandalized? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 26, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-has-walk-of-fame-been-vandalized/769795 "2016-10-26T18:36:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-has-walk-of-fame-been-vandalized/769795/1 "2016-10-26T18:36:05Z")
Just saw the post about Trump’s Hollywood star getting vandalized and it makes me wonder how many times this has happened before? I seem to recall an episode of ‘I Love Lucy’ about this very thing - so the idea of stealing/defacing various stars isn’t a particularly new notion. I have to believe it’s happened many times before. I wonder if they have ‘replacement stars’ in stock for those times when it does? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-has-walk-of-fame-been-vandalized/769795/2 "2016-10-26T18:39:55Z")
What exactly was he “honored” for? ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-has-walk-of-fame-been-vandalized/769795/3 "2016-10-26T18:48:27Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > What exactly was he “honored” for? I didn’t mean Trump’s star specifically. I mean _any_ star that gets damaged. Maybe Buster Keaton had an ex who got PO’ed at him and splashed battery acid over his star - what do they do when that happens? ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-has-walk-of-fame-been-vandalized/769795/4 "2016-10-26T18:52:15Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > What exactly was he “honored” for? Being honored means paying enough for the star. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-has-walk-of-fame-been-vandalized/769795/5 "2016-10-26T18:53:47Z")
[Walk of Fame vandalizations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame#Theft_and_vandalism) > [@](#): > > Four of the stars, which weigh about 300 pounds (136 kg) each, have been stolen from the Walk of Fame. > > Random acts of vandalism occur on the Walk on a regular basis, ranging from profanity and political statements written on stars with markers to attempted removal of brass emblems with chisels. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-has-walk-of-fame-been-vandalized/769795/6 "2016-10-26T18:54:11Z")
The [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame#Theft_and_vandalism) mentions several thefts of stars. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-has-walk-of-fame-been-vandalized/769795/7 "2016-10-26T18:55:30Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > Just saw the post about Trump’s Hollywood star getting vandalized and it makes me wonder how many times this has happened before? I seem to recall an episode of ‘I Love Lucy’ about this very thing - so the idea of stealing/defacing various stars isn’t a particularly new notion. I have to believe it’s happened many times before. I wonder if they have ‘replacement stars’ in stock for those times when it does? Not to niggle, except that’s what we do here, but I remember it being a cement block containing John Wayne’s footprints from Grauman’s Chinese Theater that was stolen on “I Love Lucy”. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-has-walk-of-fame-been-vandalized/769795/8 "2016-10-26T19:24:23Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > What exactly was he “honored” for? [The Apprentice](http://www.walkoffame.com/donald-trump). EDIT: And Miss Universe, too, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-has-walk-of-fame-been-vandalized/769795/9 "2016-10-26T19:32:02Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Being honored means paying enough for the star. Not exactly. A person needs to be nominated and there must be some tenuous connection to entertainment to get accepted. Then they need to get $30k which can come from the honoree or donations. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-has-walk-of-fame-been-vandalized/769795/10 "2016-10-26T19:39:56Z")
Lucy Ricardo stole John Wayne’s footprints from the Graumann’s Chinese Theater on “I Love Lucy”. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-has-walk-of-fame-been-vandalized/769795/11 "2016-10-26T21:04:28Z")
I remember earlier this year reading about how someone had built a 6" wooden “wall” around the Trump star, to keep out the immigrants. I thought that was far more creative than just vandalizing it. ---
**Author:** ![CurtC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce73a5/32.png) [@CurtC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CurtC)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-has-walk-of-fame-been-vandalized/769795/12 "2016-10-26T21:21:43Z")
> [@Bill\_Door](#): > > Not to niggle, except that’s what we do here, but I remember it being a cement block containing John Wayne’s footprints from Grauman’s Chinese Theater that was stolen on “I Love Lucy”. You know, you’re right - like the OP, I guess I’ve always thought of those two as the same thing. Are they even near each other? ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-has-walk-of-fame-been-vandalized/769795/13 "2016-10-26T21:37:27Z")
> [@Bill\_Door](#): > > Not to niggle, except that’s what we do here, but I remember it being a cement block containing John Wayne’s footprints from Grauman’s Chinese Theater that was stolen on “I Love Lucy”. > [@CurtC](#): > > You know, you’re right - like the OP, I guess I’ve always thought of those two as the same thing. > > Are they even near each other? Not exactly the same thing but the same idea. > **[List of Grauman's Chinese Theatre handprint ceremonies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TCL_Chinese_Theatre_handprint_ceremonies)** > > This is a list of handprint ceremonies for the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood Los Angeles, California (originally "Grauman's Chinese Theatre"). Footprints and signatures are also included, and in some cases imprints of other objects: > In recent years, there have been a number of ceremonies for celebrities, famous animals, and fictional characters, after which the handprints have not been placed on the forecourt. These include: The Walk of Fame happens to extend in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-has-walk-of-fame-been-vandalized/769795/14 "2016-10-26T22:55:39Z")
I would say it gets vandalized constantly, day after day. Bum’s are constantly pissing on it.