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UPDATE 。(4:30 p.m. ET, Thurs. Oct. 27, 2016): James Otis was arrested on felony vandalism charges for the incident. Speaking to NBC, Otis said, "I did it, and I'm very happy I did it, and I'm proud that I did it." 。

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A heated election is coming (finally) to a close but things are getting uglier and uglier as Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was reportedly smashed by vandals early Wednesday morning and it was caught on tape.。

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Oct 26, 2016 at 7:27am PDT。Deadline
。 reports that the act happened around 5:45 a.m. Hollywood time on Wednesday morning, when a man dressed up as a city construction worker smashed the star. The man, who used a pickaxe and a sledgehammer, told 。Deadline。

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Trump received the star in 2007 for his success with his reality TV show。

The Apprentice。

. It's not the first time the star has been defaced this election cycle; vandals have previously spray-painted a mute symbol and a swastika on it.。

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In a criticism of Trump's immigration platform, someone also once constructed a tiny, razor-topped wall around the star. 。

Tweet may have been deleted。And if that's not enough, apparently taking photos of dogs pooping on the star is also a thing.。TopicsDonald TrumpElections 。