Last July, a man named Austin Clay was arrested after he destroyed Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk Of Fame star with a pickax that he had hidden in a guitar case. As the story goes, he then called the cops on himself, told them “see you soon,” and patiently waited for the police to show up and arrest him—at which point…...
- 6/23/2019
- by Sam Barsanti on News, shared by Sam Barsanti to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
Hollywood is no fan of Donald Trump and it seems that taking a pickaxe to the once Celebrity Apprentice host’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will only get you a slap on the wrist.
Over three months after Austin Clay proved the second guy to smash up the current President’s little piece of Hollywood Boulevard, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge gave the no-contest pleading vandal a day in county jail and three year’s probation. That’s a far cry from the maximum sentence of three years behind bars that 24-year old Clay was looking at if found guilty of the felony count of vandalism.
The day that Clay spent behind bars in late July before being bailed out will serve as the jail time he was given today — which means he walked out out of court today a freebird.
Having turned himself in to...
Over three months after Austin Clay proved the second guy to smash up the current President’s little piece of Hollywood Boulevard, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge gave the no-contest pleading vandal a day in county jail and three year’s probation. That’s a far cry from the maximum sentence of three years behind bars that 24-year old Clay was looking at if found guilty of the felony count of vandalism.
The day that Clay spent behind bars in late July before being bailed out will serve as the jail time he was given today — which means he walked out out of court today a freebird.
Having turned himself in to...
- 11/7/2018
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, 5:50 Pm: The latest vandal to smash up Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star today said he shouldn’t be charged with anything for what he did.
“I don’t personally think there should be any charges brought against me because what I did I believe was a rightful and just act, and I think that the repercussions of it were only positive,” said Austin Clay on Wednesday after pleading not guilty to a felony count of vandalism in L.A. Superior Court.
Looking at a potential three years behind bars for his pre-dawn July 25 pickaxe attack on the former Celebrity Apprentice host’s Hollywood honor, Clay was formally charged back on August 6 by the La Country D.A.’s office. A Lapd investigation into the incident is still ongoing we hear and Clay is now scheduled to return to court on September 21.
No tweet from President...
“I don’t personally think there should be any charges brought against me because what I did I believe was a rightful and just act, and I think that the repercussions of it were only positive,” said Austin Clay on Wednesday after pleading not guilty to a felony count of vandalism in L.A. Superior Court.
Looking at a potential three years behind bars for his pre-dawn July 25 pickaxe attack on the former Celebrity Apprentice host’s Hollywood honor, Clay was formally charged back on August 6 by the La Country D.A.’s office. A Lapd investigation into the incident is still ongoing we hear and Clay is now scheduled to return to court on September 21.
No tweet from President...
- 8/16/2018
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Destroying Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star with a pickax just got real for Austin Clay ... because he's now facing the possibility of several years in jail. The L.A. County D.A. slapped him with one count of felony vandalism for obliterating -- on video, obtained by TMZ -- the President's star. If he's found guilty, Clay could get a max sentence of 3 years in county jail. As we reported, Clay put pickax to concrete almost 2 weeks ago.
- 8/6/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The poor sap who tried selling a piece of Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star on eBay just had his get-rich-quick dreams shattered ... without a pickax. A rep for eBay tells TMZ the user's post violated the company's "Other Illegal Activity" provision -- which prohibits the sale of items or links to items that encourage, promote, facilitate, or instruct others to engage in illegal activities. In layman's terms: vandalism is illegal, so ya can't...
- 7/31/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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 Beverly Hills Hotel to break bread (not concrete) over lunch. The meeting lasted about 2 hours, with 10-15 people total in attendance. Sources who were present...
- 7/30/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The remains of Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star are now on the open market ... but it won't come cheap, despite the fact it's pocket-sized. An eBay user who says he nabbed a piece of the star debris after Austin Clay obliterated it with a pickax, has put it up for auction ... with a starting bid of $500. There's still about a week left on the auction, but as of now -- nobody's biting. More...
- 7/27/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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 for Austin Clay ... the 24-year-old who went off on Trump's star early Wednesday morning. We're told Otis...
- 7/25/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star didn't stand a chance against its latest attacker -- whose pickax was in full swing ... as you can see in this video. TMZ obtained footage of 24-year-old Austin Clay going to town early Wednesday morning on the star ... dislodging it from the famed sidewalk, and leaving it in tiny pieces. Eyewitnesses tell us this happened around 3:00 Am, shortly before Clay reportedly called cops himself and later surrendered.
- 7/25/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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