{"id":2653704,"date":"2026-09-02T16:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dolly-partons-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-repaired-after-alleged-vandalism\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T16:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:39:22","slug":"dolly-partons-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-repaired-after-alleged-vandalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dolly-partons-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-repaired-after-alleged-vandalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton\u2019s Hollywood Walk of Fame star repaired after alleged vandalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdolly-partons-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-repaired-after-alleged-vandalism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2653704&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Dolly Parton&#8217;s Hollywood Walk of Fame star was vandalized shortly after her death, with someone scratching out her name and stealing flowers from the memorial. Repair crews have already begun replacing the star, which was cracked prior to the vandalism.The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce noted that a fan informed them about the theft and damage, though the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-suspects-escape-after-robbery-at-northridge-wells-fargo\/\" title=\"2 Robbery Suspects Flee Northridge Wells Fargo\">suspect remains unidentified<\/a>, and no formal inquiry has been reported. Dolly Parton received her star in 1984 and was honored by various states after her passing on August 25 due to cancer. Notable tributes include renaming Nashville International Airport as Dolly Parton International Airport and designating September 25 as Dolly Parton Day in New York and California.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hollywood\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"133\">Hollywood<\/a> Walk of Fame star for the late musician <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dolly-parton\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2797\">Dolly Parton<\/a> was undergoing repairs this week after someone allegedly vandalized the makeshift memorial site by scratching out her name and stealing flowers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The news came one week after the country and pop music singer\u2019s unexpected death. The 80-year-old figure died of cancer, though the type of cancer remains undisclosed, as she kept her cancer battle private.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4710214\/dolly-parton-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-vandalism\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Dolly Parton\u2019s Hollywood Walk of Fame star repaired after alleged vandalism<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4710245\/lindsay-clancy-trial-verdict-jury-second-deadlock\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Lindsay Clancy jury tells judge it can\u2019t agree for second time<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4709670\/dallas-shut-down-flock-camera-abbot\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Dallas shuts down hundreds of Flock cameras after Abbott pauses funding<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Walk of Fame star was already slated for restoration on Tuesday because there were cracks in it. That was when the alleged vandalism was reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce said a fan reported Monday night that someone had stolen flowers from the Walk of Fame star and scratched the landmark itself, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/01\/dolly-parton-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-vandalized\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/01\/dolly-parton-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-vandalized\/\">according to<\/a> TMZ.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Details about the suspected vandal remain unknown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It appears there is no investigation into the apparent vandalism. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1221\">Los Angeles<\/a> Police Department typically investigates such cases if the damage is severe enough.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, repair crews were seen replacing Parton\u2019s star with a new one. It will be available for viewing again, starting Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parton received her own Walk of Fame star in 1984 following the release of the movie <em>Rhinestone<\/em>, in which she co-starred with Sylvester Stallone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4705038\/nashville-airport-could-be-renamed-in-honor-of-dolly-parton\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4705038\">NASHVILLE AIRPORT COULD BE RENAMED IN HONOR OF DOLLY PARTON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since her death last week, different states have begun to honor her memory. The most notable example is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tennessee\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"600\">Tennessee<\/a> moving to rename Nashville International Airport as Dolly Parton International Airport. Parton died in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nashville\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2148\">Nashville<\/a> on Aug. 25, surrounded by her loved ones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"61\">New York<\/a>, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal proclaimed Sept. 25 will be known as Dolly Parton Appreciation Day in the city\u2019s most densely populated borough. The date is significant to Parton\u2019s fans, as its numbers are a play on words of her hit song \u201c9 to 5.\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"60\">California<\/a> similarly quickly passed a law to recognize Sept. 25 as Dolly Parton Day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dolly Parton\u2019s Walk of Fame star repaired after vandalism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2653705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP26240586998881.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[39469,4361,85032],"class_list":["post-2653704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dolly-parton","tag-hollywood","tag-walk-of-fame"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP26240586998881.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2653704"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2653709,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653704\/revisions\/2653709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2653705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2653704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2653704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2653704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}