Dolly Parton’s Walk of Fame star vandalized; repairs underway

HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (CNS) — One week after her death, repair work was underway Tuesday at Dolly Parton’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star, which was apparently vandalized by someone who scratched over the singer’s name.

Ana Martinez of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce said the star, which became the site of a large memorial of flowers, cards and other tributes following Parton’s death at age 80, had been cleared in anticipation of repair work that had been previously planned by the Hollywood Historic Trust, which maintains the stars.

According to Martinez, Parton’s star was already on a list of those set to undergo repair work due to prior cracks. But after the star was cleared to make way for the work, somebody vandalized it, she said.

A woman named Lore Corona posted a video on social media Monday saying someone had vandalized the star by scratching over Parton’s name. She said she and her daughters were visiting the star and planned to leave flowers, but discovered it had been vandalized shortly before they arrived.

“Somebody decided to do this about 10 minutes before we got here,” the woman said on her video, which shows the damaged star, which appeared to have Parton’s name extensively scratched. “It just doesn’t make any sense.”

According to her post, a custodian at the scene told Corona that a woman kicked around candles that had been previously left there, and “with the shards of one scratched the star.”

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