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Man charged after destroying Trump's Walk of Fame star

LOS ANGELES — A man who publicly smashed President-elect Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star with a sledgehammer and pickax has been charged with vandalism.

James Otis, 52, faces one felony count of vandalism for causing more than $400 in damage to the star, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

Otis, who talked to the Los Angeles Times about his actions, is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in downtown Los Angeles.

The Oct. 26 attack, which was caught on video, shows Otis hacking away at the pavement and bronze medallions.

Clad in a hard hat and construction vest, the Beverly Hills resident said he spent weeks planning the “nonviolent action.”

He even spent a couple of nights near the star, assessing the area in the Hollywood and Highland complex.

“I just sort of had enough with Mr. Trump’s aggressive language toward women and his behavior, his sexual violence with women and against women,” Otis said.

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