{"id":2123375,"date":"2026-09-01T18:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2123375"},"modified":"2026-09-01T18:44:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:44:02","slug":"dolly-partons-hollywood-star-damaged-after-flowers-stolen-name-scratched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2123375","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton&#8217;s Hollywood Star Damaged After Flowers Stolen, Name Scratched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bf\/16by9\/2026\/09\/01\/bf418c1072de4aeabae5b3b4e641fa22_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Dolly Parton&#8217;s Hollywood Star Damaged After Flowers Stolen, Name Scratched<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Dolly Parton<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Vandalized<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive Details<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-01T11:44:02-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 1, 2026<br \/>\n                            11:44 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-01T16:02:07-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  September 1, 2026<br \/>\n                                4:02 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-03111cb3113b812d5c221714ac91b75f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260901_bf418c1072de4aeabae5b3b4e641fa22\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:cef1a89e-f886-43d2-b5be-78115a03898d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bf\/4by3\/2026\/09\/01\/bf418c1072de4aeabae5b3b4e641fa22_md.jpg\" alt=\"dolly parton walk of fame getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-005b591f34d6dba52e55e68845ac17b1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Repairs are underway at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dolly-parton\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Dolly Parton<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after a fan reported it was scratched up &#8230; one week after the country music icon&#8217;s death &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cabd1a49f1bf2014546a8af67c4704ef\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Video captured by KNX shows crews working to replace the star after Dolly&#8217;s name was scratched off. The star was dedicated in her honor in 1984.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3c284bbb3420fbf150f84bfd07593279\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-3c284bbb3420fbf150f84bfd07593279-909839020-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/knxnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Posts by knxnews<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2e2c974336c3869bfa2b2a8b539ccabf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Ana Martinez<\/strong>, a spokesperson for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, tells TMZ &#8230; Dolly&#8217;s star already had cracks in it, and the chamber had scheduled it to be repaired Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2efcc16857928bc29e40d6f61b130ac4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Martinez tells us a fan reported last night that someone had stolen flowers from the star and scratched it up.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bd1767d5076cc4949be2503299c9e148\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260901_9dd8bd86ef694a6a842c2d7fb1ce758f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:cef1a89e-f886-43d2-b5be-78115a03898d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9d\/4by3\/2026\/09\/01\/9dd8bd86ef694a6a842c2d7fb1ce758f_md.jpg\" alt=\"dolly parton walk of fame getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d7f76450645218a020f754ce5906b87e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we reported &#8230; Dolly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/25\/dolly-parton-dead\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>died<\/strong><\/a> last Tuesday at 80 following a brief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/25\/dolly-parton-cause-of-death-revealed\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>battle with cancer<\/strong><\/a>. She was surrounded by loved ones at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville when she passed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e52e4eec9c250627035a2b40570ce2c8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-ba2b5721-9e90-49de-8aa9-96d876627499\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/08\/25\/dolly-parton-fans-honor-music-icon-with-flowers-at-hollywood-star\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:ba2b5721-9e90-49de-8aa9-96d876627499\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:cef1a89e-f886-43d2-b5be-78115a03898d\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0b\/4by3\/2026\/08\/25\/0bddb803efd6416d98d0fb9e8d570c40_md.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton Fans Honor Music Icon With Flowers at Hollywood Star\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Dolly\u2019s Star Tribute<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-835da54aeee976461a0df18aa25cb572\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default 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Hollywood Star Damaged After Flowers Stolen, Name Scratched Dolly PartonHollywood Walk of Fame Star Vandalized Exclusive Details Add TMZ on Google By TMZ Staff Published September 1, 2026 11:44 AM PDT| Updated September 1, 2026 4:02 PM PDT Getty Repairs are underway at Dolly Parton&#8216;s star on the Hollywood Walk 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