Dolly Parton’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star…
Dolly Parton’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been vandalized a week after her death.
Fans of the nation megastar swarmed Hollywood Boulevard last week, turning the positioning into a tear-soaked shrine after she died aged 80.
Visitors paying their respects Monday observed the flowers had been stolen and that deep scratches have been gouged instantly across her title on the brass inlay.
Dolly Parton’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is vandalized.
Fans observed the harm to the nation legend’s star Monday. X/@knxnews
Fans depart flowers and pay tribute at Parton’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star on Tuesday, August 25. Pedro Colo for CA Post
Fans of the nation megastar swarmed Hollywood Boulevard last week, turning the positioning into a tear-soaked shrine. Pedro Colo for CA Post
A fan dressed in a pink speaks to a reporter next to Parton’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Pedro Colo for CA Post
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce confirmed that crews have been dispatched to restore the star.
“Dolly’s star already had cracks in it, and the chamber had scheduled it to be repaired Tuesday,” Ana Martinez, a spokesman for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce told GWN. Martinez added it was a fan who stole the flowers and left scratches on the star.
Repairs are underway at Dolly Parton’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after it was vandalized. Video on social media confirmed Parton’s title scratched off. No phrase on any suspects, but has anybody seen Jolene these days? pic.twitter.com/2WAuvb7dEJ
— KNX News (@knxnews) September 1, 2026
Video captured by local news station KNX exhibits a hole cavity where Parton’s star beforehand sat as restore crews labored along Hollywood Boulevard to set up a alternative.
Visitors paying their respects to the nation legend Monday observed the flowers had been stolen. Pedro Colo for CA Post
Parton poses with the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in June 1984. MediaPunch via Getty Images
Parton acquired her first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1984 and turned the first feminine artist of the twenty first century — and one of very few performers in historical past — to be honored with a number of stars on the well-known stretch.
She famously joked in 2018 about the second star: “I like to do things in pairs, if you know what I mean!”
Parton’s nephew and longtime head of security Bryan Seaver announced the news of her death in an Instagram video last Tuesday.
“I am representing the Parton and Owens family today, announcing the passing of my Aunt Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean. Sister, Sis and Aunt Granny to one generation and Gigi to the next,” Seaver started.
Parton shared her last health update earlier this month, just days after canceling her look at a Dollywood event.
Parton admitted in her last interview with PEOPLE that she was “dealing with some health issues” that she “just didn’t pay attention to” as she was “watching over” her husband of practically 60 years, Carl Dean, before his death in March 2025.
Parton was born in 1946 in a rural family with 11 siblings and no operating water, saying over the years that she grew up “dirt poor” and had to scrape by with her household.
Despite those early struggles, her mom noticed her genius coming. Parton wrote her first tune at age 5, hit local airwaves by 10, and shocked the Grand Ole Opry at 13.
Her breakthrough 1967 singles “Dumb Blonde” and “Something Fishy” proved Parton’s energy at just 21 — and by the early Seventies, hits like “Coat of Many Colors” cemented her standing as America’s nation queen.
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