{"id":836705,"date":"2026-09-04T23:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T23:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/836705\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T23:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T23:12:17","slug":"dolly-partons-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-restored-after-vandalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/836705\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton&#8217;s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Restored After Vandalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Dolly Parton<br \/>\n                          Walk of Fame Star Restored &#8230;<br \/>\n                          Fitting Butterfly Tribute Placed on It<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              September 4, 2026<br \/>\n                            10:51 AM PDT<br \/>\n                                                                      |<br \/>\n                                                                Updated<br \/>\n                                  September 4, 2026<br \/>\n                                11:35 AM PDT\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260904_29cc20871f9e4201a7c00f6cfd9d9d8d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2b64d9fe-deb8-4b4c-9339-1347a1157346\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/29cc20871f9e4201a7c00f6cfd9d9d8d_md.jpg\" alt=\"dolly parton star of fame tmz wm MAIN\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dolly-parton\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dolly Parton<\/a>&#8216;s Hollywood Walk of Fame star has been restored after it was vandalized &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<p>TMZ obtained photos showing Dolly&#8217;s star looking good as new Friday, with her name fully intact. A turquoise butterfly has also been placed over the center medallion, while flowers and other tributes surround the star.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260904_9c5ddc5efcf74803ac900115f026db87\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2b64d9fe-deb8-4b4c-9339-1347a1157346\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9c5ddc5efcf74803ac900115f026db87_md.jpg\" alt=\"dolly parton star of fame tmz wm\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The butterfly is a fitting tribute &#8230; Dolly has long used the insect as a personal and career symbol because of her connection to nature. She&#8217;s said she felt connected to butterflies ever since chasing them as a child in Tennessee&#8217;s Smoky Mountains.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As we reported &#8230; someone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/01\/dolly-parton-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-vandalized\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">scratched<\/a> Dolly&#8217;s name off the star Monday, shortly after her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/25\/dolly-parton-dead\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">death<\/a> at age 80 following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/25\/dolly-parton-cause-of-death-revealed\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">brief battle<\/a> with cancer.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260902_13450ddc0a234e1383f1313254ab89ba\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2b64d9fe-deb8-4b4c-9339-1347a1157346\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13450ddc0a234e1383f1313254ab89ba_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-dolly-parton-tmz-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ana Martinez, a spokesperson for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, previously told TMZ the star needed to cure for three days before crews could return to polish it Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez also said Dolly&#8217;s family was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/02\/dolly-parton-walk-of-fame-star-fixed-by-friday\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">not responsible<\/a> for the repairs. The Hollywood Historic Trust, a nonprofit organization, maintains and repairs the stars along the Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>                  <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:2b64d9fe-deb8-4b4c-9339-1347a1157346\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788563537_32_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\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were told repair costs vary depending on the damage, and the Trust uses the same construction company that creates the stars to handle repairs.<\/p>\n<p>The star already had cracks before the vandalism and had been scheduled for repairs Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton Walk of Fame Star Restored &#8230; Fitting Butterfly Tribute Placed on It Published September 4, 2026&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":836706,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,88],"class_list":["post-836705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=836705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/836706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=836705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=836705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=836705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}