Earlier this week, a man was arrested after taking a pickaxe to the Hollywood walk of fame and smashing Donald Trump's star to smithereens. The culprit, Austin Clay, turned himself in shortly afterwards and has since been released on bail (which, bizarrely, was paid by the last guy who destroyed the star).

It's since been replaced with a new star which, after only been in place for a matter of hours, is already causing fights.

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A street brawl broke out on Thursday night at around 11.25pm after two men - one of whom was wearing a Trump jersey - allegedly began arguing about whether or not one of them could use the N-word. The fight quickly escalated from a verbal dispute to a violent fistfight, with dozens of people getting involved while others watched on and filmed.

Footage of the brawl has since been posted to social media, where it has caused yet more debate between supporters and critics of the president.

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The fight broke up when police arrived at the scene, but no arrests were made. Two suspects are wanted for assault and the theft of a camera, however.

Several other incidents have happened around the star, too. Earlier this week, Trump supporters gathered at the walk of fame in order to demonstrate their appreciation for the president. Protestors have also shown up at the prominent site - sometimes clashing with those who agree with the Trump administration.

As of yet, Trump has not rage-tweeted about the incident. What with him being tied up in so many scandals at the moment, though, he probably just hasn't had the time.

Donald Trump might not be an inspiring president, but he's definitely inspiring a lot of protests. In Washington, D.C., hundreds of thousands of people attended the March For Our Lives to demand Congress pass adequate gun control legislation. In London, the Brits greeted the president by flying a giant blimp depicting Trump as an angry baby.  And in Los Angeles, vandals have obliterated his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame twice.

The first vandal, James Lambert Otis, smashed Trump's star with a sledgehammer in October 2016. Otis claimed he destroyed the star to show his support for the various women who have accused the president of sexual harassment. Otis pleaded no contest to one felony count of vandalism. He was sentenced to three years probation, 20 days Caltrans work, and had to pay $4,400 in fines.

Donald Trump's star was replaced, only to be destroyed again by a man with a pickaxe. The incident took a place a couple weeks ago, and was even captured on camera. Police arrested the man, who has been identified as Austin Clay. Clay has been charged with one count of felony vandalism, and guess who paid his $20,000 bail? The first vandal, James Lambert Otis. Vandals gotta stick together!

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On Monday night, the West Hollywood City Council unanimously approved a resolution urging Trump’s star be removed from the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "Getting a star is a privilege; it’s not a right," said West Hollywood Mayor Pro Tempore John D’Amico. "You have no right to a star on Hollywood [Boulevard] just because you’re famous."

Trump was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work on the Miss Universe Pageant (and, one assumes, his hit reality show The Apprentice). John D’Amico and Lindsey Horvath introduced the measure during a City Council meeting. They think Trump's star should be removed due to his "disturbing treatment of women and other actions that do not meet the shared values of the City of West Hollywood, the region, state, and country."

"Having a ‘star’ on the Walk of Fame is a privilege that is highly sought after by those in the entertainment industry, allowing Mr. Trump to continue to have a star in light of his behavior toward women, particularly in the #timesup and #metoo movements, should not be acceptable in the Hollywood and entertainment industry communities."

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One West Hollywood resident disagreed with the resolution, saying, "Please leave the star alone. He earned it, he deserved it when he got it. There are the Trump haters who just want to destroy everything to do with him. For the person to go there and destroy his star is absolutely disgusting and very rude."

Austin Clay, who destroyed the star in late July, was at the meeting as well. He defended his actions, stating, "I think it’s important to take a stand against those we believe are fraudulent. I think the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce can really take a stand against him right now by removing his star." Another resident of the city, James Wen, argued, "This is our commander in chief.... When a commander in chief, when a general is not becoming of their position, they are either asked to resign or a star is removed."

Even Luke Skywalker got into the fray. Actor Mark Hamill tweeted, "How about replacing it with someone who really earned it? Like Carrie Fisher?" (Wait, Donald Trump has a star and Carrie Fisher doesn't?!)

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But don't get too excited, Trump critics. The Walk of Fame is the property of the City of Los Angeles, not the City of West Hollywood. West Hollywood has no power there. They just voted to ask the City of LA to consider removing Trump's star. However, they have never removed one of the 2,500 stars on the Walk of Fame before. For example, Bill Cosby's star is still there, despite his crimes, and calls to get rid of it.

"The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a registered historic landmark," explained Leron Gubler, the president and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. "Once a star has been added to the Walk, it is considered a part of the historic fabric of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Because of this, we have never removed a star from the Walk."

A man who was arrested for smashing up Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was bailed out by someone surprising - the guy who had done the exact same thing, just two years earlier.

Occurring in 2018, a then-24 year old called Austin Clay decided on a very... permanent way to decry Donald Trump, who was then serving his first term as US President.

Clay was arrested for the vandalism on the star... but then found salvation in the most unlikely of places.

Why Donald Trump's Hollywood star vandal paid Austin Clay's $20,000 bond

After being arrested for the vandalism of Trump's Hollywood star, Austin Clay was held on a $20,000 bond.

After destroying the Hollywood star with a pickax he'd removed out of a guitar case, Clay actually called the LAPD himself to report the crime.

According to the officer who took the call, Clay signed off with "see you soon" and handed himself in at the Beverly Hills police station an hour later.

At the time, TMZ reported that Clay's bail had been posted by none other than James Otis, who came to fame after first attacking Trump's Hollywood star in two years earlier in 2016, the year he was first sworn in as US President after winning a contentious election against Hillary Clinton.

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Otis, in his attack on the Hollywood star, had dressed up as a construction worker before taking a sledgehammer to Trump's adornment on the Walk of Fame, just days before the 2016 election between Trump and Clinton which, of course, ended up in Trump's victory and his first term as US President.

For his own charge, Otis pleaded no contest, had three years probation, and paid $4,400 dollars.

Two years later, he helped bail out Clay - not much of a financial stretch for him, given that he's an heir to the Otis elevator fortune - and also offered to cover the 24 year old's legal bills too.

If that wasn't enough, he said that he believed in the young man's cause and was looking forward to meeting him upon his release.

How many times has Donald Trump's Hollywood star been vandalized?

Since his victory at the 2016 US election, Trump's Hollywood star has been a constant source of attack for vandals looking to make their mark.

It has been attacked at least half a dozen times in the last decade, with the most recent being January of this year.

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A video appearing to show Mel Gibson saluting Donald Trump has caused a stir on social media, with many people bashing the actor's gesture.

Both Trump and Gibson were in attendance at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night for the UFC 264 event.

Per The Independent, the former president entered the arena alongside UFC president Dana White, prior to the highly anticipated McGregor vs Poirier bout. Despite there being a scattering of boos in the crowd, the 75-year-old was largely met with cheers and chants of "U-S-A".

However, a video from the event has since gone viral on social media, showing the moment 65-year-old Gibson appeared to salute Trump as he entered the arena. As you can see from the video below, Trump doesn't appear to give the Braveheart star much of a reaction, and instead continued to wave at the crowd.

The video has since been viewed just shy of 1 million times on Twitter, and Snopes has since confirmed that it was, indeed, Gibson in the video. In response, many people not only questioning why Gibson saluted, but others also claimed the move would damage his career.

One Twitter user questioned: "Why did Mel Gibson who never served in the military salute captain bone spur who dodged the draft?"

"Mel Gibson’s dishonorable salute just got him demoted to the D-List with [Kevin] Sorbo, Scott Baio, and Dean Cain," a second social media user added.

However, others were happy to see Gibson use the gesture to greet Trump, with one person tweeting: "So Actor, Director Mel Gibson was so excited to see President Trump at the fight on Saturday night that he saluted the president as he walked by. Hollywood Liberals went in to full meltdown. Mel is worth $400 million, so what are they going to do? Cancel him? LOL."

As well as being in the crowd for the event, Gibson also spoke out about the result of the McGregor vs Poirier fight, which saw the 'Notorious One' lose after the first round after doctors prevented him from competing after he suffered a leg injury.

Gibson called for a rematch between the rivals, explaining that he doesn't care who wins, he just "wants to see a good match".

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A woman has gone viral on social media after she was photographed allegedly "flipping the bird" furiously at President Trump's car as he drove up to the White House.

Now, we all know that Donald Trump is one of the most divisive figures in the world right now.

Many of his supporters adore him and hang on his every word, and many of his critics disdain him - with one woman going viral on social media today after an image of her giving reportedly Trump the middle finger was posted to Twitter.

As reported by The Independent, the unnamed woman from Arlington, Virginia, made her feelings known to the POTUS as his motorcade returned to the White House.

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The snap was first tweeted by photojournalist Jay Westcott, who captioned the powerful image:

"An Arlingtonian shows President Trump a finger as his motorcade makes it’s way back to the White House after a stop at their campaign headquarters in Rosslyn."

And the response to the image was almost as entertaining as the image itself.

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One supporter wrote: "That woman is an American Hero!"

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Another Twitter user added: "I wish this was me!! She speaks for the majority of US!"

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However, one person disagreed with the gesture, and explained that the president of the United States should be treated with more respect:

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The Twitter user wrote: "This is unacceptable, though others may fail in courtesy we need not. He may not represent the office of the President well but he still is. I don’t think he’s a great President but he still is one."