Dolly Parton's Walk of Fame star vandalized after beloved singer's death

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News on Sep 1, 2026

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Dolly Parton’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is being repaired after vandals reportedly defaced it.

The “Here I Come Again” singer’s name was scratched off of a sidewalk marker dedicated to Parton in 1984, according to TMZ. The alleged vandal is also believed to have stolen flowers from that memorial. Photos posted on social media show the seemingly minor repairs being made on Tuesday.

Parton, 80, died from cancer on Aug. 25 during a brief hospitalization in Nashville, Tenn.

She was mourned by stars including actor Jane Fonda, White Stripes frontman Jack White, country singer Kacey Musgraves and Parton’s goddaughter, Miley Cyrus.

“My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply,” Cyrus wrote on Instagram.

President Donald Trump ordered that flags on federal buildings be flown at half-staff for a week to honor the country star. Artists flocked to The Grand Ole Opry House to celebrate Parton on Saturday. Her popularity stretched overseas to London, where the Band of the Coldstream Guards came together with the Irish Guards’ Number 12 Company to play her 1980 classic “9 to 5” during the storied Changing of the Guard ceremony.

Parton’s unparalleled career included an honorary Academy Award, 11 Grammy Awards and a 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Upon being honored with a star on the Walk of Fame, she was recognized for her “distinctive soprano, sometimes bawdy humor, flamboyant dress sense and voluptuous figure.”

Fans paid homage to Parton by visiting her star over the past week.

She will also be remembered for promoting literacy, vaccine awareness and humanitarianism.

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