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		</div><p>A man who smashed up Donald Trump&#8217;s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has avoided jail.</p>
<p>James Lambert Otis, 53, was filmed attacking the star with a pickaxe and a sledgehammer on October 26, two weeks before Mr Trump won the US presidential election.</p>
<p>Otis was charged with one count of vandalism and entered a plea of no contest at a court hearing on Tuesday, the Los Angeles County District Attorney&#8217;s Office said.</p>
<p>He was sentenced to three years of formal probation and 20 days work with the California Department of Transportation.</p>
<p>He was also ordered to pay 3,700 dollars to the Hollywood Historic Trust and 700 dollars to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which manages the Walk of Fame.</p>
<p>Otis had faced three years in jail if convicted of the offence at trial, the district attorney&#8217;s office had previously said.</p>
<p>During the attack, Otis removed a brass medallion from the middle of Trump&#8217;s star, according to prosecutors.</p>
<p>A video posted online after the incident showed Mr Trump&#8217;s star on Hollywood Boulevard being smashed to pieces and his name removed from it.</p>
<p>According to Deadline, the vandal, dressed as a city construction worker, said he originally intended to remove Mr Trump&#8217;s name from the star to auction it off to raise funds for women who accused him of sexual assault.</p>
<p>Mr Trump has vehemently denied the sexual assault allegations.</p>
<p>The tycoon-turned-politician received the 2,327th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007 for his work on the American version of The Apprentice.</p>
<p>It was repeatedly targeted in the months before the US election following his controversial comments about banning Muslims from entering the US and building a wall on the US-Mexico border.</p>
<p>In July, a British artist known as Plastic Jesus installed a mini-wall around Mr Trump&#8217;s star, topped with razor wire, miniature US flags and Keep Out signs.</p>
<p>Following Otis&#8217;s vandal attack, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which manages the Walk of Fame, said it intended &#8220;to prosecute to the full extent of the law&#8221;.</p>
<p>Leron Gubler, president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, said at the time: <i>&#8220;The Hollywood Walk of Fame is an institution celebrating the positive contributions of the inductees.</p>
<p>&#8220;When people are unhappy with one of our honourees, we would hope that they would project their anger in more positive ways than to vandalise a California State landmark.</p>
<p>&#8220;Our democracy is based on respect for the law. People can make a difference by voting and not destroying public property.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>Mr Trump&#8217;s star was repaired immediately after it was attacked and covered for several days for protection, a Hollywood Chamber of Commerce spokeswoman said.</p>
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