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The Walk of Fame is administered by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and maintained by the self-financing Hollywood Historic Trust. It is a popular tourist destination. Did Trump simply buy his way into getting a star since getting a star on the walk of fame includes paying a certain amount of $30,000
He paid for it, like most other recent people who have stars there. It’s not awarded for fame like in the past. It’s purely promotion, bought and paid for by those willing to do so. In the old days, decades past, people got stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame because they deserved it. Nowadays you can actually buy a star on the Walk of Fame which is probably what he did, or somebody in his PR firm did. It’s like appearing on the cover of People magazine as the ‘most beautiful’ it’s nothing about the looks of the person, it’s about who has the best agent to get them on the cover.
Trump received his own star as host of The Apprentice TV series. As far as removing stars like Cosby’s when they become controversial. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a registered historic landmark. 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, a star can never be removed from the Walk. He got it in 2007 at the height of his Apprentice fame. Once a person is approved, they’re required to pay for the cost of making the star. The Walk of Fame is administered by the Chamber of Commerce, a non-profit, and is maintained by the Hollywood Historic Trust. Every single star there was paid for by the person or their representatives.