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HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES  — The man who vandalized Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame said he has no regrets, even though the act resulted in his arrest on felony vandalism charges.

James Otis, who said he is an heir to the Otis Elevator family and his great-grandfather invented Listerine, spoke to the media after his release on bail.

“I’m not at all ashamed of what I’ve done,” Otis said, speaking with his attorney by his side. “What Mr. Trump has done is he’s derailed the entire election. I got so upset. I got so frustrated and angry and that’s why I did this.”

Otis originally planned to auction off the brass nameplate he removed from the sidewalk and give the money to the women that Trump has allegedly sexually assaulted. He thought the Hollywood Walk of Fame would allow him to keep the piece because it was damaged, but they said no and he returned it Thursday morning.

His next court date is Nov. 18.

“I admitted my mistakes,” Otis said. “And I’m now dealing with my consequences. Unlike Mr. Trump who has never admitted what he’s done.”

Otis was arrested early Thursday in connectionthe vandalism of Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,

He was taken into custody without incident and was booked on felony vandalism at the Men’s Central Jail in downtown, according to the LAPD.

Exclusive video from Deadline.com shows a vandal smashing Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Otis donned a construction hat and vest and placed barriers around the sidewalk to make it appear as if he was a construction worker, and used a sledgehammer and pickax to destroy the star.

The man who smashed Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame said it was a protest of the sexual assault allegations against the GOP nominee.

 

According to several witnesses, the incident began at about 6 a.m. and did not initially seem unusual.

“Because he had on a vest, a construction vest, he had on a construction hat, he had the dividers, so I just thought he worked for the city,” Gregory Howie, a street artist, said of the vandal.