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Wollywood Already Disrespecting Hollywood

The W Hollywood, which we here at HotelChatter like to refer to as Wollywood, has already disrespected Hollywood's great stars and the place hasn't even been built yet.

But it's getting closer to construction time, hence the removal of 61 Walk of Fame stars from Hollywood Boulevard.

The LA Times reports:

Hollywood security guard Lillian Price marched determinedly along the Walk of Fame, anxious to investigate this missing person case personally.

She walked past William Bendix's brass star, past William Powell's, past George Sanders'. She stopped short in front of Ann Sothern's polished terrazzo sidewalk square and stared through the barricade on the Vine Street sidewalk.

"They're gone!" Price exclaimed. "The stars are gone -- they're missing in action!" Charlton Heston, Jane Wyman, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra and 55 other Hollywood celebrities were missing Wednesday from the Walk of Fame in the 1600 block of Vine Street.

Wow those are some pretty big stars. Why couldn't it have been Britney Spears and David Spade's stars? Even worse, in removing all these stars, eight of 'em actually crumbled. But a project manager for Webcor Builders said the stars will be rebuilt. For now, the cement stars are in a secure place in downtown LA and will be returned to Vine Street when Wollywood opens which is sometime in 2009.

Until then, there will be a crapload of construction going on around Hollywood and Vine as the building of Wollywood along with retail stores and condos continues.

[Photo: LA Times]

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