Trump Star Vandals Austin Clay & James Otis Finally Meet
7/29/2018 5:55 PM PDT
EXCLUSIVE
The 2 guys who took a crack at demolishing President Trump[1]'s Hollywood Walk of Fame star came face-to-face this weekend, and some wisdom was imparted ... TMZ has learned.
Austin Clay -- the latest Trump star vandal -- met up with his predecessor, James Otis[2], Saturday at the Polo Lounge inside the Beverly Hills Hotel to break bread (not concrete) over lunch. The meeting lasted about 2 hours, with 10-15 people total in attendance.
Sources who were present tell us James mostly talked to Austin about how to protect himself legally after being arrested last week for pummeling the star[3] with a pickax -- much like James did[4] in 2016. We're told James wanted to give Austin advice on how to navigate the criminal justice system for the best outcome, seeing how he's gone through it[5] himself.
Aside from the heart-to-heart, we're told James and Austin really hit it off -- laughing in each other's company and posing for photo-ops together. Although James didn't end up paying for Austin's $20k bail, it looks like they're true kindred spirits in bashing 45.
As we reported ... Austin says he doesn't regret[6] the bang-up job he did on Trump's star -- which will remain in place[7] despite all the violence and vandalism it's seen in recent months.
