Bewitched : Bewitched statue defaced/vandalized in Salem, MA

covered in red paint

https://www.wcvb.com/article/bewitched-statue-vandalized-red-paint-salem-massachusetts/40210184

SALEM, Mass. —
A man is facing multiple charges in connection with the vandalism of the "Bewitched" statue in Salem, Massachusetts, as the landmark was doused with red paint on Monday.

Salem police told NewsCenter 5's John Atwater that 32-year-old Kylynn Chambers, a homeless man living in Salem, was arrested on charges of defacing property, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

The "Bewitched" statue, a 6-foot-tall bronze sculpture at the corner of Essex and Washington streets, pays tribute to the well-known 1960s television sitcom "Bewitched" and the filming of eight episodes for the show's seventh season in Salem.

The statue depicts Elizabeth Montgomery, the actress who played the lead character Samantha Stephens, riding a broomstick next to a crescent moon.

Witnesses said they saw the "Bewitched" statue being defaced at about 5 p.m. Monday.

"We smelled, actually, the paint in the air," one witness said. "He was just standing here very nonchalantly with red paint just painting the statue."

Photos shared by one witness, Tim Keough, show part of the statue depicting Montgomery's face and torso covered in red paint.

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"Do you love my insides? The parts you can't see? Eyeballs to entrails, my sweet?" ~~ Drusilla

Liberals just cannot stand statues of white people, no matter how benign.

I am really glad they were able to get that cleaned up!!

Me too. Imagine something so beautiful being desecrated like that? That statue has become one of the most iconic, if not more modern, things in Salem.

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"Do you love my insides? The parts you can't see? Eyeballs to entrails, my sweet?" ~~ Drusilla

Salem is one of the United States I want to visit. Only Maine and Salem, the rest, I am good not seeing

Salem can be very fun and beautiful, if not overly commercialized and sometimes cheesy now. My mother first brought me there when I was a small child and I fell in love. I had already been reading about Salem in school and on my own for years. I've been so many times. It's changed a lot, but there are still enchanting things to see.

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"Do you love my insides? The parts you can't see? Eyeballs to entrails, my sweet?" ~~ Drusilla