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   Actress Vanessa Hudgens has paid $1,000 (Dh3,672) in restitution   
   for carving a heart into a red rock wall during a trip to   
   Sedona, Arizona.   
      
   Hudgens posted a photo of the carving bearing the names   
   “Vanessa” and “Austin” on her Instagram page around Valentine’s   
   Day, along with other photos of the couple amid towering red   
   rocks that draw throngs of tourists to northern Arizona.   
      
   The payment resolves a citation issued to Hudgens on a   
   misdemeanour count of damaging a natural feature on US Forest   
   Service land. The money was used by a volunteer group called   
   Friends of the Forest to restore the rock wall, which typically   
   is done by scrubbing or sanding it.   
      
   A federal magistrate in Flagstaff approved the agreement April   
   19, but it was not made public. The Associated Press obtained a   
   statement of probable cause and the agreement resolving the   
   citation from the federal judiciary under a records request.   
      
   A publicist for Hudgens did not immediately respond to a message   
   left on Friday. Hudgens is best known for her role as Gabriella   
   Montez in the High School Musical TV-movie franchise.   
      
   Hudgens admitted to using a rock to scratch the names inside the   
   heart and gave authorities information on where to find it.   
   Volunteers and Forest Service employees found the 1-by-1-foot   
   heart matching the description around February 23 on a geologic   
   formation known as Bell Rock.   
      
   Forest officials rarely find out who is responsible for   
   vandalising rock walls, but Hudgens celebrity status played a   
   huge role, Coconino National Forest Service spokesman Brady   
   Smith said.   
      
   Hudgens’ followers on Instagram alerted the media, and   
   authorities took note of the news coverage. The photo of the   
   carving quickly was removed from her page.   
      
   “She was caught in the act because she publicised it and she’s   
   famous,” Smith said. “I’m sure there are others who are not   
   famous and publicised it and we’ve never known.”   
      
   Smith said carvings destroy the natural beauty of the area and   
   create the perception among the public that it’s OK to deface   
   rock walls. Damaging a natural feature is punishable by up to   
   six months in jail and a $5,000 fine.   
      
   Jennifer Young, president of Friends of the Forest said about 10   
   to 15 volunteers responding to reports of vandalism set out in   
   the Red Rock Ranger District every other week in search of   
   reported graffiti and use wire brushes, sandpaper and a   
   specialised drill to clean it up.   
      
   “Unfortunately, there’s a lot that happens,” she said.   
      
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