Sculpture Resembling 'Butt Plug' Removed After Vandals Strike

PARIS (AP) -- A controversial green art installation on Paris' tony Place Vendome has been taken down after being vandalized overnight. The inflatable sculpture called "Tree" vaguely resembled a Christmas tree but evoked for others, including its creator, the artist Paul McCarthy, a giant anal sex toy. Guide wires holding the sculpture in place were severed by vandals sometime overnight, according to French media reports. The sculpture was deflated and folded up on Saturday. Culture Minister Fle...