'Banksy-enhanced' poster ripped down in Los Angeles

A graffiti-enhanced poster attributed to secretive British artist Banksy was ripped down on Wednesday in Hollywood, amid sightings of other pieces in a reported pre-Oscars publicity campaign in Los Angeles.

Banksy is nominated for best documentary for Exit Through the Gift Shop at the Oscars, due to be announced on February 27 at the climax of Tinseltown's annual awards season.

And the elusive artist, whose identity is not publicly known, is suspected of being behind a number of Banksy-style graffiti pieces that have cropped up over the past few days.

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