{"id":2184223,"date":"2025-12-02T15:39:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2184223"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:39:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:39:04","slug":"disney-footed-the-sponsorship-fee-for-the-late-chadwick-bosemans-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/disney-footed-the-sponsorship-fee-for-the-late-chadwick-bosemans-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Footed the Sponsorship Fee For the Late Chadwick Boseman\u2019s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Five years after <strong>Chadwick Boseman<\/strong>\u2019s colon cancer death, the <em>Black Panther<\/em> hero received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame \u2014 but the honor cost $85,000, sources say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Straight Shuter has learned the superhero movie\u2019s studio, Disney, footed the hefty sponsorship fee, which covers designing and creating the star, installation, permits, security and long-term maintenance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe public doesn\u2019t realize the Walk of Fame is less an honor and more a business,\u201d a source explains.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">JIM RUYMEN\/UPI\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Because celebrities aren\u2019t allowed to pay for their own stars, the responsibility usually falls to studios or estates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_lhp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_lhp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_lhp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_15hp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_15hp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_15hp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cTo charge a man who has passed \u2026 it feels wrong,\u201d another insider shares. \u201cBut that\u2019s the system. 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