'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman's brothers ask court to take control of his estate from widow
Actor Chadwick Boseman attends the European premiere of Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” movie in February 2018 in London. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney)
The brothers of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman have taken his widow to court over her handling of his multimillion-dollar estate.
Derrick Boseman and Kevin Boseman recently filed a petition with a Los Angeles court claiming that Taylor Simone Ledward “cannot be trusted with the continued administration” of her late husband’s estate, according to the Los Angeles Times. The pair asked that the court remove control of Boseman’s estate from Ledward, who they allege mishandled the distribution of its funds.
The Los Angeles Times, after its review of court documents, reports that Boseman’s brothers filed the petition on behalf of their parents, Leroy and Carolyn Boseman. They said each parent inherited 25% of their son’s estate, while Ledward inherited 50%.
Ledward “was also appointed as administrator” but never “fully distributed [Boseman’s] estate,” Boseman’s brothers said in the court documents, according to the Los Angeles Times. “Instead, she continues to exercise complete control over his estate without input from Leroy and Carolyn.”
Boseman’s brothers asked the court to give Ledward’s role as administrator to a private fiduciary and forensic accountant, who they said can investigate the alleged mismanagement of the estate’s funds.
A representative for Ledward did not respond to a request for comment from the Los Angeles Times.
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