{"id":14234,"date":"2026-07-23T04:24:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T23:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14234"},"modified":"2026-07-23T04:24:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T23:24:29","slug":"chadwick-boseman-family-sues-widow-taylor-simone-ledward-over-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14234","title":{"rendered":"Chadwick Boseman Family Sues Widow Taylor Simone Ledward Over Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Plus, the brothers allege that Taylor \u201cfailed to officially account for\u201d numerous residual payments from SAG-AFTRA since 2020 that should have been distributed, per the 2022 court order.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Finally, Chadwick\u2019s family claims that Taylor is not distributing the rights to Chadwick\u2019s image and intellectual property.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cThese rights properly belong to Decedent\u2019s heirs,\u201d the filing stated, \u201cbut are ostensibly managed by Chadwick Boseman, Inc., a corporate entity completely controlled by [Taylor] and through which she continues to profit from Decedent\u2019s fame.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">As such, Chadwick\u2019s family alleged that Taylor has \u201cblocked\u201d them from \u201cpursuing lucrative business opportunities that might benefit Decedent\u2019s elderly parents.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Kevin and Derrick claim that Taylor\u2019s handling of Chadwick\u2019s estate \u201ccreates the appearance that she is concealing assets from Decedent\u2019s family and from the Court\u201d and have requested that the court compel her to properly distribute the late actor\u2019s estate and remove her as the administrator of it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus, the brothers allege that Taylor \u201cfailed to officially account for\u201d numerous residual payments from SAG-AFTRA since 2020 that should have been distributed, per the 2022 court order. 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