Chadwick Boseman's Wife Files Probate Case As Actor Died Without Leaving Behind Will
Late actor Chadwick Boseman reportedly had not left a will behind, now his wife has sought judicial assistance to let her be an administrator with limited authority of the actor' estate
Late
actor
Chadwick
Boseman
reportedly
had
not
left
a
will
behind,
now
his
wife
Taylor
Simone
Ledward
has
sought
judicial
assistance.
She
filed
a
probate
case
in
Los
Angeles
on
Thursday,
stating
she
wishes
to
be
an
administrator
with
limited
authority
of
the
actor's
estate.
The
Black
Panther
actor
passed
away
earlier
this
year
on
August
28
after
a
battle
with
colon
cancer.
He
was
diagnosed
with
cancer
four
years
ago
but
chose
to
keep
the
diagnosis
private.
According
to
the
court
documents,
Boseman
"died
intestate".
The
documents
also
revealed
the
estimated
value
of
his
estate
as
$938,500.
In
addition
to
wife
Ledward,
Boseman
is
survived
by
his
parents,
Leroy
and
Carolyn
Boseman,
who
are
also
listed
in
the
papers.
Chadwick
and
Ledward
had
secretly
married
before
his
death.
People.com
revealed
that
the
duo
got
engaged
back
in
2019
and
their
last
public
appearance
together
was
at
the
NBA
All-Star
Game
in
February
in
Chicago.
They
reportedly
had
been
dating
before
Boseman
was
diagnosed
with
colon
cancer.
The
news
was
confirmed
by
the
late
actor's
family
in
a
statement
announcing
his
death.
Chadwick
who
was
born
in
South
Carolina
and
graduated
from
Howard
University
started
his
career
as
an
actor
with
small
TV
appearances.
He
later
became
a
film
star
with
the
2013
release
titled
24.
Chadwick
was
seen
playing
the
baseball
star
Robinson
opposite
Harrison
Ford,
and
was
highly
praised
for
his
performance.
He
had
also
donned
the
producer's
hat
with
21
Bridges
and
was
last
seen
in
Spike
Lee's
film
Da
5
Bloods,
which
is
available
on
Netflix
to
stream.
The
film
follows
Chadwick
as
the
leader
of
a
group
of
Black
soldiers
in
the
Vietnam
War.