NEWS Item? According to Yahoo News anyway, even though it is well known that these “stars” are simply purchased.
“LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx was immortalized on Hollywood’s “Walk of Fame” on Friday, becoming the 2,347th celebrity to have a star bearing his name laid on the sidewalk.”
Jamie probably deserves one…it’s just the fact that the whole thing is such a PR fiction that galls me.
 The Walk of Fame is maintained by the self-financing Hollywood Historic Trust. In order for a person to get a star on the Walk of Fame, he or she must agree to attend a presentation ceremony within five years of selection, and a $25,000 fee must be paid to the Trust for costs such as security at the star ceremony; a 2003 FOX News story noted that the fee is typically paid by sponsors such as film studios and record companies, as part of the publicity for a release with which the honoree is involved. On other occasions, the fee is paid by a fan club or the nominating person or organization. However, controversy and mystery surrounds the way the “Stars” are nominated and approved, as discussed in a 2001 ABC News story that interviewed honorary Hollywood mayor Johnny Grant.
2 users commented in " Jamie Foxx Gets His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Er, Buys It. "
it’s funny that you write an article about this because i was talking to my mom about this a little while ago. i think it’s stupid that you can buy a star. the way i see it, you could be a terrible actor, but get a star. i think you should have to be nominated for it. i don’t think getting a star makes the entertainer special if they had to buy it. it makes me no sense to me.
Exactly, Connie. If they want to buy one, fine. But the news organizations treat the event like it is ‘news.’ Spare me.
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