You’d literally need to float like a butterfly to walk on Muhammad Ali’s Hollywood star.
The engraved star, which was presented in 2002, is alone on a wall, while the nearby stars of Steven Spielberg, Halle Berry and Nicole Kidman cover the Walk of Fame sidewalk. On Saturday, Ali’s star at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. became a sort of memorial site for the athlete who died Friday.
But why is the star on the wall?
Ana Martinez, the producer of the Walk of Fame ceremonies, says Ali “did not want the name of Muhammad to be stepped on,” and so in 2002, Ali’s star was ceremoniously presented on an easel (as opposed to being unveiled on the ground, like the others) and then put on the wall at the entrance to what is now called Dolby Theatre.
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