Chadwick Boseman's brothers are taking the precocious US actor's widow to tribunal implicit her handling of his multimillion-dollar estate.
Derrick Boseman and Kevin Boseman person filed a petition with a Los Angeles tribunal to unit the Black Panther star's widow, Taylor Simone Ledward, to administer wealth to household members, and to person her removed arsenic controller of his estate.
They assertion she has mishandled organisation of the funds and "cannot beryllium trusted with the continued medication of the estate".
Boseman died astatine the property of 43 successful 2020, 4 years aft being diagnosed with colon cancer. He is champion remembered for playing the pb relation of T'Challa, king of Wakanda, successful Oscar-winning 2018 Marvel blockbuster Black Panther.
According to tribunal documents seen by BBC News, Boseman had assets worthy $3.8m (£2.9m) but died without a will.
A tribunal decided that 50% should spell to Boseman's widow, who was besides appointed the estate's administrator, with 25% to each of his parents.
The actor's brothers filed the tribunal petition past week connected behalf of their parents, Leroy and Carolyn Boseman.
The petition said Ledward "has inactive not distributed the estate" and "continues to exert unilateral control" implicit it.
Ledward is besides accused of creating a "lack of transparency" astir his assets, and of keeping the actor's parents "in the dark" astir the deals and operations of a institution that was acceptable up to negociate his representation and rights.
The brothers assertion Ledward's "misconduct is causing ongoing harm" to Boseman's aged parents and depriving them "of fiscal assets astatine a susceptible property erstwhile specified enactment is astir critical".
"Moreover, the needless continuation of these proceedings denies Decedent's [Boseman's] household closure and causes affectional distress," the tribunal filing said.
"Imagine flipping done the channels and stumbling connected a movie starring your deceased lad oregon brother, knowing that idiosyncratic you bash not cognize oregon spot is profiting from his representation without your input oregon consent."
Ledward - an R&B creator who uses the sanction Sahn - started dating Boseman successful 2015 and they got joined conscionable six days earlier the actor's decease successful August 2020.
The BBC has asked her lawyer for a comment.
In a connection to US media, the precocious actor's brothers said: "On behalf of our parents, we are committed to ensuring that transparency, accountability, and respect usher the solution of these matters.
"Our anticipation is that this process brings clarity, honors the court's orders, and ensures the liable stewardship of Chadwick's legacy.
"We emotion our brother, and we stay committed to preserving his bequest with dignity, integrity, and respect."
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