Taylor Simone Ledward, the widow of actor Chadwick Boseman, says she transferred more than $1 million to his parents, according to TMZ. Her statement comes in response to claims made by Boseman's brothers, who have filed a lawsuit against her.
TMZ reports that Ledward disputes the brothers' account of the family's finances and has described the lawsuit as a "PR stunt," a characterization also reported by Page Six. Just Jared reports that Ledward issued a response to the brothers' legal action.
The dispute has widened beyond money. According to TMZ, the Boseman family sent a tense letter to Ledward raising questions about opioid levels in the actor's system at the time of his death. Yahoo reports that a new court filing has brought the financial side of the family battle into public view.
Boseman died in 2020. The reporting summarized here does not specify the amount sought in the lawsuit, the court where it was filed, or the full contents of the family's letter.
What to watch next: whether the court filing produces a public accounting of the payments Ledward says she made, and how the brothers respond to her denial.
