'Star Wars' icon's Walk of Fame ceremony causing 'distressing' family rift
wonderwall.comTMZ that he was deliberately omitted from the guest list at the late actress' Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, which is set to take place on Thursday.
After being told that Disney was in charge of the guest list, Todd approached the mouse house. Disney, he says, told him that Carrie's "family" was in charge of the list, seemingly meaning his niece Billie, and that all 30 seats were already taken.
Todd, who says he got the balling rolling on getting Carrie a star, added that he was also told not to raise a fuss about the snub or add any stress to his niece. "Frankly, it's a distressing situation and I don't deserve to be put in this position," he said. "As the only brother of the Carrie Fisher, being omitted from this special day is truly hurtful."On Wednesday, May 3, Carrie's sisters, Joely, and Tricia Leigh Fisher, also publicly took a swipe at Billie in revealing that they, too, were persona non grata at the May 4 ceremony. "Strangely we won't be in attendance to celebrate our sister, whom we adored.
For some bizarre, misguided reason our niece has chosen not to include us in this epic moment in our sister's career," they said on Instagram in a joint statement.
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