tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post124198619796436465..comments2024-01-24T18:56:58.635-08:00Comments on EXPLORING CULTURES: A Global Blog (all languages): Wow, those Hollywood Walk of Fame "stars" on the sidewalk there are actually PAID PR by the studios: cost US$25,00 per star. Who knew?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-83738974429806012692010-05-09T03:09:30.766-07:002010-05-09T03:09:30.766-07:00The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Walk of Fame Com...The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Walk of Fame Committee is responsible for selecting a new group of entertainers each year to receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. New recipients are announced each June for the following year. <br /><br />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 fee (currently $25,000, up from $15,000) must be paid to the Trust; some of it ($5,000 of $15,000 in December 2003) is set aside for maintenance and repair, with the rest going towards the installation, security, publicity, and staging costs.[11]<br /><br />The fee is often paid by sponsors such as film studios and record companies, as part of the publicity for a release with which the honoree is involved;[11] as Johnny Grant pointed out in 2006: "These studios, when they want a star and they've got a picture opening, they'd give you $100,000".[2] On other occasions, the fee is paid by a fan club.[2]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com