Janet W. Lee Every time celebrities such as Clint Eastwood, Julia Roberts and James Hong are publicly endorsed for a star on the Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, Ana Martinez receives a slew of emails asking “why don’t they already have a star?” The Walk of Fame producer repeats her response.“You cannot just buy a star.
People don’t understand that there’s a process. They feel like if they have money, it can be bought, and that’s not the way it works,” Martinez tells Variety.The yearlong selection process, organized by Martinez, kicks off in April, when applications go live on the Walk of Fame website.
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