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Boseman failed to leave a will

- BY NANCY DILLON

Chadwick Boseman’s widow filed a probate case in Los Angeles Thursday saying the “Black Panther” star died in August without a will.

Taylor Simone Ledward says in her petition that the late actor left an estate worth $938,500 that isn’t covered by any trusts.

She’s asking the court to name her administra­tor of the estate with “limited authority.”

The “Black Panther” actor’s South Carolina-based parents, Carolyn and Leroy Boseman, are the only other surviving relatives listed in the four-page filing.

Boseman, 43, died at his home in Los Angeles on Aug. 28 after waging an intensely private, four-year battle with colon cancer.

He continued working through “countless surgeries and chemothera­py” before he passed away, his family said in a statement.

Boseman and Ledward (insets) tied the knot after they reportedly became engaged in October 2019.

The actor thanked Ledward during a March 2019 acceptance speech at the 50th NAACP Image Awards after he won an award for his “Black Panther” performanc­e.

“Simone, you’re with me every day. I have to acknowledg­e you right now. Love you,” he said.

She blew him a kiss from the audience and mouthed back the words, “I love you.”

The court set a Nov. 19 hearing date for her probate petition.

Boseman’s final film, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” will premiere on Netflix on Dec. 18.

In it he plays a trumpet player who is also the love interest of real-life blues singer Ma Rainey, played by Viola Davis.

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