The late Carrie Fisher was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 4, 2023. The fourth of May is celebrated as Star Wars Day among fans (a la "May the 4th [Force] be with you") and the day appeared to be one filled with love for Carrie from friends, family, and colleagues alike.
There were three people who were absent from the celebration: Carrie's brother and two sisters. The trio made statements about why they were excluded and attempted to pin the blame on Billie Lourd, Carrie's daughter. Billie has issued her own statement to clarify what the reality is.
Billie wrote: "I have seen the postings and press release issued by my mother’s brother and sister. I apologize to anyone reading this for feeling the need to defend myself publicly from these family members. But unfortunately, because they publicly attacked me, I have to publicly respond. The truth is I did not invite them to this ceremony. They know why."
She continued, "Days after my mom died, her brother and her sister chose to process their grief publicly and capitalize on my mother’s death, by doing multiple interviews and selling individual books for a lot of money, with my mom and my grandmother’s deaths as the subject. I found out they had done this through the press. They never consulted me or considered how this would affect our relationship. The truth of my mom’s very complicated relationship with her family is only known by me and those who were actually close to her. Though I recognize they have every right to do whatever they choose, their actions were very hurtful to me at the most difficult time in my life. I chose to and still choose to deal with her loss in a much different way."
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Billie doesn't regret her choice. As she continued, "The press release Todd Fisher gave to TMZ and the posting Joely Fisher placed on Instagram, once again confirms that my instincts were right. To be clear — there is no feud. We have no relationship. This was a conscious decision on my part to break a cycle with a way of life I want no part of for myself or my children.
"The people who knew and loved my mom at Disney and Lucasfilm have made this star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to honor her legacy possible. This moment is about Carrie Fisher and all that she accomplished and what she meant to the world. I’m going to focus on that. May the 4th be with you."
