Billie Jean King, a legendary tennis icon and activist, was honored with the 2,807th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This marks her as the first woman to receive a star in the newly introduced sports entertainment category. During the ceremony, King reflected on her childhood experiences walking along Hollywood Boulevard with her mother, never imagining she would achieve such recognition. Fellow Dodgers owner Magic Johnson and Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis praised her significant contributions to sports and social justice, highlighting her relentless advocacy for LGBTQ+ and women’s rights, as well as her remarkable athletic achievements.
"We used to come up here and I used to look at the stars on the walk," King said. "I never thought, 'Oh, I'm gonna have one of those.' I mean, it didn't even dawn on me."
"You always fight for what's right," Johnson told King, 81, during the ceremony. "You lend your platform and your voice and your time and your money to bring about change."
Added Curtis: "Billie Jean King's contribution is power. She's power on the courts, she's power in the courts, she's power in the press, power in her public advocacy, power in her fight for freedom, power to be who she is now."
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