Editing Hollywood Walk of Fame (section)

===Rule adjustments===
[[File:HollywoodWalkOfFameMoonAtHollywoodAndVine.jpg|thumb|alt=Moon Landing monument, with square pink terrazzo surround (not the usual charcoal color), with light gray terrazzo Moon disk showing TV emblem at top and the brass lettering "Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin and Michael Collins, 7/20/69, Apollo XI"|One of the four monuments recognizing the Apollo 11 astronauts at the corners of Hollywood and Vine]]

Walk of Fame rules prohibit consideration of nominees whose contributions fall outside the six major entertainment categories, but the selection committee has been known to adjust interpretations of its rules to justify a selection. The Walk's four round Moon landing monuments at the corners of Hollywood and Vine, for example, officially recognize the [[Apollo 11]] astronauts for "contributions to the television industry." Johnny Grant acknowledged, in 2005, that classifying the first Moon landing as a television entertainment event was "a bit of a stretch".<ref name="Q&A"/> [[Magic Johnson]] was added to the motion picture category based on his ownership of the [[Magic Johnson Theatres|Magic Johnson Theatre]] chain, citing as precedent [[Sid Grauman]], builder of [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]].<ref name="Q&A"/>

[[Muhammad Ali]]'s star was granted after the committee decided that [[boxing]] could be considered a form of "live performance". Its placement on a wall of the [[Dolby Theatre]] makes it the only star mounted on a vertical surface, acceding to Ali's request that his name not be walked upon,<ref name="Jet111">{{cite magazine|last=Christian|first=Margena A.|title=How Do You Really Get A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame?|magazine=[[Jet Magazine]]|volume=111|issue=15|date=April 16, 2007|pages=25, 29|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BjsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA29|access-date=October 12, 2010|archive-date=September 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910075552/https://books.google.com/books?id=BjsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA29#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=A Star for the Greatest|magazine=[[Jet Magazine]]|volume=101|issue=6|page=52|date=January 28, 2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2LQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52|access-date=September 22, 2010|via=[[Google Books]]|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907090842/https://books.google.com/books?id=2LQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52|url-status=live}}</ref> as he shared his name with the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/muhammad-alis-star-hollywood-boulevard-floats-butterfly-ground/story?id=39634073|title=Ali Is Only Person With Hollywood Star on a Wall|work=ABC News|access-date=June 15, 2019|archive-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920142035/https://abcnews.go.com/US/muhammad-alis-star-hollywood-boulevard-floats-butterfly-ground/story?id=39634073|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingnewsandviews.com/2016/06/04/ali-hollywood-star/|title=Why Ali Hollywood Star Is On The Wall Not The Floor|first=Niall|last=Doran|date=June 4, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112043625/https://www.boxingnewsandviews.com/2016/06/04/ali-hollywood-star/|archivedate=2020-01-12}}</ref>

All living honorees have been required since 1968 to personally attend their star's unveiling, and approximately 40 have declined the honor due to this condition.<ref name="Q&A"/> The only recipient to date who failed to appear after agreeing to do so was [[Barbra Streisand]], in 1976. Her star was unveiled anyway, near the intersection of Hollywood and Highland.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sanello, Frank ([[UPI]])|date=December 5, 1984|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2318&dat=19841205&id=LpYpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7YIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064,2288190|title=Want your star on walk? It isn't easy|accessdate=2024-01-24|archive-date=September 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910075928/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2318&dat=19841205&id=LpYpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7YIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064,2288190|url-status=live}}</ref> Streisand did attend when her husband, [[James Brolin]], unveiled his star in 1998 two blocks to the east.<ref>{{cite web|author=Halza, George|date=August 28, 1998|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19980828&id=E4oxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L6YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3045,1628160|title=Brolin, Streisand Revel in Stardom|pages=B8|accessdate=2024-01-24|archive-date=April 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429174424/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19980828&id=E4oxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L6YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3045,1628160|url-status=live}}</ref>