The internet is overflowing with an outpouring of public grief following the sudden and tragic news of Chadwick Boseman's death. The talented actor died at the age of 43, following a years-long battle with colon cancer.
The news was announced Friday night through the actor's Twitter account.
"A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much," the statement read. "From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more- all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honor of his career to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther."
Celebrities and fans are mourning this horrible loss, honoring Boseman's iconic roles and highlighting his unimaginable strength filming while undergoing cancer treatment.
"This is a crushing blow," director Jordan Peele tweeted.
See how more Hollywood names are paying respects to the legendary actor below.
Denzel Washington has a special connection to Boseman. Last year, when Washington was accepting the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Boseman shared the full story of how Washington paid for Boseman and several of his Howard University classmates to attend an acting program at England’s Oxford University.
“Many of you already know the story that Mr. Washington, when asked by Phylicia Rashad to join her in assisting nine theater students from Howard University who had been accepted to a summer acting program at the British Academy of Dramatic Acting in Oxford, gracefully and privately agreed to contribute,” Boseman said in 2019. “As fate would have it, I was one of the students that he paid for. Imagine receiving the letter that your tuition for that summer was paid for and that your benefactor was none other than the dopest actor on the planet. There is no Black Panther without Denzel Washington.”
In a statement to Peopleabout Boseman's death, Washington said, “He was a gentle soul and a brilliant artist, who will stay with us for eternity through his iconic performances over his short yet illustrious career. God bless Chadwick Boseman.”
Fans of the legendary actor and beloved man also expressed grief while citing Boseman's incredible impact:
