Chadwick Boseman Dies At 43 After 4-Year Battle With CancerChadwick Boseman Dies At 4

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Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43.

Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by his side, his publicist Nicki Fioravante told The Associated Press.

Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago, his family said in a statement.

"A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much," his family said in the statement. "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 honour of his career to bring King T'Challa to life in Black Panther."

Boseman had not spoken publicly about his diagnosis.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43.

Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by his side, his publicist Nicki Fioravante told The Associated Press.

Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago, his family said in a statement.

“A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much,” his family said in the statement. “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.”

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There had been concerns about his apparent weight loss in a video he shared earlier in the year. 

But Boseman had never addressed his health publicly.

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Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman's final tweet becomes most liked post in Twitter history








Chadwick Boseman‘s final tweet by his family announcing his death has become the most liked post in Twitter history. 
 
The American actor, best known for playing Black Panther in the hit Marvel superhero franchise died on Friday, August 28, after a four-year battle with colon cancer. The 43-year-old died at home in Los Angeles with his wife and family by his side.
 
In a public statement, Twitter noted how “fans are coming together on Twitter to celebrate the life of Chadwick Boseman, and the tweet sent from his account is now the most-liked tweet of all time on Twitter.”
 
The social media giant confirmed the accolade on its own account, with the caption: “Most liked Tweet ever. A tribute fit for a King. #WakandaForever.”
 

 
Twitter also brought back the “Black Panther” hashtag emoji in honor of the late actor.
 
Currently, Boseman’s tweet has close to six million likes, surpassing Barack Obama‘s 2017 tweet (four million likes) that quoted Nelson Mandela. 
 

 

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How late Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman secretly got married before his death







Chadwick Boseman, the late Hollywood actor, best known for his role in Marvel film, Black Panther got secretly married before his death, it has been revealed.
 
Even though Boseman was a public figure, he kept most of his private life from public glare as not many people knew that he got married before his demise on Friday night, August 28.
 
The actor passed away at his home in Los Angeles after a private four-year battle with colon cancer.

Before his death, his wife was at his bedside alongside close family.
 

 
According to page six reports, Boseman got engaged to his long time girlfriend, Taylor Simone Ledward, in 2019. The two were pictured together at several events in 2019, and secretly got married ten months before the actor's death.

The couple were reportedly planning to tie the knot with a big ‘2020’ wedding before the cold hands of death snatched the actor away at the age of 43.
 
His wife, Ledward is a singer who graduated from California State Polytechnic University. 
Their budding romance was first confirmed in 2015, when the pair were spotted together by paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport.
 
She was then seen with him again in 2017 as a guest on US talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

In 2018 she started joining him at star-studded premieres including Black Panther and 21 Bridges.
 
Before then they kept much of their early relationship secret.
 
In March 2019, he spoke about their romance for the first time at the 50th NAACP Image Awards, saying: ‘Simone, you’re with me every day. I have to acknowledge you right now. Love you.’
To which she replied: ‘I love you’.
 
He leaves behind his wife, no children and close family members.