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Before the release of Black Panther in 2018, Chadwick Boseman visited terminally ill children who were battling cancer. They didn’t know that Boseman, who died on August 28 of colon cancer, was also battling the fatal illness as well. The South Carolina native had visited St. Jude’s Hospital and gave the children toys and memories that they would never forget.
“We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our friend Chadwick Boseman,” St. Jude’s Hospital said on social media. “Two years ago, Chadwick visited the St. Jude campus and brought with him not only toys for our patients but also joy, courage and inspiration. He was an incredible role model for our patients and children from all around the world. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.”
After visiting the hospital, the Marshall star reflected about his time he spent with the children and how excited they were about the release of Black Panther.
“It’s a humbling experience,” he said. “Because, you’re like, ‘This can’t mean that much to them.’ But seeing how the world has taken this on, seeing how the movement, how it’s taken on a life of its own — I realized that they anticipated something great.”
He became emotional when discussing their anticipation of the film and finding out that two of the young boys he met had died before the movie was released.
“I did live life waiting for those moments. And so what put me back in the mind of being a kid just two experience those two little boys’ anticipation for this movie and when I found out they…” Boseman’s eyes filled with tears.
Boseman died after battling colon cancer for four years, the Associated Press reported. He never revealed that he was diagnosed with the illness to the public. He died in his Los Angeles, California home with his wife, Taylor Simone Leward, by his side. Boseman was only 43-years-old.
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Before the release of Black Panther in 2018, Chadwick Boseman visited terminally ill children who were battling cancer. They didn’t know that Boseman, who died on August 28 of colon cancer, was also battling the fatal illness as well. The South Carolina native had visited St. Jude’s Hospital and gave the children toys and memories that they would never forget.
“We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our friend Chadwick Boseman,” St. Jude’s Hospital said on social media. “Two years ago, Chadwick visited the St. Jude campus and brought with him not only toys for our patients but also joy, courage and inspiration. He was an incredible role model for our patients and children from all around the world. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.”
After visiting the hospital, the Marshall star reflected about his time he spent with the children and how excited they were about the release of Black Panther.
“It’s a humbling experience,” he said. “Because, you’re like, ‘This can’t mean that much to them.’ But seeing how the world has taken this on, seeing how the movement, how it’s taken on a life of its own — I realized that they anticipated something great.”
He became emotional when discussing their anticipation of the film and finding out that two of the young boys he met had died before the movie was released.
“I did live life waiting for those moments. And so what put me back in the mind of being a kid just two experience those two little boys’ anticipation for this movie and when I found out they…” Boseman’s eyes filled with tears.
Boseman died after battling colon cancer for four years, the Associated Press reported. He never revealed that he was diagnosed with the illness to the public. He died in his Los Angeles, California home with his wife, Taylor Simone Leward, by his side. Boseman was only 43-years-old.
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Sadly, actor Chadwick Boseman has passed away after battling cancer, the Associated Press reported. He was 43-years-old. Boseman was reportedly suffering from stage four of colon cancer. He had never spoke about his diagnosis publicly. Boseman was diagnosed four years ago.
The Black Panther star died on August 28, 2020 at his Los Angeles, California home with his wife Taylor Simone Ledward by his side.
“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 a statement on social media. “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.”
Fans were concerned about the 42 star back in April when he appeared to look very thin. His name even began trending on Twitter as fans wanted answers about why he had lost so much weight. We had reported that his weight loss could’ve been because he adapted a different diet while preparing for his role as T’Challa. It turns out his weight loss was associated with his fight with cancer.
“Yeah, we had a couple of diets. It went through some stages. At first, I was eating a lot of meat, and then I felt like it was too much for the amount of energy we needed to extend every day. So my diet became more vegetarian as we went along,” the South Carolina native told Variety in 2018. “It’s a lot of eating because there’s a lot of physical activity. The character has to have a lot of agility. It’s like when you see a boxer and he looks like he put on weight, but he actually dropped weight.”
After the news of his death many celebrities and public figures like Viola Davis, Joe Biden, John Legend and more went to social media to express their shock and condolences. Take a look at their tweets below.
We send our condolences to Boseman’s family.