Denzel Washington honors his special bond with Chadwick Boseman

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Denzel Washington honors his special bond with Chadwick Boseman

By CHRISTI CARRAS

 

Chadwick Boseman arrives at the 2019 AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony to honor Denzel Washington. (Jordan Strauss / Invision / Associated Press)

 

Chadwick Boseman once said, “There is no ‘Black Panther’ without Denzel Washington.”

 

A year after the “Black Panther” star honored Washington at the 47th AFI Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony, Washington is now paying tribute to Boseman, who died Friday at age 43 after a private battle with colon cancer.

 

“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,” Washington said in a statement provided to CNN. “God bless Chadwick Boseman.”

 

At the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award event in 2019, Boseman delivered a moving speech saluting Washington, who once paid his tuition for a summer acting program while Boseman was attending Howard University.

 

Full Story: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-08-31/chadwick-boseman-death-denzel-washington-tribute