Denzel Washington honors his special bond with Chadwick Boseman

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.

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