American microblogging and social networking service , twitter, says the tweet announcing the demise of Chadwick Boseman is the “ Most liked Tweet ever. ”
It further described it as “ A tribute fit for a King ,” accompanied with hashtag # WakandaForever .
The tweet had garnered 6 . 5m love , three million retweets and 155 ,300 comments as of the time of this report.
See the tweet :
Most liked Tweet ever.
A tribute fit for a King .
# WakandaForever https: / / t .co /lpyzmnIVoP
— Twitter (@ Twitter ) August 29 , 2020
Boseman , who was in his 40 s , had not publicly discussed his condition — which was first diagnosed in 2016 — and continued to work on major Hollywood films .
“ It was the honor of his career to bring King T ’ Challa to life in Black Panther,” said a statement posted to Boseman ’s social media accounts .
“ He died in his home , with his wife and family by his side .”
Boseman became the first black superhero to get his own standalone film in the record -breaking Marvel franchise with 2018 ’ s “ Black Panther. ”
The movie , set in the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda, was adored by critics and audiences , becoming the first comic book film to be nominated for best picture at the Oscars and grossing over $ 1 billion worldwide .
Earlier in his career , Boseman played black icons Jackie Robinson in “ 42 ” and James Brown in “ Get on Up .”
He recently appeared in Spike Lee ’s “ Da 5 Bloods ” and was set to appear in a sequel to “ Black Panther” due in 2022 .
“ A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all ” and filmed projects “ during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy ,” the family’ s statement said .
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