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Chadwick Aaron Boseman ‘Black Panther actor’ Dies of Cancer
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Chadwick Aaron Boseman ‘Black Panther actor’ Dies of Cancer

“Black Panther” film star Chadwick Boseman, an actor whose work celebrated African-American pioneers and culture, has died at age 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer, according to an announcement posted on Friday to his social media accounts.
Boseman, a native of South Carolina who began his screen career in episodes of television dramas such as “Third Watch,” “Law & Order” and “ER,” passed away at his home, with his wife and family at his side, the statement on Twitter and Facebook said. It did not specify when he died. He resided in Los Angeles.
Boseman made his feature film debut with a small part in the 2008 sports biopic “The Express,” a drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first Black player to win the Heisman trophy.
He went on to star as a number of other real-life characters famed for breaking America’s racial barriers, including soul singer James Brown in “Get on Up,” Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in “Marshall,” and baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson in “42.”
But the actor’s most memorable role was his performance as T’Challa, king of the fictional, futuristic African kingdom of Wakanda and the crime fighter known as Black Panther, in the first major studio superhero movie featuring a predominantly African-American cast.
Embraced by global audiences, “Black Panther” became the second highest grossing movie at box offices worldwide in 2018, heralded for its vibrant celebration of African culture and applauded as a milestone for racial diversity in Hollywood.
The film was nominated for six Oscars, including best picture. It won three Academy Awards – in the best original score, best costume design and best production design categories. It also won the top Screen Actors Guild award that year for best movie ensemble.
Boseman originated the Black Panther film role two years earlier in Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War,” and reprised the part twice more in 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War” and 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame.”
In June, Boseman joined more than 300 Black actors and filmmakers who signed an open letter urging Hollywood to steer away from entertainment glorifying police brutality and corruption and to invest in anti-racist content.
The letter was written in the midst of a cultural and political reckoning with systematic racism in the United States in the wake of the George Floyd death in Minneapolis.
Tributes and expressions of shock poured in on Twitter from fans and fellow Hollywood figures, including Marvel film co-stars Mark Ruffalo (the Incredible Hulk) and Chris Evans (Captain America).
The Twitter-Facebook statement said Boseman was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2016, an illness that progressed ultimately to stage 4 and went publicly undisclosed until his death, though he had grown noticeably thin in recent public appearances and social media posts.
“We never know what people are enduring,” Bernice King, the daughter of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., wrote on Twitter in a salute to the actor. “Humans … we are wonders. Thank you, Chadwick, for gifting us with your greatness in the midst of a painful struggle.”
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Bluecheek Picture’s Film: The Official Trailer of the Movie “The Passport”
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Bluecheek Pictures has released the official trailer to its upcoming movie, THE PASSPORT (Àwòrán Pélébé).
The Passport is the story of four friends, whose life handed a curved ball after successfully graduating from the university.
In the quest of finding a better life for themselves, they met with “fate“ and their story took a dramatic turn but at what cost?
The new flick is a production of Bluecheek Pictures was shot both in Nigeria and United Kingdom. It was produced and directed by Toyin Moore Films Production.
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Biola Adebayo, Kolawole Ajeyemi, Dapo Opayinka, Adebimpe Oyebade, Omowunmi Ajiboye, Toyin Moore, Femi Obimodede, Peters Ijagbemi, Ebun Oloyede, Olaiya Igwe,
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Producer: Toyin Moore
Executive Producer: Dapo Opayinka
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Screenplay by : Tunde Komolafe.
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The Divorce Drama: Kim Kardashian plans to spend Valentine’s Day without Kanye West
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The past few months have been nothing but troublesome for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West as various reports surfaced regarding their separation.
Neither Kim nor Kanye have publicly addressed the divorce speculations with many believing the final season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians being the ‘time and place’ to break their silence on the same.
However, it seems like Kardashian is already in the process of moving on if her reported Valentine’s Day plans is anything to go by. According to People, the 40-year-old reality star will be spending the day of love with her and Kanye’s four children – North, 7, Saint, 5, Chicago, 3, and Psalm, 2, while maintaining distance from the 43-year-old rapper.
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In January, People has reported that Kim has been working with high-profile divorce attorney Laura Wasser, who was previously attached to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s ongoing divorce proceedings before being let go by the latter. Moreover, Kardashian reportedly has a divorce plan in place and will file when she is ready.
It was recently claimed that Kanye is ‘less than thrilled’ that his divorce from the reality star, 40, will be broadcast on TV.
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