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The final tweet posted to Chadwick Boseman's Twitter account sharing the news of his passing is now the most liked tweet of all time.
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00:00The final tweet posted to Chadwick Boseman's Twitter account sharing the news of his passing
00:04is now the most liked tweet of all time.
00:08Twitter announced a historic news Saturday afternoon sharing on its official account
00:12most liked tweet ever a tribute fit for a king hashtag Wakanda forever. The company further
00:18explained in a statement fans are coming together on Twitter to celebrate the life of Chadwick
00:22Boseman and the tweet sent from his account last night is now the most liked tweet of all time on
00:27Twitter. Fans are also working to organize Black Panther Twitter watch parties using
00:31hashtag Black Panther and hashtag Wakanda forever. So Twitter has turned the original Black Panther
00:37emoji back on so fans can watch and talk about his legacy together. Boseman died Friday at his home
00:43in Los Angeles surrounded by his wife and other family members at the age of 43 after a four-year
00:48struggle with colon cancer. The final tweet from the Black Panther star's account detailed Boseman's
00:53cancer diagnosis and a statement from the actor's family. The statement read,
00:58a true fighter Chadwick persevered through it all and brought you many of the films you have come
01:02to love so much. From Marshall to Defy Bloods, August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and several more
01:08all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honor of
01:14his career to bring King T'Challa to life in Black Panther. For more details on this story head to
01:19THR.com. For the Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Nika Joy.
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