Chadwick Boseman’s latest tweet has become the most beloved of all time, confirms Twitter

US actor Chadwick Boseman poses in the press room during the 2019 American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles.

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• A tweet sent from Chadwick Boseman’s account announcing the actor’s death has become the most beloved of all time, Twitter announced.
• The tweet surpassed six million likes Saturday night, far overshadowing the previous I liked tweet sent by former President Barack Obama in 2017.
• The tweet from Boseman’s account said the actor had lived with colon cancer for the past four years, including while filming multiple movies “in between countless surgeries and chemotherapy.”
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the cheep When announcing the death of actor Chadwick Boseman, he surpassed six million on Saturday night, becoming by far the most loved tweet on the social media platform.

Twitter confirmed that it was a record for the website, tweeting that the landmark was “a tribute fit for a king.”

The tweet, sent from Boseman’s account Friday night, announced that Boseman had lived with stage III colon cancer for the past four years before it finally progressed to stage IV.

The actor, best known for his roles as King T’Challa in “Black Panther, Jackie Robinson in” 42 “and Thurgood Marshall in” Marshall, “passed away on Friday at age 43.

—Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) August 29, 2020

“A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all and brought you many of the movies you have come to love so much,” the tweet read. “From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several others, all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy.”

The tweet continued: “It was a career honor to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther.”

Previously, the most liked tweet on Twitter belonged to Barack Obama in August 2017, which received 4.3 million likes. its cheep He lamented the racism after the Charlottesville car attack that killed activist Heather Heyer amid counter-protests against a white nationalist rally.

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