Actor Chadwick Boseman’s official Twitter username tweet that broke the news of his death is now the most liked tweet of all time.
The microblogging site Twitter confirmed the development on its own verified account in a tweet: “Most liked Tweet. A tribute fit for a King. #WakandaForever.”
The tweet that shared a black and white image of the actor along with a statement confirming that the actor had lost a four-year battle with colon cancer. Chadwick Boseman was 43 years old.
The news of the actor’s death went viral and garnered more than ‘six million likes’ orn twitter at the time of publishing the article.
The 43-year-old actor passed away at his Los Angeles residence with his wife and family by his side. The actor battled the disease for four years, Boseman’s family said in a statement posted on his official Twitter account on Saturday.
He was popular around the world due to his starring role as T’Challa, also known as the superhero Black Panther in Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films such as “Captain America: Civil War”, “Black Panther”, “Avengers: Infinity War “and” Avengers: Endgame “.
In the US, Boseman made a name for himself by playing historical figures such as Jackie Robinson in “42” (2013), James Brown in “Get on Up” (2014) and Thurgood Marshall in “Marshall” (2017).
According to media reports, the next closest tweet I liked the most was from former US President Barack Obama in 2017, which included a quote from Nelson Mandela: “No one is born hating another person because of color of his skin or his background or his religion … “
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