Black Panther’s Chadwick Boseman loses secret cancer battle
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman has died after a secret four-year battle with colon cancer.The actor passed away at his Los Angeles home on Friday (August 28, 2020), which marked Jackie Robinson Day – named after the groundbreaking baseball icon Boseman portrayed onscreen in 2013 biopic 42.A statement issued by his representatives via social media reads: “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman.“Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, and battled with it these last four years as it progressed to stage IV.”His publicists go on to brand Boseman a “true fighter”, who pressed on with his career while juggling “countless surgeries and chemotherapy”.42 served as his Hollywood