CHADWICK BOSEMAN IS DEAD TO ME

Holy shit. I remember seeing a pic of him a couple of weeks ago and they were saying he was sick.

Leo did it.

This can’t be real. I see everyone tweeting about it but it won’t register in my brain.

I remember last year him presenting an award and everyone noticing how thin he was getting. Some even said he looked sick. Ugh.

This is tragic.

WTF? He had colon cancer for 4 years? He had so much ahead of him :(

I wonder if he married his fiance on his deathbed. It could get messy with his family.

That is why you need to get your feces checked out for blood - that is the first symptom.

Black Panther came out in 2018... I wonder if Marvel knew? Maybe he was in remission?

Wow. What a shock.

I know people commented that he looked ill months back. Much speculation about drugs etc.

Is it possible his proximity to vibranium on the set of Black Panther caused his cancer?

The press release said wife so pretty sure he married the fiancée

Damn, I hate that. RIP.

Feels like a robbery.

Colon Cancer? At 43 yo? WTF?!

[Quote] Feels like a robbery.

Is this the time to racial profile?

I know it's stupid to get worked up over celebrity deaths, but this one hurts.

[Quote] Colon Cancer? At 43 yo? WTF?!

39, actually.

Did it run if his family? Wow, 43 is really young.

I can’t help but wonder what Marvel will do now with his death.

I have to say, considering we know he has had cancer for 4 years, it’s fucking incredible that he was able to not only film Black Panther, a high energy stunts heavy movie but also do the relentless press tours for Marvel back to back. And you have healthy actors complaining over press junkets!!!!

Young is rare but not impossible.

Very sad. Black Panther was a fun action movie. Maybe Marvel will have his “sister” carry the torch, so to speak.

RIP, Mr. Boseman.

I can't breath!

R19 3 times.

Black Panther, then Infinity War and filmed Endgame scenes.

Who you callin' sister?

So fucking sad.

I participated in that thread a few months ago, when the tabloids published those pics of him being pushed out of the ED in a wheelchair. I said then, pancreatic cancer, has to be. The wasted frame, huge weight loss. Everyone else said drugs but I didn't believe that would be the case if he was seen leaving the ED in such open and calm circumstances.

I believed that ED was probably a local affiliate hospital and NOT Cedars or one of the big area institutions. I bet he was getting treatment at one of those for privacy purposes.

Holy shit.

2020 is just way too much

Damn, I normally do not worked up over a celebrity death but this one hurts. He was a phenomenal actor. Too fucking young.

R26 Speaking of that, it’s crazy to me celebrities will still go to Cedars Sinai when it seems that TMZ always has the inside story on what happens there. I googled it and it isn’t even the #1 ranked hospital in LA. I wonder why celebrities flock to it?

I knew it wasn't drugs because of that IG post he made - I think it was a tribute upon someone's passing. If he was strung out, he wouldn't have made such a post. I think it was taken down, by not immediately. His team clearly only acted when the commentary got too large/widespread.

There are some types of colon cancer, like breast cancer, that are extremely aggressive and hard to treat. He probably had one of these.

There is thought to be a genetic link, sort of like the BRCA-1 gene in familial breast cancer, that causes a high risk of aggressive colon cancer in men in the families affected. I'd be curious if Chadwick was affected by this and if other family members have also had this type of cancer.

He was great in Get On Up

*but not immediately

Very sad - he kept it so private too.

He means so much to so many young black people. Seeing Black Panther was such a huge deal to so many black children (And adults).

I can’t fathom how they will handle his characters absence.

God. He just really made it. Such a great actor and seemingly good guy.

I so want to be a DLer and be snarky or full of gallows humor, but can't.

Oh no. That’s tragic.

This hit me hard :(

r29 Cedars and St Johns in Santa M have 'celeb friendly' protocols, whereby celebs can be admitted thru private entrances (I believe Cedars has one underneath the building) and be placed in private celeb-friendly wards/rooms. That is partially why they are still popular among that set.

I speculated a few months ago when the photos of Boseman surfaced, outside the local ED, that the reason he got photographed was b/c he as at a smaller local affiliate, without a private entrance/exit and celeb-protocol. Someone with a cell phone, and quick eye, managed to catch a couple of shots of him as they pushed him out to his curbside vehicle out front. And sold to the pap agencies.

That is really fucking sad. Snark fails. Awful news.

Its sad but are we going to be subjected to nonstop Chadwick news like anytime a big black celeb dies?

I’m so stunned and saddened. God be with his family and friends

OMG

If 2020 wanted to take a black celebrity, it could have had Kanye.

Heartsick over this. God help us

R41 anytime a big celeb dies. Period. Asshole.

Yeah, r41, it's only black celebrity deaths that get media coverage *rolls eyes*

This one really made me sad. Wow.

[quote] Young is rare but not impossible.

It's not even that rare anymore. If you are young and have any symptoms at all, or a family history, get your ass checked.

I saw the RIP trend on Twitter before knowing what he died from. I knew it wasn't drugs or suicide. He just didn't seem the type.

R46/r47 the black ones always get a lot more attention.

I agree, let's see if Kanye can offer himself instead.

[Quote] Its sad but are we going to be subjected to nonstop Chadwick news like anytime a big black celeb dies?

Hopefully the next big black celeb who dies flatten you in the process.

It's a bit soon to speculate, but I do wonder what Marvel will do with the franchise, which was huge for them. He was the lead face of it (Black Panther). This is a celeb gossip site with a lot of discussion of Hollywood workings, so I wonder what will happen there.

*flattens

I expect they'll cast a female in the role.

This is really awful

R56 it must be a trans woman of color!

I know it's tacky to ask this now, but what do people really think: do they re-cast The Black Panther? Or does his character die, and they have some adjacent character step up? What's going to happen to the MCU now?

He was the original Reggie on "All My Children" before Michael B. Jordan took over the role.

Give the role to Grace Jones!

R59 they will shut down all black superhero movies forever, as a tribute.

Chadwick Boseman, who played Jackie Robinson in “42,” has died at the age of 42 on Jackie Robinson Day.

R54 His sister Shuri will become black panther like in the comics.

I have to wonder if Marvel knew. They had to know for the last year, but did they know before he was cast? Because clearly he was cast AFTER he already knew he had cancer...

Actually colon cancer among young population (under 50) is increasing, it's the one age group where this is happening. We're not sure why but possibly related to lifestyle choices such as alcohol consumption, salty and fatty foods, just to name some risk factors. So now if we get younger patients coming in with symptoms consistent with colon cancer, we don't just dismiss the possibility outright, because rates are increasing among younger people.

Not saying CB got colon cancer due to lifestyle choices at all, it's very sad to die this young, but hopefully his diagnosis and death will bring some awareness of young onset colon cancer.

r51, no, they don't

I would be surprised if he told Marvel.

Wakanda Forever!

Guess again.

Mr. Boseman, through his brilliant portrayals of heroes real and imagined, lived many extraordinary adventures during his brief time among us, entertaining and enlightening us along the way. The awe of it all!

Rest In Peace.

Get ready to hear abouy Wakada nonstop again or whatever tf it's called.

Black Panther is way too big of a character in the comics to have the little that we got. We didn’t get nearly enough of T’Challa. I hope they re-cast.

I can't even imagine anyone being as good in the role as he was.

r72

Who would you suggest? Kofi Siriboe?

Holy crap. It's not so long since he achieved wide recognition in his films. What a crappy year this has been. 2020 can't finish fast enough.

What the fuck?

Batman has been played by seven different actors and Spider Man by three.

Vanity often plays a role in the death of people with Colorectal Cancer. They don't want to live with a colostomy bag. It's too embarrassing. It's the reason Farrah Fawcett kept pursuing treatments, but had she had her colon removed and got a colostomy, she would be alive today!

Shit. Colon cancer is a nasty, nasty illness. My grandpa died of it. My dad died of it. Regarding his age, there's a local former news anchor whose son died of it at 27 years old, so anyone can get it. One of the guys from the I Love New York reality show who wound up getting his own show died of it in his 30s.

Unfortunately, due to insurance purposes you have to be. I think, 45 before a colonoscopy is covered. Bullshit. So, even though I lost my dad and grandfather to it I still have to wait.

Anyone else here who is of age and had a family history, GET YOUR DAMN COLONOSCOPY. I'm telling you it's an awful, awful disease.

They won’t recast because he was the face of that franchise and such a huge character to the franchise final phase. This made him a household name worldwide.

They will retire the character out of my respect to him.

Out of respect to him. Not my.

[quote] Unfortunately, due to insurance purposes you have to be. I think, 45 before a colonoscopy is covered. Bullshit. So, even though I lost my dad and grandfather to it I still have to wait.

That seems crazy with your medical history. And it makes no sense. Try again.

[Quote]His sister Shuri will become black panther like in the comics

This. Its the best way forward in this situation.

They'll recast with a Brit, maybe the guy from How to Get Away with Murder / Harry Potter.

R77 not because the actor died... this is like what happened to Heath Ledger. Joker was supposed to be in Rises but instead they dropped him because they didn’t want anyone else in the role until they started from scratch again

[quote] I participated in that thread a few months ago, when the tabloids published those pics of him being pushed out of the ED in a wheelchair.

ED?

Anal HPV. Sad.

[quote] That is why you need to get your feces checked out for blood - that is the first symptom.

Scat troll alert!

Emergency Department.

They'll resurrect Michael B. Jordon's character. It's a comic book universe. They kill off and resurrect characters all the time.

Black Panther really had a massive impact on black kids.

[quote] He means so much to so many young black people. Seeing Black Panther was such a huge deal to so many black children (And adults).

[quote]I can’t fathom how they will handle his characters absence.

Maaaaaaary!!!!

What is ED?

This is actually wigging me the fuck out tonight. I'm roughly his age and was also diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer four years ago. All I can do is sit here and wonder why him and not me, and when will the other shoe finally drop. People talk about how difficult the treatment is for cancer. It's nothing, NOTHING compared to wondering when it's going to sneak back up on you once you're in remission.

I think I woke up the whole house.

Goddammit, I am so angry and there's no one I can blame.

[quote] Black Panther really had a massive impact on black kids.

You sound unbelievably white.

[quote] Emergency Department.

Isn’t it usually ER?

[quote] it’s fucking incredible that he was able to not only film Black Panther, a high energy stunts heavy movie

Most of the “stunts” were CGI. The PR tour was far more gruelling.

They can recast with Yahya Abdul-Mateen.

God, thinking about those pictures only a little awhile ago of him in a wheelchair outside the hospital ... he looked in seriously bad shape but people were speculating about drugs/some kind of eating disorder ....

R65 He was cast as Black Panther in early 2015.

I doubt they would make MBJ’s Killmonger the new Black Panther, although I think he would absolutely nail the role as T’Challa himself... Killmonger in the first movie was a murderous black separatist

All black people look the same so they can cast anyone and they'll be fine!!!! Long live Hollywood and their greed!!!!

R94 I can’t even imagine. I’m so sorry.

This one just makes me so sad. I knew something was wrong based on those last paparazzi photos.

This is so tragic. He always seemed like a genuinely nice humble guy which is rare in the industry.

He was cast as Black Panther almost 2 years before he even filmed Black Panther.

Cast as Black Panther in early 2015. Filmed in 2017. Released 2018.

He was diagnosed a year after accepting the role.

[Quote] This is actually wigging me the fuck out tonight. I'm roughly his age and was also diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer four years ago. All I can do is sit here and wonder why him and not me, and when will the other shoe finally drop. People talk about how difficult the treatment is for cancer. It's nothing, NOTHING compared to wondering when it's going to sneak back up on you once you're in remission.

Are you also black?

Now I’m not saying he had a dick up his butt... but HPV is the leading cause of Colon Cancer.

Do you think any of his castmates knew? How was he able to keep it so quiet?

I think Katie Couric’s husband died of colon cancer, in his 30’s.

Marcia Cross certainly hasn't had a cock up her butt. Maybe a strap on.

[Quote] How was he able to keep it so quiet?

He blamed it on the dog.

He was criticized for appearing ungrateful (e.g. the Wakanda Forever meme) but imagine what was going through his mind at times like below:

Wow, this is really sad. RIP. Also incredibly depressing how it seems like evil horrible people will just never fucking die but the good and decent ones have to die painfully and too young ....

Brie just tweeted this :(

Brie’s statement

Lena Waithe for Black Panthress.

I haven't even seen any of his films, but I gasped when I saw that tweet.

Damn this is so sad. I almost feel like they should cancel Black Panther 2 but they'll probably just recast.

They won’t recast his role. They will make a new Black Panther probably

OMG, r116. I was just thinking how profoundly unfair that Black Panther is gone while DJT still draws breath. It really makes you question faith.

OMG, r116. I was just thinking how profoundly unfair that Black Panther is gone while DJT still draws breath. It really makes you question faith.

[quote]Unfortunately, due to insurance purposes you have to be. I think, 45 before a colonoscopy is covered.

Yeah the screening age for African Americans should be way before age 50, African Americans have way higher rates of CRC.

"There is thought to be a genetic link, sort of like the BRCA-1 gene in familial breast cancer, that causes a high risk of aggressive colon cancer in men in the families affected. I'd be curious if Chadwick was affected by this and if other family members have also had this type of cancer. "

R31, link? I've never ever heard of such a thing for colon cancer.

Not that I'd expect some of the POS on this board to hold the snark, but this is fucking sad to lose a major talent and mentor so young. Show some respect for once.

constipation is also a factor. get your fiber in people!

I can’t stop crying

This is just so unfair.

R44 Amen, sister

Lynch syndrome is a genetic condition that significantly increases your chances of getting colon cancer, and other cancers. Not sure if he had this, but I know that it presents in a number of younger colon cancer patients.

[quote]Its sad but are we going to be subjected to nonstop Chadwick news like anytime a big black celeb dies?

His age, the shock of it being unexpected and the way he died ( a cancer where people are tested after 50), you idiot. His race has nothing to do with it.

Chadwick Boseman getting emotional about trading letters with kids with terminal cancer who passed before they got to see Black Panther...knowing he was himself battling cancer when he said this. Jesus.

r90 and r102, when Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) died, as a person of "Royal Blood, he went to the "Ancestral Plane" from where you can come back from. So, Killmonger could be Black Panther in future films.

I kinda thought something was amiss when Marvel was cagey about why the next BP was still in pre-production and when the next installment would be released.

I think Shuri or Killmonger would be great as BP.

R134 And from the reactions of his castmates it's obvious they knew.

[quote] Yeah the screening age for African Americans should be way before age 50, African Americans have way higher rates of CRC.

It is. AMA recommends screening AA men at 40 and insurance will pay for a colonoscopy at 40.

It's clear from the recent photos like the one with Brie, he hasn't been looking like himself for a long time. Those paparazzi shots were still alarming.

How does someone get colon cancer so young? I actually wanted to start a new thread about it. I'm curious if it's a hereditary cancer or lifestyle?

R135

But neither are T’Challa, and T’Challa has so many more stories to be told.

[quote]Show some respect for once.

This ain't it.

I have no idea who this person. Yet so many people on my social media feeds are talking about it. Guess I must really be out of the loop.

R139, it can be both.

God really needed some good humans this year. This is just God awful! Rest in peace Chadwick.Such a talented, young and handsome actor who could have won an Oscar one day.

It's terrible that he died so young. Concerning the movie Black Panther, I tried watching it earlier this year on Disney+. I don't watch any of the Marvel movies, but tried with Black Panther because of the acclaim for it. I didn't get too far into it. I couldn't understand what was happening. It seemed disjointed.

Yes, R142, you clearly live under a rock.

so did he film black panther 2? Disney has been promoting it as recent as last month. Surely they would have known if he was sick??? Or did he hide it??

After I got colon cancer, I began hearing about and meeting people who were even younger than I was who had it. My first day in the chair, I met a 29 year old who was midway through his chemo sessions for colon cancer. He had been diagnosed with Lynch's Syndrome.

I recall about a year after I had gone into remission, an article had been published in some Canadian medical journal that said Canadian doctors felt that if you had no medical history of colon cancer in your family, you could probably wait five more years to have your first colonoscopy and I was so angry. I was diagnosed at 40 and these fuckers are telling me I could have waited well past 50??

I can't believe that ghoul Rush Limbaugh is still here and a young, talented, decent man had to die. What a hellscape this year is.

So so so so many M A R Y s on this thread.

Meaning what, R141?

Nope, they were scheduled to film next year. Corona may have delayed it but Boseman would still have been too ill.

r142, you might not have seen his movies, but we have been discussing his gaunt appearance here for months and the internet noticed his drastic weight loss over a year ago.

It was supposed to be filmed this year but was pushed back due to Corona.

[quote]If 2020 wanted to take a black celebrity, it could have had Kanye.

This is what pisses me off. Boseman seemed like a nice guy and that piece of shit Kanye who is helping fuck up our country is still alive. But, I still think looney Kanye will off himself before he turns 50.

Wow, that is seriously horrifying.

Predictions for the next two deaths Betty White and Shannen Doherty.

[quote]It really makes you question faith.

All life is a crapshoot. Sorry.

[41] you heartless faggot

I can understand wanting to keep his diagnosis private but it seemed odd that they would still deny it after those photos came out.

So many black legends are dying in 2020. Kobe Bryant, John Lewis, now Chadwick Boseman. Did I miss someone? It’s so sad.

But maybe it’s a sign that a change gonna come? Maybe people will wake the fuck up? The US needs to be protecting and advancing its black people. Not leaving them to suffer and struggle generation after generation. We need change.

Farrah and marcia cross had anal cancer which is mostly HPV related. Bozeman had colon cancer.

I have 2 relatives who died and one who survived it so I got my first one at 32 and insurance covered most of it.

[quote] Yeah the screening age for African Americans should be way before age 50, African Americans have way higher rates of CRC.

While this is probably true, CRC is on the rise among young people of all races.

I was given a colonoscopy at 17 because my body was acting nuts and they thought I might have cancer. Thank God I didn’t. But insurance covered my colonoscopy

I eat a lot of fiber and avoid colon cancer.

[quote]Canadian doctors felt that if you had no medical history of colon cancer in your family, you could probably wait five more years to have your first colonoscopy and I was so angry. I was diagnosed at 40 and these fuckers are telling me I could have waited well past 50??

Is there a link between HPV and cancer? I think with the proliferation of HPV, rates of young people with terminal cancer before age 50 will become more common. But that's just my opinion. For whatever reason, the medical community is also extremely hesitant to administer the HPV vaccine unless you are a teenager. And on top of it they want you to wait until you are fucking 50 for a colonoscopy, even with the horrid diet most Americans have.

Holland Taylor speaks for all of us.

His last tweet

[quote] I eat a lot of fiber and avoid colon cancer.

As a colon cancer patient, I have met many people who were doing everything right health-wise and still got it. Be aware of the symptoms and don't assume that because you eat a lot fiber, you couldn't have it or don't need to be screened.

People wondering why evil people stay and good ones die early.. this place is godforsaken, remember? Your "god" was killed here, gruesomely, on a freaking cross.

r126 see link below for summary of genetic components of CC, from UT Southwestern Cancer Center.

Angela Bassett put this lovely remembrance on her Instagram.

When she received an honorary degree from Howard, he was the student who was assigned to escort her around the campus.

Poor guy. He seemed like a nice, classy guy and he was beautiful. RIP, Mr. Boseman.

He looked awful in his last pic. Glad he is done with the suffering.

[quote]I think Katie Couric’s husband died of colon cancer, in his 30’s.

I can't believe it took over 100 responses for someone to mention Katie, the patroness of colon cancer. Maybe it's a generational thing.

R150...

Sending some love to the posters on this thread who have/had colon cancer. This news is probably really triggering. Xo

Sad, but it's ridiculous to say it hurts if you don't personally know the person.

R125, Not true. My mother was found to have the precancerous stuff during her last colonoscopy. Literally got caught in time. My sister and I were told to be screened by age 40. Called up my insurance told them and it was covered under ACA provisions. No charge.

omgggg

Chris Evans response

I was hospitalized with diverticulitis in February (worst pain of my life). I had a clean colonoscopy in March, but I worry that I'm going to get cancer eventually.

get yourself checked

I remember the last thread about his appearance. There was a stupid troll going on and on about CB having an eating disorder. I knew from those pics that he was seriously ill and not long for this world.

RIP.

It's possible that his eating was disordered. Have you ever been very ill?

Weird fact, there are real Wakanda Drives in America

Wakanda Dr Westport, Wisconsin

Wakanda Dr, Waunakee, Wisconsin

Wakanda Dr Lebanon, Illinois

Wakanda Lane, Fletcher, NC,

I don’t have words. Rest In Peace, Bruh. Thank you for all you did while you were here. Thank you for being a friend. You are loved. You will be missed. 🤜🏿🤛🏿

[Quote] .”thou aren’t not dead but flown afar...”.

Is that double negative in the original text?

Lest we forget Black Jeopardy.

All I have to say is the tragedies amassing this year have only been made more profound by the loss of #ChadwickBoseman. What a man, and what an immense talent. Brother, you were one of the all time greats and your greatness was only beginning. Lord love ya. Rest in power, King.

i will miss you, birthday brother. you were always light and love to me. my god ... ✌🏿♥️✊🏿 🙅🏿‍♂️ forever and ever ...

Has Susan Dey commented yet?

I saw Denzel was trending and thought to myself “Oh God, not him too”, but he is trending because he paid for Chadwicks acting tuition

Chadwick speaks about Denzel paying for his acting here.

You could see how thin he was looking

I’m just heartbroken... he was a wonderful human being. RIP Chadwick Boseman!!

So fucking sad. Can't wrap my head around it. R.I.P.

His TIME magazine cover was so powerful to me. It meant something.

This news is shocking but not surprising considering his dramatic weight loss the last couple of years.

As soon as I saw the headline, I immediately knew it was cancer before reading any details.

I know this is incredibly heartbreaking for Chadwick's family, friends and fans and I'm sad for them. I also feel a strange sense of peace about this too.

In just 43 years, this guy starred in some amazing, groundbreaking films that had a huge global impact. He also found love and had a partner.

There are people in the world who will live twice as long as him but won't have a fraction of his impact.

I know 43 is way too young, but to cram a lifetime of experiences and accomplishments into that amount of time is pretty remarkable. I'm happy he got to live out his dream.

r196 Those exclamation points are rather tacky, no?

Only the good die young...RIP

I still remember a few months back then, some douchebags here said he had aids. I just wanted to say: fuck you assholes

[quote] Be aware of the symptoms and don't assume that because you eat a lot fiber, you couldn't have it or don't need to be screened.

I had 2 colonoscopies before 50 because I had symptoms -- blood, constipation, bloating, gas, feeling of incomplete evacuation -- which I later learned could be caused by any number of conditions from hemorroids to IBS. There are no "symptons" that indicate colon cancer. You could have advanced colon cancer before you have any "symptoms."

Omg I hated when DLers would say he’s a drug addict or has aids. So ignorant. So racist.

[Quote] I still remember a few months back then, some douchebags here said he had aids. I just wanted to say: fuck you assholes

Because if he had AIDS it would be his fault? To have cancer is the noble disease?

THANK YOU @chadwickboseman for all you gave us. We needed it & will always cherish it! A talented & giving artist & brother who will be sorely missed🙏🏿 RIP

r203=Insatiable bottom

Have those bitches ScarJo and Liz Olsen said anything? Or are they too busy worshipping white men?

He was a handsome man and great actor. I was always proud that he was American, when we live in a time when so many snotty British-Africans take up film roles portraying African American Black people.

[quote] Sad, but it's ridiculous to say it hurts if you don't personally know the person.

???? Are you a human being? I am gutted that I will not see him onscreen as Black Panther again. It DOES hurt to know something I have greatly anticipated will not come to pass.

R209 - I know BP is African, but just meant to say I was proud that role went to an American.

Oh, shut the fuck up about "lost" movie experiences.

R209 when I first saw his name after he was announced as Black Panther I assumed he was British. My sister also. We were shocked when we learned he is American.

My sister was shocked he wasn’t actually from Africa because she felt his accent in those Marvel movies was so good 🙄

[quote] There are no "symptons" that indicate colon cancer.

Yes there are. All the symptoms you had are symptoms of colon cancer and should be checked out, They are also symptoms of many other issues, so you don't necessarily have colon cancer if you're experiencing them, but you might. You are correct in stating that someone can have colon cancer with no symptoms., however.

[Quote] I know BP is African, but just meant to say I was proud that role went to an American.

That's rich.

It truly is sad he never got to film his sequel. It would feel a little better if it was filmed and we had that to at least look forward to. His movie was the first film with almost all black faces to make over $1 billion.

I wish we could see him in the role again.

Why is Bette Midler's tweet the first one under the official tweet announcing his death? She had zero connection to him. It makes her look like she's trying to attention. It doesn't sit right with me.

The actors who worked closest with him on BP like Lupita and Winston Duke have been most quiet. They’re probably taking this harder than the rest. Angela Bassett is the only one who has said anything so far.

So young!

[quote] It doesn't sit right with me.

i'm sure she gives a shit.

Has Bette Midler commented yet? I don't know why, but I feel that they were connected somehow in a cosmic sense.

Don’t most Hollywood stars comment when another star dies? It’s pretty common. And Better probably loved him as BP, like many.

Bette Midler is commenting on everything...she must be bored as fuck

[quote]when I first saw his name after he was announced as Black Panther I assumed he was British. My sister also. We were shocked when we learned he is American.

I thought he was British when he starred in that Jackie Robinson biopic 42.

He could have filmed the sequel and it could have been shit. The man died. Fuck any film.

Has Susan Dey commented?

I thought he was light skinned when he played Thurgood Marshall.

Did he have the AIDS?

Has the closet gay Michael B Jordan said anything?

[quote] Yes there are. All the symptoms you had are symptoms of colon cancer and should be checked out, They are also symptoms of many other issues, so you don't necessarily have colon cancer if you're experiencing them, but you might. You are correct in stating that someone can have colon cancer with no symptoms., however.

OK. Point taken. I was trying to say what you've said -- you can have CRC with no symptoms.

R229 not yet. His Black Panther costars have all remained quiet so far, minus Angela Bassett. They must be taking this hardest. They rode this train with him more than any of the rest.

From a box office point of view, Jordan would make the most sense. There are no other bankable young American actors who are black.

They'll give it to John David Washington.

He made all those films while he was sick and having chemo and never let the public find out. That’s quite unusual in this day and age.

R233 I would riot.

The public did suspect he was ill.

Wakanda Forever!! Rip Chadwick boseman

[quote]From a box office point of view, Jordan would make the most sense. There are no other bankable young American actors who are black.

Are you serious r232? I hope not.

Michael B Jordan is a big star.

Lord. I mentioned on Twitter how colon cancer kills more black people than anyone and now I am being called a racist.

I'm available!

Agreed, R210, obviously it's not the same kind of pain as losing someone we know in our personal lives, but there's still a loss of hope that we'll see them create again and inspire us once more, even though they've left us so much.

It's Hobson's choice: he could rest and get treatment and missed the chance of the lifetime, or took a dive and starred in the mega project and became a superstar even for a short while.

What would you choose? I'd choose the latter: live big and die young.

I was under the impression that it's very curable...

Q Anon is a baseless, far-right conspiracy theory. It claims - without evidence - that Hollywood is involved in Satanic rituals. The theory has been completely debunked by CNN, New York Times, and other media outlets.

Who mentioned Q Anon?

When was the last time a big celeb in their prime died of something like cancer?

This just stinks.

R233 I agree, you just know that nepotism brat has already made a call to his agent.

I doubt John Cazale counts, R248, but he’s the first person who comes to mind.

r204 Accusing an actor or musician of having a drug problem is not racist.

Yes, R251.

M was absolutely devastated by the loss.

Qanon creates a dark fantasy world turning supposedly liberal institutions like the media, the Democratic Party and Hollywood into literal monsters, cannibalistic pedophiles in positions of power, jews being prominent among them. No, seriously.

They believe that the military sought Trump’s leadership so that the evil media/Hollywood/democratic cabal can be arrested and sentenced to death — result: our children will no longer be raped and eaten.

Gay people should be very familiar with this mode of operation. If you don’t like someone, demonize them. It’s much easier to hate someone because you have convinced yourself he’s going to rape your little boy than it is to hate him because he’s somewhat differently oriented in his private life than you are.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chewy is a Brit.

That's really sad, he was so young, he had a bright future and was very talented and charismatic on screen. Sexy guy too!

RIP Chadwick

Seems like it's been a long time, R248--Andy Whitfield nine years ago, and then way beforet then Bob Marley, Gilda Radner, all even younger and near their prime. Peter Jennings and Steve Jobs were still in their career prime.

Shocking that a young black man dies and he WASN’T killed by American police.

Should I watch Black Panther?

I missed it during the Marvel deluge.

Watch The Boondocks instead.

Animation?

The great Madeline Kahn died at 57 of ovarian cancer r248

Though it can argued than at a woman at 57 is way past her prime. At 57, a woman is barren and unfuckable if she is an American. Europeans have a slightly more lenient policy.

Madeline's death crushed me R263

Madeline Kahn was just starting a career resurgence when she died. She got rave reviews for Judy Berlin (which only came out after she died) and was in talks to do a revival of Dear World, among other things. John Cameron Mitchell wanted her to play the agent in the movie of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

If she'd lived, she would have had the career longevity of a Betty White or Cloris Leachman.

R263, I would agree with you about most actresses but MK was just so good and so watchable I’d argue she was the exception.

Boseman was great as Thurgood Marshall, as James Brown, and as Jackie Robinson in addition to his Black Panther role. Just a really fine actor with a great resume — and so much more to come.

Watching him in interviews and on talk shows, I was always struck by his charisma, his warmth, and his humanity. He just seemed like an amazing person.

I’m heartbroken by this — much more than I usually am when an entertainer or big name dies. I admit hearing he died made me cry.

WHO THE FUCK CARES??????

This is very sad news, may he rest in peace.

Sad, but true: men in their 40s can and do get colon cancer. Which is why all men (and women) should be checked by their doctor. Usually the procedure (a colonoscopy) is recommended for patients in their 50s, and older. But if there is a history of this disease in your family, you should be proactive and get checked even sooner.

His Black Panther castmates still haven't posted on social media. Nothing, so far, from MBJ which makes me wonder if they knew. This must-have hit them so hard. Ryan Coogler, the director, was one of his best friends. He is also said to have been especially close to Lupita.

RIP. Very sad news.

There's no good to be found in this much-too early death, other than perhaps some people, especially people of color, will ask for colonoscopies that they otherwise would have put off. I'm always saddened when I think of talented people dying young when there was so much more they could have done if gifted with longer lives. It's a reminder to us all to try to accomplish more and not settle for endless hours passively watching TV.

So they was definitely a press cover up going on around his illness? Was it Disney that had the power to do that? How many tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars must it have cost to shut down stories that he was ill?

Black people always look so young! It's not fair! They have such great skin free of any pimples and shiny white teeth! And they do not have to use sunscreen! I want to be black!

I couldn't believe this when I saw it. Tragic.

R268/R269, I suspect the only things your death will elicit are applause and relief.

R272, Angela Bassett posted her thoughts on Instagram a few hours ago.

The worst part R278 is that guy has been around for months and hasn't been banned at all. DL has always been sketchy but they used to at least get rid of the people screaming the n-word, they don't even bother with THAT anymore.

So far 13 W&Ws for R268/269. Now that's disgusting. Who are these people?

He's doing it himself, r281. All the alt-right trolls do it, it's why you see the pro-Trump dipshits, anti-trans assholes and Meghan Markle hating lunatics with 50 likes each.

These trolls used to use their sockpuppets to FF people and threads into disappearing, but when that was taken away they took to WWing themselves to make it look like a bunch of people agree with them.

This news made me genuinely sad. He had just achieved his dreams

It's just incredible he was able to work so much while he was ill. I knew someone who struggled with colon cancer for 3 1/2 years and he had long downtimes where he couldn't do much of anything because of the treatments and surgeries.

What a shock...his career was just taking flight.

People were previously suspecting he was on drugs because he didn't do press for Da 5 Bloods and he was photograped looking sick.

We had several who insisted it was just an eating disorder or rampant veganism, R285. We always get that type on threads about sick celebrities, though.

He better won't steal my final In Memoriam spot at next year's Oscars! Otherwise I'll sue!

I remember when he posted a video on Instagram looking very thin and people went in on him in the comments. Making fun of him, calling him all kinds of names ... social media can be awful sometimes.

Marvel, call me.

Terrible.

I never saw the movie, know nothing about him beyond that he played BP and even I'm sad about this because it is absolutely tragic to be relatively young and to have finally have success in an industry that's hard enough to break into, but to do so as a minority is even harder. It's genuinely sad to see a life cut short no matter who it is. He suffered privately and never felt the need to publicize it. It's just so tragic.

It's not a bad thing to feel sad even if it is a stranger - shockingly, it makes one human. I don't see why you feel compelled to analyze it like it's the abnormal reaction. The only aspect that I find cringe-worthy is when some of the eulogies are way over the top.

RIP. maybe now CRC awareness/prevention will be given more attention.

Is Wakanda his mother?

I have colon cancer too. My Nigerian medical team diagnosed me in the hopes of reviving my career.

Wakanda is the fictional city where Black Panther lives and is king of, r293.

Wakanda is the fictional city where Black Panther lives and is king of, r293.

R269 is my stalker guys. That is the “ a” troll who goes on every thread to detail it and cause drama. He also is the person who got in contact with Harrison and told him about the threads here.

I told you all, his obsession with me stems from his racism. He can’t stand to see a person of color who doesn’t bow down and take his shit. He hates that I have diverse groups etc. he gets livid every time I mention a white man as attractive etc. because no white man would want me etc.

He also has OVER 30 ACCOUNTS. I have explained this to you many times and you all keep ignoring this. He gives himself upvotes and uses them to FF others to silence them.

shut up. Nobody cares about your vendetta with a troll because you deserve it.

R269 IS a cancer. And the seven parasites who liked his post (unless it was himself which wouldn't be surprising), should've died instead. Disgusting cockroaches.

I find something to admire in, so far, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o and Ryan Coogler remaining quiet. Not every reaction, or for that matter, non-reaction, to a person's death needs be publicly disseminated. Some would argue that a private reaction is the most meaningful.

Perhaps all 3 will publicly comment, but, if not, that's their choice to keep their reactions to themselves and I write this as one who loves to read all the public tributes to Chadwick Boseman.

And people like r269 are why I speak against NYC transplants. He is one. He lives in Manhattan, grew up in Midwest. A white man. He is middle aged. He voted Trump and donates to racist organizations.

In the past someone like him would avoid a place like NYC. Now they seem to it. Says a lot about what’s happened to NYC. This is why I take issue with white transplants.

I am born and raised here and never had many altercations with White people until adulthood, and almost any time I dealt with racism etc. it was from someone who transplanted here. Every time.

R300 they will most likely release a statement for the fans but they are also taking this hardest. They worked closest with him and were on that Black Panther roller coaster with him, which he led.

I keep trying to post it but keep failing.

The most touching thing I've read in all of this is a text that he sent Jason Gad. Gad tweeted a screen shot last night.

To be able to compose that ass you're dying...What an amazing soul.

This hits especially hard for me. I’m just a year younger and also have advanced colon cancer. I’m on treatment but it’s pretty terrifying as once it’s spread it could pop up anywhere. It’s very rare in younger people but it does happen and it needs to be treated more seriously. I had symptoms for at least 4 years and my doctor basically ignored them. People shouldn’t live in fear of cancer, but always be vigilant and get checked, no matter your age.

You know, they say it isn't hereditary, but My uncle's wife, her whole family was wiped out by Cancer. She and her sisters all got breast cancer, her mother died of colon cancer, her brothers died of prostate cancer. THis was back in the early 70's, late 60's. Then her daughter and her son, my cousins died of it.

Now, the children of the cousins who died, who are my age, three of them have it. Two women and a man. But I also believe environmental and lifestyle factors are part of it. I think your diet and exercise routine, alcohol, fast food, fatty foods, etc. a lot of stuff we eat is bad for us, and usually it' when we're young that it fucks us up.

I had some contractors at my house last year, and I was struck how unhealthy they were eating. We were having a new roof put on, and they'd show up at 8 AM drinking a huge bottle of soda! They lived off of McDonalds and the other fast food brands. Pizza, french fries, lots of grease and salt, and sugar. All they cared about was if it was cheap and filling.

This is one of the good threads where the genuinely good DataLoungers outnumber the racist trolls.

Am I remembering correctly, didn’t he host SNL around the release of the movie?

Sorry r304. What symptoms?

[quote]Am I remembering correctly, didn’t he host SNL around the release of the movie?

He did, and appeared in-character as T'Challa in one of the best Black Jeopardy segments they ever did.

the snl sketch

Here's the Jeopardy clip, R309. Hilarious...

Boseman’s text to Gad was about the beauty of Los Angeles after the rain.

R309 Thanks, I recall it being one of the better episodes in awhile, but not any particular sketches.

RIP Chadwick

Sad to hear this...

A terrible form of cancer to go through, and a shame at so young an age. RIP and thoughts to his family.

how do you know that the racist in this thread is from the midwest and lives in Manhattan?

maybe he is a liar. wouldn't put it past him/her.

R317 he harassed and stalked me for over a year. May made one year, actually. I had someone who works in Law post a link and when he clicked his IP came up. We saw the exact block he lives and all.

[R318] Im glad I don’t see their posts. Blocked a long time ago.

His performance as James Brown was great. RIP.

R269

R320 I never watched that film. I will now.

I did like 42 with him, but it was too watered down.

A scene from 42, with Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson.

Best of luck, R304

This is sad, just as his career was taking off

Do you think the steroids he took for his superhero role sped up his illness?

[quote] It’s very rare in younger people but it does happen and it needs to be treated more seriously. I had symptoms for at least 4 years and my doctor basically ignored them. People shouldn’t live in fear of cancer, but always be vigilant and get checked, no matter your age.

R304, what were your symptoms? Did your doctor provide any diagnosis prior to discovery of colon cancer?? Did you request a colonoscopy?

I am asking because you are younger than any population believed to be at true risk for CRC. I think it is important for others to know how aggressively they should advocate for themselves if they are experiencing symptoms. And when it is necessary to find a new doctor.

[quote] We had several who insisted it was just an eating disorder or rampant veganism, [R285]. We always get that type on threads about sick celebrities, though.

Ridiculous and yet still more believable than a young virile, successful movie star suffering from a terminal case of colon cancer. I know that anyone can get cancer but BLACK PANTHER? Hard to believe.

Many wishes for a speedy recovery R304. If you don't mind sharing, what were your symptoms?

I wonder how his intense Marvel workload exacerbated his condition. He would have had less time to rest and heal. OTOH, there is a positivity that comes with working and playing such an important character for young black men.

[quote]It's the reason Farrah Fawcett kept pursuing treatments, but had she had her colon removed and got a colostomy, she would be alive today!

Farrah Fawcett had anal cancer, which is an entirely different disease, and isn't treated by getting your colon removed. She did however, refuse the appropriate medical therapy and instead did some new-age shit.

This is a tragic death and it's sad that he's left us so soon.

Having said that, I would like to point out that our NYPD Troll continues to spam this thread with about 30 posts. Just so people understand what a corrupt slime bag he is, here are some of the allegations filed against him by his fellow New Yorkers. He should be banned from this site and fired from the department.

wow R332, you even know his name!

What a fucking scumbag he is!

Germangayguy is what PMBT would have been if he had thought he had a sense of humor.

[quote] and instead did some new-age shit.

Perhaps the reason for the anal cancer in the first place?

[quote] Marvel, call me.

[quote]—Sparkles

I’d be able to tolerate the Meghan haters a lot more if they were even minimally amusing.

R336 seriously lmao

R308 main symptom is bleeding when you go to the toilet. It was initially sporadic, and each time I thought I should go to the doctor again it stopped, so I didn’t. Latterly it got more and more often until it was virtually everyday. I also was anemic, but the doctor just treated the symptom rather than the cause by giving me iron tablets. I should have been more proactive in getting to the root of it, but I’ve always been a bit too laid back. The problem with colon cancer is by the time you get symptoms it’s usually pretty advanced.

Why did he give Leo this look at the Oscars?

R327 R329 just posted symptoms above. I’m happy to help raise awareness. My doctor wasn’t expecting cancer at all, it wasn’t until I saw another doctor that I was given an urgent appointment with a specialist who arranged a colonoscopy. Even on the day of the colonoscopy, the doctor there said it’s likely nothing much as I’m young and fit and have a healthy diet and lifestyle. There’s no family history of it, but I did have another form of cancer when I was a kid, which probably predisposed me.

The average diagnosis age of colon cancer is about 70. Which is why it can be hard to get a doctor to investigate if you’re under 50. But from what I’ve heard there are quite a lot of younger people getting it now. I think age 50 is when they start screening. I suggest that anyone takes bleeding seriously. It is most likely something minor like piles or whatever. But the doctor should diagnose that. The good thing is it’s a slow growing cancer and is highly treatable when it’s in the initial stages. I just wish I hadn’t been so laid back about it. But I’m doing all I can to fight it.

Watching film/interview clips people have posted -he really seemed like such a kind, humble and quietly intelligent person. Gorgeous too. RIP.

R338, do you have any family members with history of colon cancer

I hope you pull through! FUCK CANCER!

R333 He doesn't exactly hide it.

R340 love and light and good vibes going to you!

R343 and? Get a life. Who cares? Why are you so obsessed?

I just know Trump knows Biden and Harris issued statements about Boseman's death and wishes he could, too.

I'm undecided about whether or not he will.

I can’t wait for Queen Bey to release a statement

TBS is airing Black Panther tonight and tomorrow night, in honor of him

R347 Not obsessed, you pig. You just happen to be an example of what people are protesting in the streets about over the last few years: rotten, crooked, dirty cops. I keep mentioning it because you are a disgusting troll and need to be banned from the DL at the very minimum, and fired from the NYPD if there is to be any real justice in the world. Using a homophobic slur as a gay man on another person? Breaking into someone's apartment without a warrant and assaulting them? You are disgusting and need to be banned from life, not just the DL.

By the way, , in life, Chadwick despised pigs like you.

That was meant for R348, but both posters are .

Wow this shows how many times has posted here. I meant to respond to this:

[Quote] R343 and? Get a life. Who cares? Why are you so obsessed?

"Queen Bey" hates you too.

I guess I should stop complaining about my upcoming colonoscopy. RIP CHADWICK.

R352 what does Police Brutality have to do with this?

He was a handsome, kind, humble, noble and gentle man. RIP. Why are usually good guys gone first? Why nothing is happening to cocky evil assholes who treat other humans like dirt?

American fattards should be scared of the toxic in tap water - NDMA (N-Nitrosodimethylamine).

Yes, it's carcinogenic and yes it can cause cancer in stomach and colon.

Is he from humble background? Maybe he tried to make as much money as he could so he could take care of his family $$$.

R354 It has to do with you, . Chadwick protested against pigs like you. You shouldn't even be on this site. You are everything he despised. Go away and take your obsession with random TikTok sluts with you.

R358 what? Lmaoooooo get the help you need already. You’re telling me I need help meanwhile you said what cares about a dead N word upthread with your other account.

R359 That's a different user, not me. Meanwhile, you're still ignoring the history of complaints made against you. Care to comment? Or will you kindly fuck off now?

R360 that is you. Enough with the bullshit. You derail EVERY thread, even this one about a man who died.

Idk what that image is.

R361 It's the history of complaints made against you by your fellow New Yorkers while working for the NYPD. You know exactly what it is because the entire history of police misconduct complaints was posted online by the New York Civil Liberties Union last week. Clearly you aren't going to address what a disgusting pig you are, one that Chadwick would have despised in life, so you can kindly go fuck yourself now and stop posting here. You better hope that the NY Post doesn't get their hands on your nasty TikTok and your history of whoring yourself out to disgraced congressman Aaron Schock.

Sniff. Some of you may need me today.

R362 I don’t work for the NYPD.... lmaoooo God you make up so much bullshit.

I didn’t become a cop, but I have many in my family, and the one with the most power is very aware of you, and knows your name and where you live.

Get help, leave NYC, and leave me alone.

Didn't hear about his passing until this morning, on my drive to the store. Damn, such a loss. He fought for a long time, while keeping it private and keeping up appearances in his professional life. Class act, RIP. The pop station also played the saddest song after a news break, so it made me tear up a little. I hope his family and friends find comfort knowing he touched so many lives in a positive way and will be greatly missed.

Still nothing from MBJ, Lupita and Coogler. So different from the Fast and Furious cast who, to some, came across as attention-seeking.

r366 = Susan Dey.

R366 agree about the F&F cast. Even two years after Paul died they were trying to milk it.

If 2020 wanted to take a black celebrity, it could have had Kanye.

or Van Jones!

According to the American Journal of Pathology: African Americans have the highest incidence and mortality rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) of any ethnic group in the United States. Although some of these disparities can be explained by differences in access to care, cancer screening, and other socioeconomic factors, disparities remain after adjustment for these factors....In particular, African Americans are more often diagnosed with CRC at an earlier age and with more advanced disease

So the previous poster who was called a racist is NOT a racist - it is true that AA disproportionately get colon cancer and one assumes this guy had access to decent medical care, so there is clearly a genetic predisposition.

R363

[Quote] I don’t work for the NYPD.... lmaoooo God you make up so much bullshit.

Just a coincidence that the only in NYC isn't the same one that works for the NYPD. Sure Jan.

[Quote] I didn’t become a cop,

Sure jan

[Quote] but I have many in my family,

Such as yourself?

[Quote] and the one with the most power is very aware of you and knows your name and where you live.

You have no idea who I am because you mistakenly believe I'm the same poster that used the N word. So, you literally have no clue at all.

[Quote] Get help, leave NYC, and leave me alone.

You leave. Everyone keeps FFing your TikTok threads because they are disgusting and you are disgusting. You post half of all the threads on this site and it's enough already. I am speaking for everyone by saying you need to be fired from the NYPD for the abuse you gave while performing your duties and you need to be banned from the site. It will be better without you posting here.

End rant. Let's continue to Chadwick, who hated dirty cops in his lifetime.

Is a secretary in the NYPD?

No. He's an officer who used an anti gay slur while on duty and broke into someone's home without a warrant and assaulted them. The type of cop Chadwick despised in his lifetime.

And he remains an active officer?

There is only one in NYC? Weird as my father is one and his father was one.... hmmmm.

Again, you’re making shit up. Please get help before I pull the plug and have you locked up.

And stop with the many accounts conversing with yourself. That is seriously weird.

R323, and for every fucking idiot Republican who pulls that shit with the "Dems started the KKK, Reps freed the slaves," would they be willing to bet their lives that the racist POS in the other dugout would vote for Biden and not Trump...because the "Dems started the KKK"? Give me a fucking break.

White people watching that scene not getting why all of the hell over the years that black people have endured, all of the indignity has led to what goes on today. And they watch even today, a white terrorist gets handed water or a cheeseburger after murdering people, but a black guy gets six shots to the back.

R376 Yes. Out of the thousands of misconduct cases the CCRB, the agency that handles police misconduct complaints, has received, only 9 led to firings. 9. That's it. This is why dirty cops like continue to be employed by the NYPD...because they are protected. Look at how he was saying his cop uncle "knows who I am and where I live." 1) He doesn't know who I am and 2) doesn't seem to understand how fucking psychotic that statement is. This is part of the failings of NYC to reign in the police. If our government won't do it, like Chadwick wanted in his lifetime, then at least we can call out here and tell him to fuck off. He has a tremendous amount of nerve posting on this thread, considering his background of abuse. He is shameless.

^ That was meant for R374, but the point still stands.

[Quote] Please get help before I pull the plug and have you locked up.

Sounds like a threat to me, Officer . As I've said before, you have no idea who I am, so good luck "locking me up," pig.

I find it incredible and a little bit suspicious that he was able to work while on chemotherapy. Was he in denial and didn't allow all the treatment doctors wanted him to do? That would explain why he never talked about it.

In any case, very sad. He had a great career in front of him.

How long are most film shoots? 4-6 weeks? An action movie would have involved more prep (but depending on use of stunt doubles...)

If people want to know risk factors for colorectal cancer, one is high consumption of processed meats - particularly bacon, sausages, lunch meats, etc. red meat (beef, pork, lamb), especially fatty red meats, grilled meats. Foods that are considered helpful are plant-based foods, leafy greens, (kale, collards, cabbage, etc), high fiber diets (whole grains and legumes). The Mediterranean diet is considered helpful. Vitamin D (mostly from natural exposure to sunlight) is considered helpful. Obesity is a big risk factor. Physical activity is considered helpful. But in the end, as in every other health problem, there are inherited genes that might make a person more susceptible, and there are also environmental exposures that are difficult to control.

This really breaks my heart.

The tweet announcing his death became the biggest tweet of all time in less than 24 hours.

Hey r384 why are you on here? Upthread you said no one cares about a dead N word. Why are you here? Get off.

Uh....put down the booze r385. I have no clue what are you talking about.

And I accidentally liked you post, so you're welcome.

R366 Tyrese was the worst. I don't think Paul and Vin were that close either.

R110 It's anal cancer that's caused by too much buttfucking.

Farrah died of anal cancer because she loved going down the Hershey highway with Ryan O'Neal

[quote] The tweet announcing his death became the biggest tweet of all time in less than 24 hours.

Yet we still haven't filled up one thread yet, and half of it is two people arguing with eachother about some stupid shit.

[quote] The tweet announcing his death became the biggest tweet of all time in less than 24 hours.

Yes, and white grifters are already using his death to sell product:

R390 wow Shaun King is a pos ... I roll my eyes at anyone who buys into his phony bs.

Excuse my ignorance but how did he go through Chemo for years and not lose his hair. All pics till his most recent appearance a few months ago had him with a full head of beautiful hair. And no...I doubt any of those were wigs

[Quote] two people arguing with *each other* about some stupid shit.

Exposing our resident NYPD troll for having the audacity to grieve over Chadwick Boseman, despite being a person Chadwick protested in his lifetime, is not "stupid shit."

not everyone lose their hair on chemo.

[Quote] I doubt any of those were wigs

I saw on the news that his family shared a info...that Chad found out at when it was already stage 3.

Everyone FF r384. He is the account who said the N word upthread.

Go ahead and FF R384, Pig , because you certainly won't be FFing me. After that, get lost.

On a related note to Chadwick, from the article at R349.

[Quote] Over 300 Black Hollywood figures—including stars like Viola Davis, [bold] Chadwick Boseman, [/bold] and Billy Porter—have signed a letter spearheaded by Insecure’s Kendrick Sampson demanding that the industry [bold] divest from the police. [/bold] The letter was published Tuesday in Variety and comes with a list of demands, including committing to not using police officers on sets and for events, [bold] divesting from anti-Black content that glorifies police brutality and corruption, [/bold] and investing in anti-racist projects. The letter also demands that Hollywood companies recruit and support Black professionals at studios, agencies, and more.

[Quote] “Historically and currently, [bold] Hollywood encourages the epidemic of police violence and culture of anti-Blackness,”[/bold] the statement reads. “The way that Hollywood and mainstream media have contributed to the criminalization of Black people, the misrepresentation of the legal system, and [bold] the glorification of police corruption and violence [/bold] has had dire consequences on Black lives.”

Let's honor one of the last requests Chadwick made in his lifetime and divest from police here on the DL. Ban , please. It's what Chadwick would have wanted.

R398 you sound psychotic. And just commented on your other account lmao. Thanks for confirming what I’ve been saying all along to everyone 😇

So are people who do keto at higher risk of this type of cancer?

Thanks to this thread, I learned about lynch syndrome.

Is it common among the Irish?

R233 - John David Washington looks ancient. Chadwick was in his 40s (very late 30s when he did BP and the Avengers picture) but looked ten years younger. His body was amazing in BP. Those pecs...mmm.

John David looks like he's 55 and kind of looks goofy. Not a superhero. The BP role will either go to Michael or the British chick who plays the sister (Leitia? Forget her name).

Rumor is Cynthia Erivo has been offered the role.

John David does not look old dude

John David just isn’t handsome. He looks nothing like his father, who was gorgeous in his youth.

John David doesn’t have a face for films. He only gets them because of daddy.

Chadwick was cast as BP in 2013. Not 2015.

[quote] The average diagnosis age of colon cancer is about 70. Which is why it can be hard to get a doctor to investigate if you’re under 50. But from what I’ve heard there are quite a lot of younger people getting it now. I think age 50 is when they start screening. I suggest that anyone takes bleeding seriously. It is most likely something minor like piles or whatever. But the doctor should diagnose that. The good thing is it’s a slow growing cancer and is highly treatable when it’s in the initial stages. I just wish I hadn’t been so laid back about it. But I’m doing all I can to fight it.

Thanks for sharing. I've regularly had blood in my stool for over 15 years. I had my first colonoscopy at age 36 -- I was so convinced I had CRC and was going to die I started estate planning prior to the procedure. The colonoscopy was clean. I was told hemmoroids. Symptoms persisted. I had another colonoscopy about 7 years after -- still nothing. I had a third just two years ago. Diagnosis is IBS but treatment hasn't stopped bleeding. I still worry.

Are you an insatiable bottom?

JFC, could and his stalker please shut up and get off this thread? No one cares and your ramblings are irrelevant to the thread topic.

r340, you are correct. Many younger people with CRC are not diagnosed until their cancer is too advanced to cure because their doctors don't take their complaints seriously. IMO, screening should start well before 50 and anybody with rectal bleeding or a family history should qualify for a colonoscopy. I know of a bunch of people diagnosed in their 20s or 30s and even a couple of kids with CRC (though I think that's got to be some weird genetic situation).

[Quote] JFC, could and his stalker please shut up and get off this thread? No one cares and your ramblings are irrelevant to the thread topic.

Two people have now told you to leave, . Get the hint and go the fuck away forever.

[quote] Why is Bette Midler's tweet the first one under the official tweet announcing his death? She had zero connection to him. It makes her look like she's trying to attention. It doesn't sit right with me.

Tweeter's algorithm follows your personal interactions. If you're seeing Midler's as first response, its basically because you follow her or likes her stuff. The algorithm hierarchies according to this. It tends to show first all the people you know or like before it floods you with unknowns responses. At my twitter the first comment I see is of a friend of mine.

Dude what is your obsession with my post about the tweet r397?

It is my second post in this thread, you are being strange even for you man.

[Quote]Tweeter's algorithm follows your personal interactions

Exactly. Bette Midler is not the first tweet O see under that r217.

[quote] Vitamin D (mostly from natural exposure to sunlight) is considered helpful.

Maybe this is one reason why black people are more at risk. From what I know, the darker your skin, the more prone you are to Vitamin D deficiency.

Someone upthread mentioned salt as a possible contributor. What is the name of that salt/flavour substance that lots of black folks swear by?

A friend of mine passed away this year at 37. Colon cancer.

What kind of diet did your friend have?

The leading cause of death in the US for Black males ages 20-44 is Homicide, accounting for 27.6% of deaths. Cancer (all types) accounts for only 5.1% of all deaths in this age and racial group.

More White people get cancer than anyone, but more Black people die from it than anyone.

Big difference that most of you aren’t getting.

Chad was given poorer treatment?

when he was diagnosed, it was already stage 3...

I remember a Doctor saying that white women are more likely to get breast cancer than anyone else in the world, with black women being the least likely to get it, however, black women are the most likely to die from breast cancer while Asian women are the least likely to die from it.

So Black women do not get breast cancer as often but when they do it’s more likely to kill them.

Hmm, might that mean that he didn't go the aggressive treatment route? Stage 3 and all those film roles...

Blaming a 43 year old man for any disease is stupid. All datalounge threads evolve this way. Especially if the deceased is black, brown or female. Look at the fun they had speculating over Naya Rivera. I keep my feelings and memories to myself about a lot of people. Datalounge is not about wit and wisdom or pointless bitchery. It's heartless and racist and purposely cruel. All the fucking time. Very unhappy people post here. They are not mentally ill. Just very lonely and mean. Barely functioning in the world and too far removed from caring about others. Sad. Trump will win by the way. This type of continuous overt and covert racism is what makes him your Emperor. Enjoy the destruction. What monsters people become when they form a group.

[quote]Someone upthread mentioned salt as a possible contributor. What is the name of that salt/flavour substance that lots of black folks swear by?

Mrs. Dash?

R423, a lot of these cancers are genetic. Especially when the person gets cancer young. I have a relative whose child got cancer at age two. That’s definitely genetic.

The older you get, the more likely it is you’ll get cancer generally. If you get it under fifty or so, it’s likely either it’s environmental or hereditary. If you’re getting it at ninety, either it’s environmental or your body is just shot.

I am still so sad, it's just so horrible, he's the reason I got into the MCU... I really loved him.

[quote] Very unhappy people post here.

¿Y tu?

[quote]Datalounge is not about wit and wisdom or pointless bitchery. It's heartless and racist and purposely cruel. All the fucking time.

Then why do you come here, Mary?

My name's not mary. Why are old white FAGS so mean R430?

Old white fags are the meanest ones because they are the fattest, ugliest, smelliest and the most disgusting of them all 😂

Omg Goop knows who he is. She never knows the other people in her recent movies

^^^ That was a lovely statement from Ms. Paltrow.

I agree. I think Gwyneth got him rather well and stated her appreciation beautifully.

That was positively touching from Goop. Rare from her.

I don't know. The modern man business sounded like something from a fashion spread. I was surprised she didn't link to purchase link for the turtleneck.

I'll never understand the dichotomy of people who've suffered from discrimination for their innate traits then doing the same thing by discriminating against others in the same vein.

[quote] I'll never understand the dichotomy of people who've suffered from discrimination for their innate traits then doing the same thing by discriminating against others in the same vein.

You should read a book in psychology 101. It's the most common thing for humans discriminated against, to engage in the same type of behavior with someone else in order to cope with it and/or as a response for protection or asserting dominance they lost.

R423 black women have less access to proper medical care. That’s what R420 isn’t saying. They are diagnosed less (probably lower access to screening also) and once diagnosed are probably diagnosed later because of poorer treatment options and then not given as much help to beat the disease. That’s what happens in a country where if you don’t have money you can’t see a doctor.

Elizabeth Olsen deactivated her account on instagram because fans keep asking her to comment on Chadwick's death.

Why do all these youngish men die around the Olsens?

[quote]I am still so sad, it's just so horrible, he's the reason I got into the MCU... I really loved him.

You know he was an actor and not really T'Challa, right?

All along, the superhero was him.

This is sad, but R442 made me laugh. I didn't have "Trying to subtly blame an Olsen for his death" on my bingo card.

I keep going back to R149. I just feel like people with a conscience die young. Evil lives forever.

Cheney being alive after a baker's dozen of heart procedures (I think at this point, he literally rips out baboon hearts and swallows them) is proof demons are immortal.

[quote]Cheney being alive after a baker's dozen of heart procedures (I think at this point, he literally rips out baboon hearts and swallows them) is proof demons are immortal.

Cheney being given a transplanted heart was a crime against humanity.

R132 and others thank you for mentioning Lynch Syndrome. My husband has it. He gets a colonoscopy every year (is not 50 yet) and got the genetic test when his cousin was diagnosed with colon cancer( he was lucky they got it in time). My husband’s paternal grandmother died from it and his father did as well, his aunt had it (but was caught in time). Lynch Syndrome also leaves men at a high risk for kidney and bladder cancer. Women who have lynch syndrome not only have a high risk of colon, kidney, and bladder cancers but also uterine and ovarian cancer. It is usually recommended that woman with lynch syndrome should get a hysterectomy once she knows she’s done having children.

All that being said, rest in power Chadwick. Far too young to be gone. Whether or not you have a history of colon cancer in your family, if you don’t feel right or your stools look bloody ( black) see a doctor, better to have it checked and be nothing!

ABC is airing Black Panther commercial-free tonight, and then a tribute to him afterward.

All these different networks airing Black Panther seems unprecedented, is this just media trying to buy some BLM goodwill?

And yet, the Trump Crime Family lives. It reminds me of the comedian on the roast of Bob Saget who said," Life isn't fair: Carlin-dead, Pryor-dead, Saget - healthy as a horse."

Commercial free? I will watch on ABC r450

TBS is also airing it. And I’m sure other networks are too.

I'm sure every network owned by Disney will air it. I watched it on Disney+ a few weeks ago, but I'll tune in again tonight.

I love what Stevie Wonder said about him:

"The thing about it is, Wakanda will live forever. He is that character," Wonder said, referencing Boseman's lead "Black Panther" role. "His motivation is something that can encourage people in every corner of the earth. He made a decision to put his purpose in front of the suffering and pain.

"He didn’t take us to a pity party — he put us in his purpose party. That’s what we need, and that’s what he showed us."

[quote]Elizabeth Olsen deactivated her account on instagram because fans keep asking her to comment on Chadwick's death.

I REALLY hate social media's demand for performative grief. It got especially bad with Naya Rivera, to the point that Amber Riley had read them to filth, saying that they were all working through their own shit.

Great words from Stevie Wonder.! Very inspiring.

R450, what the movie accomplished was in fact groundbreaking whether you saw it or not or liked it or not. I never saw it (superhero movies aren't my thing). "Morons for years saying how black movies or the stars being black don't do well because Asia blah blah blah." Meanwhile, Kidman constantly got work despite being BO poison and people like Will Smith have movies that are hits all over the world. Hollywood has ignored a large part of the world for too long and this movie's box office proved the racist idiots wrong. Just like makeup companies used to make limited shades so that many black people had no options. Companies that have catered to them are the ones seeing profits. White people have underestimated the black market for too long.

Showing a single movie for a couple of hours for one night to honor him is not a reason to start being an asshole.

Correction: Morons for years saying how "black movies or the stars being black don't do well because Asia blah blah blah."

[quote]JFC, could and his stalker please shut up and get off this thread? No one cares and your ramblings are irrelevant to the thread topic.

Put them both on ignore. It will improve your Datalounge experience (not just in this thread) immeasurably.

I think it was tacky of Stevie to even introduce "pity party" as a concept. It's like those dickheads who wax lyrical about "fighting" cancer, being "positive." As Christopher Hitchens said, the medical staff are the fighters, the cancer patient is the battleground. There was a way to commend Chad's sense of purpose without introducing pity as a weapon.

Ryan Coogler released a statement. He seems to really be hurting.

Part 2

Part 3

God, that really got to me.

Confession: I don't know anything he's been in. Zero.

R465, and yet you choose to comment in a thread with more than 400 replies. Why?

R466 because I felt like it.

R392 My friend did a scalp freezing procedure so she wouldn’t lose her hair.

R416 Lawry’s

Might Chadwick have been closeted?

That's it! Thanks, 469. Not that I'm suggesting Lawry's killed Chadwick Boseman.

[Quote] Might Chadwick have been closeted?

I doubt it but there a couple of queeny gifs.

He wasn’t closeted. He was straight and in love. He is dead don’t start your shit.

This a gay forum. A kneejerk angry reaction to speculation means you don't belong here.

I am gay. But he wasn’t.

He turned ya down, I see. I would too. And I'm gay.

[quote]This a gay forum. A kneejerk angry reaction to speculation means you don't belong here.

A 3% of the population old white fag suggesting a magnificent and beloved black actor *might* be gay, for no good reason - doesn't belong anywhere. I'll give you more than a knee jerk reaction if you try that shit again. There's always a demented old white fruit who must push himself to the front of the line of any tragedy. These types are not welcome on any forum.

My, how homophobic. So what if he was closeted?

I am amazed how ABC managed to get almost all the Avengers cast to film a snippet for this special. Amazing. Liz Olsen looked distraught

A Producer just said they did NOT know he was battling cancer while filming Black Panther

That may be a lie because of the insurance company.

I didn’t know Phylicia Rashad was one of his teachers and mentors

R481 he was cast in 2013. He was diagnosed in 2016. He didn’t tell them

[Quote] he was cast in 2013. He was diagnosed in 2016. He didn’t tell them

I think it's pretty unlikely that no allowances had to be made for him during filming.

R477, why increase the animosity with epithets that only a bigot would use?

You know, he had to bulk up, slim down and bulk up again for his roles...that couldn't have helped his cancer...

I’m pretty sure when actors are checked for films their colons aren’t checked

R487, what were all those fingers doing up my ass?

[quote] So many black legends are dying in 2020. Kobe Bryant, John Lewis, now Chadwick Boseman.

And Herman Cain

And LaOlivia de Havilland.

R465, I know some stuff he's been in, but the media coverage of his death has been OTT. It's very sad he died, but having a network special devoted to him is a bit much for a guy who who was in a handful of films. And, yes, I know BP was a cultural phenomenon, but I stand by what I said.

R491 sorry but it’s appropriate. He became the “black” face of films all over the world. Black Panther made history and he is the face of that franchise.

What makes it all sadder is now we will never get a proper sequel. His role is over.

He was a role model for thousands of little black boys, R491.

When had they ever seen an AA actor be a superhero ? Some one that looks like them? At least that’s why I see everybody giving his death importance.

I loved the movie when it came out. It’s awesome. .

Fuck the haters.

R493 little black girls too. The film has a lot of strong black women in it, and I think they made it a point to have all of T’Challas guards be women.

YEs, R494!

They were so kick-ass!

I loved them! Beautiful and strong. Wow.

[Quote] What makes it all sadder is now we will never get a proper sequel.

If your sad about someone's death because you won't get your sequel, you need to get a grip.

R493

I’d agree, but we shouldn’t forget about Blade and Wesley Snipes. He was historic.

R497 those films did fine but nothing of the impact Black Panther did. That is what makes BP special. Blade was still seen as a “black film” while BP was treated the same as all the other Marvel films starring white people.

No it wasn't. It was sold as a black movie, as if it was a Motown (when Berry Gordy still owned it) movie production.

R499 not at all. Wtf.

BP and Chadwick had a major impact on millions of little boys and girls, and many kids at heart. I remember how many little Black Panthers I saw trick or treating after the movie came out.

Not just black children though. Like my friend pointed out, a lot of white boys love BP too.

R498 I enjoyed the Blade films more than BP, but that probably has more to do with the age I was when I first saw it than the quality of the films. Superhero films just don't hold the same appeal to me now as they once did.

"Black Panther," Chadwick Boseman tribute score for ABC:

Before becoming a film star, Chadwick Boseman was a playwright on the rise:

R491, you said it yourself. BP was a cultural phenomenon. It wasn’t like he was in We Bought a Zoo.

It dawned on me after hearing how all the BP stars, and many of the Avengers, were available for the ABC special on Boseman last night (a poster upthread mentioned E Olson being a part) - that's possibly why so many of them didn't comment on soc media or publicly about his passing, they were saving their 1st commentary for the televised special. A request from Disney/ABC perhaps?

I know Chris Evans and Pratt commented early on, but most of the BP castmates (MBJ, Lupita, Winston Duke etc) had made no comment until last night. Director Ryan Coogler himself only released his lengthy comment on his Ig just a couple of hrs before last night's showing.

You can’t possibly compare BP to Blade, I mean, c’mon.

Blade was about a freaking vampire! Hardly a subject matter for little kids to watch.

I did enjoy Blade, Wesley is a total bad-ass in the role but I saw it when I was older. It was rated R as well. So not many little kids saw it.

With all due respect to Black Panther, the movie version of Spawn was 1997 starring Michael Jai White. So that came before both Blade (1998) and Black Panther (2018).

BP was PG13 as I think most Marvel movies, these are not for little children and they should not be on the theater.

I think most of the admiration is in the fact that he worked while battling this in private and the fact that he would probably be embarrassed by all of the attention now. That he felt no need for some People cover story announcing "I'm battling Cancer" is probably why most people are so saddened by his loss. He was rare in that he wasn't an attention-seeking celebrity and that it happened to him while he was having huge success.

I'm sorry but if I had stage 3 cancer, I would not be acting. I'm sure all that stress and long hours at work wasn't good for his illness and didn't help.

Good thing he didn't have you at his ear.

I’m sure when the insurance company reps heard he had cancer all through that shoot, they thought they dodged a bullet. What if he had gotten too sick to work in the middle of that very high budget movie? They would have lost millions having to recast and reshoot his part. And they would have had to pay all the other actors to reshoot their parts and a lot of them might not have been available to reshoot again for months if not years. And most of those other actors were highly paid and in demand. They would have had to sign another contract to reshoot and gotten paid twice.

I know everyone is thinking only of how brave he was, but the studio would have lost their shirt. I wouldn’t be surprised if the studio adds more screening in the future, or adds something else to the actors’ contracts for reshoots in case of illness. Which means that would drive up the price even more. Does movie insurance cover a guy who already knew he was sick and didn’t disclose it?

The studio doesn't care about what didn't hurt them.

I’m wondering about the insurance as well.

Did he keep it from them? Or was he cast in the role and wasn’t diagnosed yet?

I’m thinking things might change in regard to insurance and actors in movies. Don’t know anything about the subject so who knows.

Why would things change? Boseman is not the first person to hide his illness.

For Boseman to receive treatment AND to be able to work, there had to be co-ordination going on, even if it was hush hush. Blocks of time were given to treatment and, one would think, recuperation. And blocks of time were given to shooting movies.

His first appearance as Black Panther was in CA: Civil War, which premiered in the summer of 2016. That means he was cast and filmed before he received his diagnosis.

[quote]Boseman is not the first person to hide his illness.

Tell me about it.

R519 he was cast late 2013.

Again, they don’t check your fucking colon before filming a movie. Many have hid illnesses.

The admiration isn’t that it’s the FIRST black led superhero ever. It’s that it’s the FIRST black led superhero film to have an almost all black cast and black director and still have a $200 million dollar budget. It’s the FIRST film with all black faces to be released all over the world and bring in millions.

Spawn didn’t do that. Spawn FLOPPED. The first two Blades did good for their R rating but neither did tremendous.

He did more movies than BP, so "he was cast in 2013" doesn't apply across the last four years of work.

[Quote] an almost all black cast and black director

What about the crew?

On an unrelated note, Winston Duke was so fucking hot in Black Panther.

R507 no. Winston Duke, Forrest Whitaker and Angela Bassett are the only BP cast who did a snippet for the special. Lupita and Michael B Jordan have been silent. Letitia Wright tweeted “this hurts. this really hurts” yesterday. She hasn’t given an official statement.

And Danai Gurira tweeted out something yesterday but she also wasn’t in the special.

I think they should give out posthumous Oscars to actors with an incredible body of work, that never won especially since he never was even nominated. Such a phenomenal actor taken from us too soon. RIP.

R527 And the Oscar for Best Dead Actor or Actress with an Outstanding Lifetime Body of Work goes to....

To be honest, I hope Lupita and Michael B. never speak about this publicly if they want to. It's such a strange ritual for people to demand some social media statement when someone dies. The fact that they haven't said anything tells me all I need to know about how they're feeling and what Chadwick meant to them. Their grief doesn't need to be aired for public consumption.

Lupita and MBJ are closeted. They'll speak about it, just to keep the conversation off their singledom.

If I didn't want to speak publicly about someone who died, my only statement would be: "Respectfully, I say this: It is not for those who don't know me to decide how I grieve for those who did."

Michael B. Jordan waited to say it profoundly.

I was looking at Chadwick’s Wikipedia and just realized he died on his 43rd birthday.

Hunny in my neighborhood, which is admittedly a "Blue" neighborhood, we saw little white kids doing the "Wakanda forever" thing. It was lovely. That was one of the true immeasurable impacts of BP. It united all of us culturally.

R533, his birthday is in November. You sure you weren't looking at his death date and thinking that was his birth date?

R534 yup. My friend was saying “not only black people loved Black Panther and T’Challa, many of us white bro’s did too” lol.

He meant it in a sweet way.

Ugh r535 I was.

You know what makes me sad? I have read a lot of tributes for Chadwick, all heartfelt and deserved. But the only white guy I noticed paying tribute to him, was Harrison Ford who worked with him in 42. Oh. And his Avengers co-stars.

Are you white?

R538, I don’t think that’s true.

Come again, R538?

Anjelina Jolie gave a tribute.

R542 yup.

r538 Leave me the fuck alone!

I'm shocked that nobody at Disney knew about his illness

"Many are left wondering how Boseman kept his diagnosis under wraps while shooting a film with a colossal budget like the $200 million Black Panther in 2017 (the film opened the following year and went on to earn $1.35 billion worldwide and was nominated for a best picture Oscar). But film finance attorney Schuyler Moore says a Marvel star wouldn’t likely require a medical examination for insurance purposes.

“Big studios don’t often [get] completion bonds,” says Moore. “They are more prevalent in the indie filmmaking world. Sometimes, the big studios will look to insure for a particular actor, but they usually have a particular reason for doing so. Otherwise, studios will just shoulder the risk [of sickness or death].”"

I'm wondering if they'll end up giving him a Best Supporting Actor nomination/win for Da 5 Bloods.

I barely remember him in Da 5 Bloods -- it seemed suspect when I watched it, how under-used he was

He should have gotten a nomination for his groundbreaking performance in Black Panther

What about his performance was groundbreaking?

Film finance attorney Schuyler Moore at R545 posed for Playgirl in the '70s as Sky Moore.

One of the biggest cocks they ever showed.

You ain't neva lied.

Joe Rogan has problems coming to terms with the death of Chadwick.

You mean he hasn’t risen from the dead after all of this hysterical sorrow?

If we're lucky, he'll pull you into the other side presently, R553.

I understand the reactions. He electrified audiences with Black Panther. Then people discovered he was also an intelligent, thoughtful guy as well as a talented actor. And he was NICE. He was authentic. He did an outstanding job as Jackie Robinson and his James Brown was incredible. He was the "Go to" guy. Black Panther made him seem invincible. So to discover he was battling cancer for four years is shocking. No one expected this.

But here's the thing. They said he continued to work all thru "countless surgeries and chemo" And this is the part I do not buy. Either the guy didn't take as many treatment opportunities as he could have, or people knew and kept quiet. I have a suspicion it's a little of both.

I 've known people who battled cancer. They did radiation. They did a round of chemo, a long, tough slog. They went into remission. When the cancer came back less that two years later, it was more aggressive. My friend was asked if he wanted to try more chemo. They told him he was terminal, but maybe he could buy himself a few months longer with the chemo.

He walked away. He said it wasn't worth it. He'd rather just go into palliative care when the time came, and live his life as well as he could until his body failed. I wonder if Chadwick made similar choices. And I wonder if his agent, manager, PA, etc. kept it quiet out of respect to him.

He was so famous, it would have been a circus for him if it had become public. Now, we will remember him for his work instead of sitting in the bleachers watching him battle cancer. I'm glad he wasn't known, finally for his illness, but for his work.

When I think about all the energy that human beings put into hating one another for the stupidest of reasons, I have to wonder if we put all that energy into doing other things like finding cures for Cancer, ALS, MS, Covid etc. what this world would be like.

R556 Be thankful they are spending their time doing useless shit instead of participating in anything important. Those people are so stupid that they taint everything they touch and they need to be as far away from STEM fields as possible. Trust me there's already an alarming amount of stupid people working in STEM who are actively harming scientific progress with their stupidity and bunk research.

[quote]They said he continued to work all thru "countless surgeries and chemo" And this is the part I do not buy. Either the guy didn't take as many treatment opportunities as he could have, or people knew and kept quiet. I have a suspicion it's a little of both.

That's what I thought too. He wanted to strike the iron while it's hot and put his cancer treatment on the backburner. Very sad, he seemed like a great guy, talented, good looking, charismatic. He had it all.

Lovely. And so sad. He made the most of it.

Marvel is saying that they didn't know about his illness until the day of his death. That's got to be bullshit right? No way they wouldn't have wondered why he was so gaunt.

R560, I’m sure they took notice, but he might have implied back to them it was for a movie, or it was because of a vegan diet. If that’s the case, there wasn’t much Marvel could do under the circumstances. Maybe they put contingency plans in place—who knows?

I think I would make the same decision R558. If I was sick but had the opportunity of a lifetime to make my mark, I too would take it and postpone treatment.

I wonder what he was thinking when he made that video for Instagram earlier in the year. It seems odd that he thought he could show himself looking like that to the world and that there wouldn't be a media frenzy. I expect he had strong powers of denial.

Try fighting stage 4 cancer for four years without strong powers of denial R563. Why project some kind of extra psychological illness onto the man? Some die whimpering in the darkness, others think they are the only ones who ever had a disease, so they make it a continual story and pity party and others keep working - maybe because the opportunity to share their great passion came just at the worst time. He was given golden opportunity to share his beautiful gifts. Performers know what they have inside. They want to show and share it. A different breed. Don't be obsessed with his body's health. Should he have stayed at home dying on the same timeline? He wasn't trying to become a hero or international inspiration of dignity and grace because he worked while living and dying with cancer. He just wanted to represent the best of his talent while portraying some inspirational and complex Black characters, in the movies. And so he did. It's kind of an amazement. He wasn't free of pain or perfect in his heroism. Not even all that well liked. It's okay to whimper in the corner. But a performer wants to perform. His mission was complete. Wakanda forever.

Glad Danai didn't demand Michonne be killed off and went with the Rick Grimes-style "I might be back in some awful spin-off movies" route.

R564 ❤️❤️❤️

"Mission complete." Yeah, I'm sure his wife agrees.

R538, Who cares? When someone lgbt related is commenorated, it's very rare to see straight men post about it. Very few celebrities posted about the Orlando massacre for instance, just some fag hag actresses.

Lupita finally posts after a respectful silence. As you would expect, beautiful words and tribute from a very classy lady.

Pics of private memorial in Malibu

It’s a tragedy to see a life cut short like this. I admire the way he has handled this both for himself and his family. Not only was he a good actor but it was also a great human being.