Denzel Washington ‘Wondered If Something Was Wrong’ With Chadwick Boseman’s Health Before His Death: It Was ‘Nobody’s Business’
usmagazine.comLooking back with love. Denzel Washington reflected on working with the late Chadwick Boseman on Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom ahead of his death in 2020.Washington, 67, spoke highly about Boseman’s work ethic on the Oscar-winning film during an interview with Variety published on Thursday, January 6, noting that no one knew at the time that it would be the Black Panther star’s last project.
However, there were some signs that the actor’s health wasn’t in peak condition.“I wondered if something was wrong because he seemed weak or tired sometimes,” the Remember the Titans star told the outlet. “We had no idea [he was sick], and it was nobody’s business.
Good for him, keeping it to himself.”The A Journal for Jordan director called Boseman a “man among men,” remembering him as someone who didn’t let his private battle with cancer deter him from doing what he loved.“He suffered quietly.
He made the movie, and nobody knew. I didn’t know,” Washington said. “He never said a peep about it. He just did his job.”The 21 Bridges actor was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016.
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