Richard Roundtree: Gabrielle Union, Carl Weathers & More Pay Tribute To ‘Shaft’ Actor
deadline.comRichard Roundtree died and Hollywood is reacting to the news as they remember the late actor. Samuel L. Jackson was one of the first celebrities to pay tribute to Roundtree having worked together in the reboot of Shaft.
Jackson said that Roundtree’s “passing leaves a deep hole not only in my heart.” Gabrielle Union, who worked with Roundtree on the television series Being Mary Jane, took to social media to express what a “dream” it was to share scenes with him. “Working with Richard Roundtree was a dream.
Getting to hang with him & our Being Mary Jane family was always a good ass time with the best stories & laughs,” Union posted on X, the social network fomerly known as Twitter. “He was ALWAYS the coolest man in the room with the BEST vibes & ppl would literally run over to come see him.
He was simply the best & we all loved him.” Working with Richard Roundtree was a dream. Getting to hang with him & our Being Mary Jane family was always a good ass time with the best stories & laughs.
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