Final tweet posted by his family to Chadwick Boseman’s Twitter account to announce his death, broke Twitter record
Chadwick Aaron Boseman was a Producer and actor in the USA.
He was famous for his role in the ‘Black Panther Movie’ as ‘King of Wakanda,’
Boseman is also known for his portrayals of real-life historical figures such as Jackie Robinson in 42, James Brown in Get on Up and Thurgood.
His death announcement tweet has now become the most liked post in Twitter history with more than seven million likes as at the time of filing this article.
Surpassing Barack Obama’s 2017 tweet (four million likes) that Nelson Mandela quote.
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The post reads :
“It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman.
Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, and battled with it these last 4 years as it progressed to stage IV,”
Announcing the recording breaking, Twitter wrote :
“Fans are coming together on Twitter to celebrate the life of Chadwick Boseman,
and the tweet sent from his account is now the most-liked tweet of all time on Twitter.
“Twitter also reinstated the “Black Panther” hashtag emoji in the wake of the star’s death.
“Fans are also working to organize ‘Black Panther’ Twitter watch parties using #BlackPanther and #WakandaForever,
so Twitter has turned the original #BlackPanther emoji back on so fans can watch and talk about his legacy together,”.
Most liked Tweet ever.
A tribute fit for a King. #WakandaForever https://t.co/lpyzmnIVoP
— Twitter (@Twitter) August 29, 2020
Rest On Legend