How Angela Bassett Paid Tribute To Chadwick Boseman At The Golden Globes

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Angela Bassett's tribute to Chadwick Boseman at the Golden Globe Awards was not the first time she paid tribute to the Black Panther star. In August 2020, Bassett posted a moving message about her on-screen son to her Instagram account.

"It was meant to be for Chadwick and me to be connected, for us to be family," Bassett wrote. "But what many don't know is our story began long before his historic turn as Black Panther." She then recalled the same anecdote that she told Giuliana Rancic on the red carpet. "During the premiere party for Black Panther, Chadwick reminded me of something. He whispered that when I received my honorary degree from Howard University, his alma mater, he was the student assigned to escort me that day. And here we were, years later as friends and colleagues, enjoying the most glorious night ever! We'd spent weeks prepping, working, sitting next to each other every morning in makeup chairs, preparing for the day together as mother and son." 

"I am honored that we enjoyed that full circle experience," Bassett continued. "This young man's dedication was awe-inspiring, his smile contagious, his talent unreal. So I pay tribute to a beautiful spirit, a consummate artist, a soulful brother...' thou aren't not dead but flown afar...'" She closed out her tribute, "All you possessed, Chadwick, you freely gave. Rest now, sweet prince."

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