How Denzel Washington helped Chadwick Boseman pay tuition fees at Oxford

Hollywood actor , Denzel Washington , has reacted to the death of Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman , whom he once helped with tuition fees at a prestigious theatre program.

Chadwick Boseman died on August 28 after battling colon cancer for four years .

His wife , Simeone Taylor , and members of his family were by his side when he died at his Los Angeles home .

“ He was a gentle soul and a brilliant artist who will stay with us for eternity through his iconic performances over his short yet illustrious career , ” Denzel Washington said in a tribute statement .

In June 2019 , Chadwick Boseman narrated before an audience how he and nine others were sponsored by Denzel Washington to study at Oxford University .

“ Many of you already know the story that Mr . Washington , when asked by Phylicia Rashad to join her in assisting nine theatre students from Howard University , who had been accepted to a summer acting program at the British Academy of Dramatic Acting in Oxford , gracefully and privately agreed to contribute. As fate would have it , I was one of the students that he paid for , ” he said .

“ Imagine receiving the letter that your tuition for that summer was paid for and that your benefactor was none other than the ‘ dopest ’ actor on the planet . There is no Black Panther without Denzel Washington , ” the actor added .