Simone Ledward Boseman, the widow of late Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, has said he was “more than an actor” as he was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The actor, who also played singer James Brown in Get On Up (2014) and baseball player Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013), died in August 2020 aged 43, four years after being diagnosed with colon cancer.

Speaking at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Thursday, an emotional Ledward Boseman said: “Chad was more than an actor or even an artist, he was a spiritual teacher, fortified by a family and close friends that kept him grounded in faith, a team that believed in him, protected him and fought for him.

“Colleagues that trusted his vision, that lifted him up and forged a real brotherhood, you have no idea how pivotal those mo

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