Of course, for Denzel Washington, the connection was a bit more personal. The story has been told that Denzel Washington, once upon a time, anonymously sponsored Chadwick Boseman’s tuition into an acting program, a move that may very well have been necessary to get the actor into the place to become Black Panther at all. What Denzel Washington saw on the screen was the successful result of the decision he had made.
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