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Carson Burton Chadwick Boseman is officially a Disney Legend. The “Black Panther” star was inducted alongside other stars like Anthony Anderson, Kristen Bell and Josh Gad at Friday’s Disney Legends Award Ceremony at the D23 Expo. Boseman’s brother, Derrick Boseman, accepted the award on his late brother’s behalf. “When I heard that Disney wanted to honor Chad, the first word that came to mind for me was the word honor,” Boseman said. “As I think about my brother and this honor that is being bestowed upon him, I wish that he was here to receive it. Him not being here has been a point of immense pain for my whole family. But as I think about him, I think about how he honored our parents. How he honored his family. How he honored even his friends, and he made sure that his friends had good careers. How he honored all the contracts that he signed. He honored them with his blood, his sweat, his tears, as he played these roles and he was taking chemo at the same time.”

TMZ, Derrick Boseman said his brother would have been the first to wish Hopkins the best following his Sunday night win. The late actor would have seen winning an Oscar as an achievement but never an “obsession” said Boseman, adding that he felt all the shortlisted actors were worthy of the award.

Chadwick Boseman has shared their thoughts on the actor’s Oscars loss for Best Actor.The late actor, nominated for his performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, was considered the favourite for the award, but lost to Anthony Hopkins for his role in Florian Zeller’s The Father.Derrick Boseman, Chadwick’s brother, spoke to TMZ saying that Chadwick would have been the first to congratulate Hopkins for winning.

Chadwick Boseman’s family says not so fast on calling the late star not winning an Oscar a snub. Boseman's brother, Derrick Boseman, told TMZ that the "Black Panther" star was not a victim of funny business on Sunday, and while Boseman certainly deserved the Academy Award for his performance in "Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom," best actor winner, Sir Anthony Hopkins, who won the honor, was a worthy nomination.

the Academy Awards after Anthony Hopkins beat Chadwick Boseman for the best actor Oscar, the late actor's family says they doesn't feel snubbed. In fact, the family apparently isn't upset or agitated at all.Derrick Boseman, Chadwick's brother, told TMZ that every actor in the category was worthy of the coveted gold statue and notes that the "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" star didn't care much about awards anyway. Chadwick "always described them to me as a campaign," his brother said. The webloid

The world no idea Chadwick Boseman was nearing the end of his private, four-year-long battle with colon cancer before he suddenly passed away in August. But according to his brother, the late actor was sadly “ready to go.”

In the final hours of his life, Chadwick Boseman knew he was “ready to go,” his older brothers — dancer Kevin Boseman, 48, and Pastor Derrick Boseman, 54, — shared with The New York Times. The day before the Black Panther star lost his battle with colon cancer, he told his eldest brother, “Man, I’m in the fourth quarter, and I need you to get me out of the game.” Paster Boseman asked his brother what he meant before realizing the heavy implications of this statement.

© Bang Showbiz Chadwick Boseman The 'Black Panther' actor died in August following a four-year battle with colon cancer and his brother, Pastor Derrick Boseman, revealed their final conversation the night before his younger sibling passed caused him to change his prayers for his sick relative.

Chadwick Boseman’s brothers are opening up about what the “Black Panther” star was like as a sibling.