Youth channel MTV dedicated its Video Music Awards 2020 on Sunday to Chadwick Boseman, calling the Black Panther star a "true hero." Opening the annual ceremony dedicated to the best in pop music, host Keke Palmer called Boseman "an actor whose talent and passion is a true inspiration to all the fans he touched, and everyone he encountered."
"We dedicate tonight's show to a man whose spirit touched so many. He's a true hero, not just on screen, but everything he did. His impact lives forever," Palmer said.
— Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) August 29, 2020
The VMA awards show on Sunday also ran clips of Boseman accepting an MTV Movie Award in 2018 for his role as king of the fictional African kingdom Wakanda in Black Panther, and aired a black screen with the words Rest in Power.
Chadwick Boseman passed away of colon cancer at 43, his family has said in a statement. The actor had been battling cancer for four years. "He died in his home, with his wife and family by his side," his family's official statement read.
(Source: VMA Awards)
