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\"This is a photo I took on film at the airport as we arrived in South Korea in 2018,\" she continued. \"We had just learned to do the baby heart with our fingers. Here Chadwick was adding his suave flair. We spent a glorious 72 hours there, and the memory fills me with so much joy.\"

\"Death is hard to understand, maybe even harder to accept,\" Nyong'o wrote. \"But the love generated from the life he lived will fuel every anniversary marking his absence.\"

Nyong'o ended her tribute to Boseman by writing, \"Chadwick may no longer be in our photos, but he will always be in our hearts.\"

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PHOTO: Lupita Nyong'o and Chadwick Boseman at the Los Angeles World Premiere of Marvel Studios' BLACK PANTHER at Dolby Theatre on Jan. 29, 2018 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Boseman, who is best known for his role as King T'Challa in \"Black Panther,\" died of stage III colon cancer in 2020 at age 43. His death shocked Hollywood and his fans around the world.

Following his death, he received a posthumous Emmy for his character voice-over work for T'Challa in the animated series \"What If…?,\" and won posthumous best actor Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance in the 2020 film \"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.\"

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