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Marvel’s Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman, is a well-renowned and missed name among Marvel fans. And that is going to include both Serena Williams and her husband, Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian. He is an avid Marvel fan and has always readily expressed his views on the Marvel characters and movies.
Recently, he congratulated a painter whose painting of Chadwick Boseman was acquired by none other than famous American actress, Angela Bassett.
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The husband of Serena Williams Alexis Ohanian hails the Chadwick Boseman’s painting by Angela Bassett
The Reddit co-founder is an avid Marvel fan. He uses his social media platforms Instagram and Twitter to express his views. Recently, Williams‘ husband took to his Twitter when a painter shared his painting of Black Panther’s superhero played by Chadwick Boseman. Famous American actress, Angela Bassett, acquired the beautiful painting of the actor who sadly passed away in 2020. Ohanian made sure to praise the painter. He commented, “Congrats! Well deserved.” Angela Bassett played the role of the mother of Chadwick Boseman in Black Panther. So, acquiring the painting is like a tribute to the late actor.
Congrats! Well deserved
— AlexisOhanian7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ (@alexisohanian) November 11, 2022
The news of the demise of the actor shook everyone in 2020. The Black Panther actor sadly passed away because of his battle with colon cancer, which unfortunately he could not defeat.
What added more to the pain was the fact that the director, Ryan Coogler at that point was working on the sequel of Black Panther when the actor passed away.
Tennis players and their battles with cancer
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Two of the most famous players who have fought cancer are Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. Incidentally, the two players shared a long history of an iconic rivalry where they met each other 80 times.
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American tennis players Martina Navratilova (left) and Chris Evert-Lloyd with the trophies, after Evert beat Navratilova to win the Women’s Singles title at the French Open, Stade Roland Garros, Paris, 7th June 1986. Evert won the match 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. (Photo by Trevor Jones/Getty Images)
Navratilova fought breast cancer in 2010, however, resilient as she is, defeated it. Evert on the other hand, recently defeated her diagnosis of 1C Ovarian cancer and finished her chemotherapy in 2022.
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Now both players avidly promote regular health checkups among women so that they can detect any terminal disease in its initial stages.