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The world was recently dealt with a shocker as Carl Weathers recently passed away. The star, who played the role of Apollo Creed while starring opposite Sylvester Stallone in the first 4 Rocky films passed away at the age of 76, as confirmed by his manager. This news came out as a shocker to many who mourned the loss of the famous star. Joining the crew was Alexis Ohanian, the husband of Serena Williams, who was left deeply upset by the loss.

With a strong 2 words message, the Reddit co-founder mourned the loss of the Hollywood star while paying a heartfelt tribute to him.

Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian grieves the loss of ‘Apollo’ Carl Weathers

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In a sad moment, Alexis Ohanian came ahead and expressed his deep sadness over the recent passing of Carl Weathers, famously known as Apollo Creed from the Rocky movies. Ohanian took to Twitter to share a heartfelt message for the star.

“RIP Apollo,” wrote the co-founder of Reddit as he revealed how bad he felt after hearing the news of the loss. The tribute highlights the strong connection between Ohanian and Weathers, showing how much the actor meant to him. Weathers, celebrated for his role as the boxer, had a huge impact on many.

Thus, Alexis Ohanian, via his tweet came ahead and expressed his heartfelt sorrow over the passing of Carl Weathers. Weathers, who was best known for his role as Apollo Creed left a huge mark on everyone and certainly his loss has left a huge void to fill.

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The co-founder of Reddit was not alone as joining his were many who expressed their sorrow over the passing away of the legendary star.

Fans join Alexis Ohanian as they mourn the loss of Apollo Creed

After Alexis Ohanian came up with the message, his fans joined him as they were also left stunned over the passing of the famous star. One fan came ahead and suggested that this news is heartbreaking for him. “Ahhhhh, heartbreaking…” wrote the fan.

Next, this user came ahead and said that this was the worst news that he had got. Not only this, he also added that he was one of the best. “This is the worst news. One of the greatest,” said the user.

Next, this user also came in and revealed his sorrow after hearing the famous star who made everyone fall in love with his acting skills is no more. “RIP Greef Karga,” wrote the fan.

Last, but not least, even Warner Bros. came up and posted a photo of CarL Weathers as they remembered the legendary career of the star.

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Thus, the whole world mourned the loss of one of the most brilliant actors to have ever graced the red carpet. The recent passing of Apollo Creed left a huge mark on people all over the world.

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