Renée Zellweger was seen in tears last night after Chadwick Boseman's widow honored her late husband in an emotional public address at the Golden Globes.
According to The Independent, Taylor Simone Ledward, the spouse of the late Black Panther star, accepted a posthumous Best Actor award on Boseman's behalf for his work in George C Wolfe’s Netflix film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom...
Take a look at the moment the hostess was reduced to tears in the video below:In an emotional and virtual speech delivered at the TV awards show, Ledward spoke about how the loss of Boseman - who passed away at the age of 41 last year after a private battle with cancer - had affected her and the entertainment industry...
Ledward stated:
"[Chadwick] would thank God. He would thank his parents. He would thank his ancestors for their guidance and their sacrifices.
"He would say something beautiful, something inspiring, something that would amplify that little voice that tells you can, that tells you the keep going, that calls you back to what you are meant to be doing at this moment in history."
She added:
"I don’t have his words but we have to take all the moment to celebrate all we love, so thank you, HFPA, for this opportunity to do exactly that."
Ledward's speech was so affecting that award hostess Renée Zellweger, as well as Boseman's co-star Viola Davis, could be seen with tears in their eyes.
On social media, a number of Twitter users have also reacted to the footage of Ledward's speech.
For instance, one person wrote: "The strength and grace and beauty of Chadwick Boseman’s wife Taylor Simone Ledward, my god."
Meanwhile, another commenter wrote: "Chadwick Boseman wife giving his Golden Globe speech making me tear up. Gone way too soon!"
Someone else chimed in: "Wow. That emotional acceptance speech by Chadwick Boseman's widow Taylor Simone Ledward at #GoldenGlobes was just incredibly moving and powerful.
"Glad as I am to see him get all the roses his legacy deserves, I'm a little sad she has to go through this in every acceptance speech. [sic]"
Boseman's family confirmed in a Twitter statement that the actor had passed away in his home in Los Angeles on August 28, 2020, following a four-year-long fight with colon cancer.
Boseman's family revealed that he had in fact been diagnosed with the disease back in 2016, but chose to keep his poor health out of the public eye.
The tweet read: "A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much."
"From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and several more - all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honor of his career to bring King T'Challa to life in Black Panther."
