At some point in 2016, Boseman was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer; he kept his condition secret. Only a few of his closest associates knew, including his producing partner Logan Coles, his longtime agent Michael Greene, and his personal trainer Addison Henderson. During the production of Black Panther, Coogler was not aware of his leading man’s serious health condition. Boseman’s brother Derrick said that Boseman didn’t want people to worry about him; the actor also appears to have been confident that he was going to beat cancer and didn’t want the diagnosis to stop his work or even
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