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ABC to air 'Black Panther' as tribute to Chadwick Boseman

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Posted at 2:38 PM, Aug 30, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-30 18:34:56-04

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC will air “Black Panther” commercial-free Sunday as a prime-time tribute to Chadwick Boseman.

The film will be followed by an ABC News Special, “Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King.”

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Disney said the special “will celebrate Boseman’s storied life, legacy and career” and “shine a light on the medical condition he privately battled.”

Boseman died Friday after a four-year battle with colon cancer. He was 43.

The film will be broadcast at 8 p.m. EDT, with the special beginning at 10:20 p.m. EDT.