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Viola Davis Pays Tribute To Her ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Costar, Chadwick Boseman · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. It is bittersweet that
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Speaker 1: the late great Chadwick Boseman has earned arguably the best
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Speaker 1: reviews of his career from his final film, Ma Rainey's
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Speaker 1: Black Bottom. Her performance, his co star Violent Davis describes
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Speaker 1: as an absolute pleasure to have witnessed firsthand, but simply
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Speaker 1: getting to spend time with Chadwick himself was an even
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Speaker 1: greater privilege. He tells in style quote, he was a
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Speaker 1: beautiful man and a great artist. He was someone who
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Speaker 1: had a quality that very few have today, whether you're
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Speaker 1: young or old, which is a total commitment to the
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Speaker 1: art form of acting, regardless of ego, regardless of any
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Speaker 1: of it. He was with the same agent he had
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Speaker 1: when he started his career. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is
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Speaker 1: on Netflix now. That's direct from Hollywood.