Viola Davis calls Chadwick Boseman 'authenticity on steroids'

Viola Davis says the late Chadwick Boseman was ‘authenticity on steroids.’The star of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom spoke about her co-star on the red carpet of the 93rd Academy Awards, telling E!News’ Giuliana Rancic ‘it feels right’ to see the outpouring of love for Boseman, who passed away last August after a secret battle against cancer.Viola, who dazzled in a white cut-out Alexander McQueen number, said the star was the real deal, calling Chadwick a true ‘artist’ who she was honored exercises to lose baby weight work with. The real deal: Viola Davis called the late Chadwick Boseman ‘authenticity on steroids’ while talking about him ahead of the 2021 Academy Awards on Sunday ‘He was authenticity on steroids,’ she said, with husband Julius Tennon at her side.’Sometimes people honor people who actually were not really nice or really the persona did not match the real person. This [love] it matches a person.’ RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Return of the Oscars red carpet: Carey Mulligan, Margot… Oscars during COVID-19! The ceremony will have only a few A… John Cena flashes a peace sign in costume as DC character… Renée Zellweger stuns in a strapless black jumpsuit… Share this articleShare365 shares ‘I’m telling you, this person, this human being, this artist did not mistake his presence for the event,’ Viola went on. ‘He absolutely honored the work.’ Davis celebrated Boseman’s dedication to the craft, telling Rancic: ‘A lot of people enter this business because they want to be famous actors.They don’t want to be actors they want to be famous actors.”He entered it because he just wanted to be an artist.