United Kingdom, May 14 -- Chadwick Boseman once lavished praise on Colman Domingo at a celebrity party.

The Black Panther star - who died in August 2020, aged 43 - heaped praise on Colman, 56, during a chance meeting at the Motion Picture and Television Fund's Night Before Party on Oscars weekend.

Domingo - who did a "couple of play readings" with Chadwick, years before the party - told The Hollywood Reporter: "I'm like, 'Hi, hi, Chad. It's Colman. Do you remember me?'

"I said, 'I'm so proud of all your success and everything you're doing. It's so beautiful to watch your ascension.' He literally looked at me like this - [and he] said, 'Y'all need to know this guy right here. This guy is the truth.' I was like, 'Oh no, no.' He said, 'No...