{"id":67786,"date":"2023-10-25T21:51:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T21:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/?p=67786"},"modified":"2023-10-25T21:51:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T21:51:25","slug":"shaft-star-richard-roundtree-dead-at-81-samuel-l-jackson-more-stars-pay-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/shaft-star-richard-roundtree-dead-at-81-samuel-l-jackson-more-stars-pay-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaft Star Richard Roundtree Dead at 81, Samuel L. Jackson & More Stars Pay Tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"
Celebrities are paying tribute to Shaft<\/em> star Richard Roundtree, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 81.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, TMZ<\/strong> <\/strong>reported that the actor — best known for starring as detective John Shaft in 1971’s Shaft and four sequels — had died in his home in Los Angeles following a battle with pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n Following the news of his passing, stars took to social media to honor Roundtree.<\/p>\n Samuel L. Jackson<\/strong> — who starred alongside Roundtree as John Shaft’s nephew in 2000’s Shaft <\/em>and the 2019 sequel — posted a heartfelt tribute to Roundtree on Instagram, sharing a photo from 2019’s Shaft<\/em>.<\/p>\n “Richard Roundtree, The Prototype, The Best To Ever Do It!!” Jackson captioned his post. “SHAFT, as we know it is & will always be His Creation!! His passing leaves a deep hole not only in my heart, but I’m sure a lotta y’all’s, too\ud83e\udd0e\ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffe.”<\/p>\n “Love you Brother, I see you walking down the Middle of Main Street in Heaven & Issac’s Conducting your song\ud83c\udfb6\ud83c\udfb6\ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffecoat blowin’ in wind!!,” he added. “Angels whispering, ‘That Cat SHAFT Is A Bad Mutha, Shutcho Mouth!! But I’m Talkin’ Bout SHAFT!! THEN WE CAN DIGIT\ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffe\u203c\ufe0f\u203c\ufe0f\u203c\ufe0f\u203c\ufe0f\ud83d\udcaf\ud83d\udcaf\ud83d\udcaf\ud83d\udcaf\ud83e\udd0e\ud83e\udd0e\ud83e\udd0e\ud83e\udd0e\ud83e\udd0e\ud83e\udd0e\ud83e\udd0e.”<\/p>\n Gabrielle Union<\/strong> — who worked with Roundtree in the series Being Mary Jane<\/em> — honored the actor on X, formerly Twitter, writing, “Working with Richard Roundtree was a dream. Getting to hang with him & our Being Mary Jane family was always a good ass time with the best stories & laughs.”<\/p>\n “He was ALWAYS the coolest man in the room with the BEST vibes & ppl would literally run over to come see him,” she added. “He was simply the best & we all loved him.”<\/p>\n Roundtree’s What Men Want<\/em> costar, Taraji P. Henson<\/strong>, shared a photo of herself and Roundtree from the 2019 film on Instagram. She captioned the post, “Rest in paradise #RichardRoundtree the original #Shaft. \ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe.”<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Abbott Elementary<\/em> star Sheryl Lee Ralph<\/strong> reacted to Roundtree’s passing on X, writing, “When I was a teenager I use to dream about growing up to meet Richard Roundtree. I did and what a wonderful human being.”<\/p>\n Comedian Loni Love<\/strong> also honored Roundtree on X. “Sad to hear of the passing of Richard Roundtree.. He was fabulous as John Shaft at a time when there were few leading Black men in film,” she wrote. “He put the sexy and cool in being a detective. Rest well. Condolences to his family.”<\/p>\n See more tributes in the social media posts, below.<\/p>\n Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n Instagram Media Unavailable<\/strong><\/p>\n Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n Instagram Media Unavailable<\/strong><\/p>\n Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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