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Connie Chiume has died at the age of 72.The actress - who was best-known for her roles in Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ flicks and Beyonce’s musical picture ‘Black is King’ - passed away on Tuesday (06.08.24) at the Garden City Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, following a “medical procedure”, her family have confirmed.In a statement posted to Instagram, the actress’ loved ones wrote: “The Chiume Family regrets to inform you of the passing of the internationally acclaimed award-winning actress Connie Chiume. Connie Chiume, 72, passed on at Garden City Hospital today on 6 August 2024. “The Family asks for privacy during this difficult period. The family will communicate further details.”Born in Welkom, South Africa, Chiume initially trained as a nurse until she began her acting career in 1977 when she moved to Greece to join the cast of the musical ‘Sola Sola’. Chiume later gained popularity in South Africa after playing Thembi...

Connie Chiume, a South African actress who appeared in Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Beyoncé’s Black Is King, has died. She was 72.

Chiume died Tuesday at the Garden City Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, her family announced on Instagram. Her cause of death wasn’t immediately available.

“The Chiume Family regrets to inform you of the passing of the internationally acclaimed award-winning actress Connie Chiume,” they wrote in a statement. “The Family asks for privacy during this difficult period. The family will communicate further details.”

Born on June 5, 1952, in Welkom, South Africa, Chiume trained as a nurse and graduated with a teaching degree prior to finding her way into the movie and television industry, The Independent reported. It wasn’t until 1977 that she started her career as an actor, moving to Greece to join the cast of the musical Sola Sola.

She later became more recognized among...

During the Super Bowl Lvii halftime show, Rihanna will perform in front of a packed house at State Farm Stadium in Arizona. A few days before that, a virtual stadium will host a show of its own: The Saweetie Super Bowl Concert will kick off inside Roblox, with the titular rapper serving as the headliner.

The virtual concert is the product of a collaboration between Roblox, the NFL, and Warner Music Group, which will host the event in its recently-launched world, Rhythm City. Warner describes its metaverse hotspot as “a first-of-its-kind music-themed social roleplay experience on Roblox.”

The Saweetie Super Bowl Concert will begin at 7 Pm Et on February 10, two days before the Super Bowl. The show will be replayed every hour until Super Bowl Sunday. To commemorate the occasion, a collection of digital items will be sold on the Roblox marketplace.

In recent months, Roblox has inked partnerships with several prominent partners.

If you asked Saweetie about this new performance, she’d probably say “I’m not bothering nobody, I just breathe and sh-t.” But some football fans are coming hard for the rapper after the NFL announced that she will take the virtual stage at a Super Bowl Concert on Roblox.

On Tuesday, the NFL revealed that Saweetie will perform on Friday for a “family-friendly, fully motion-captured” Roblox show ahead of Sunday’s championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. “A concert like you’ve never experienced before,...