Sizwe Dhlomo calls Rasta to order after ‘Black Panther’ painting attempt
Many tried to figure out who the person in the painting is, since it does not look like Chadwick Boseman.
Rasta (Lebani Sirenje) posing next to his painting of Chadwick Boseman | Image: Twitter (screenshot)
Rasta has struck again! But this time, the man seems to be in pursuit of global acclaim after his latest attempt to immortalise the late Chadwick Boseman in his role as Marvel’s Black Panther.
While many tried to figure out who the person in the painting is (since it does not look like Boseman), Kaya FM radio host Sizwe Dhlomo expressed his dismay at the fact that Rasta even went as far tagging Marvel Studios and Boseman’s estate, who are now in control of his Twitter account.
????????♂️ Rasta! You even tagged them mara? You’re embarrassing us monna! https://t.co/8CsaRgKyOc
— Sizwe Dhlomo (@SizweDhlomo) September 3, 2020
Others tweeted Rasta their guesses about who he may have actually been attempting to paint.
Apologise and say you meant to say Teddy Pendergrass
— #IAmPride (@alexsimanga) September 3, 2020
This looks like a Sbusiso from Tembisa
— Gabrielle K.???? (@Gabbie_Kamo12) September 3, 2020
Grootman, emanyana. This is a young Teddy Pendergrass mos.
— Dichaba (@Dichaba_) September 3, 2020
That Bra Biza from Stokvel pic.twitter.com/FvlXymCO2v
— Roc ????????♂️???? (@RocWorldwide) September 3, 2020
I see Lionel Richie though ????
— TheLifestyleTourist (@ms_tourist) September 3, 2020
Rasta (Lebani Sirenje) has become popular for his attempts to honour those who have passed on by painting images of them shortly after they die.
However, he is more popularly known for the fact that his paintings do not always look like their subjects.
Don’t let American Twitter see this yhoweh pic.twitter.com/QenhA3GEOK
— Alpha B???????? (@Green_Greenly) September 3, 2020
Boseman’s death was announced by his estate earlier this week after a secret battle with cancer over the years.
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