Malcolm-Jamal Warner emailed his “Not All Hood” podcast cohost, Candace Kelley, shortly earlier than his sudden dying at age 54.
“I spoke to him on Friday earlier than he left,” Kelley solely advised Us Weekly on Wednesday, July 23. “He wrote me this lengthy, five-paragraph electronic mail from the aircraft, which is so unusual. I'm like, ‘[You're going to] Costa Rica.' However, now that I'm going again to studying it, I'm very glad he did.”
In accordance with Kelley, most of Warner's last message revolved round their podcast, together with how “to proceed to develop” the present “when it comes to its affect on folks.”
“He had a critical dedication to his group and to his household and to his personal private legacy of what was proper from flawed to guarantee that the tropes of Black folks which have been on the market that he used his energy to stamp them out,” Kelley advised Us. “So, this electronic mail was simply speaking about, ‘All proper, let's, form of, regroup. Let's do it. Let's go after this, and shift a few of the dynamics.' … We had so much deliberate.”
Kelley and Warner launched their “Not All Hood” podcast in June 2024, inspecting the totally different experiences and lives of Black people in the US. Warner additionally advised Kelley that he was on the aircraft to fulfill his spouse and daughter in Costa Rica for a household trip.
The Cosby Present alum died on Sunday, July 20, after drowning whereas swimming. His dying was dominated as asphyxia as a consequence of submersion, with Costa Rican health workers confirming that the circumstances had been unintentional.
Warner is survived by his mom, his spouse and the couple's younger daughter, additionally leaving a profound affect on his colleagues and associates. Kelley additional recalled to Us that she had many “fond recollections” of Warner texting her simply to “examine in.”
Malcolm-Jamal Warner attends the 2023 Grammy Awards. Frazer Harrison/Getty Photos
“[He once wrote,] ‘I need to guarantee that I'm not being that. I need to guarantee that how I'm being perceived is the best way that I would like.' And I stated, ‘OK, what's it?'” she advised Us, noting that he questioned whether or not he spoke about his spouse and daughter an excessive amount of on the podcast.
Hollywood is mourning The Cosby Present actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died on Sunday, July 20, at age 54. Information of Warner's dying shocked and devastated his associates and colleagues, a lot of whom shared tributes to the late star through social media on Monday, July 21. Tracee Ellis Ross, who starred on the BET collection Reed […]
Kelley reassured Warner that he hadn't spoken about his household an excessive amount of, including that being a mother or father was one in all his No. 1 achievements.
“His household [was] the sunshine of his life,” Kelley stated, noting he was “so proud” of his daughter.
