Celebs tweet their messages of love for Madiba
On Twitter, celebrities and entertainment figures were quick to share messages of love and peace.
Actor Samuel L. Jackson said he never met a better man in his life; director Spike Lee shared a photo of himself with Mandela on Instagram in which Mandela was wearing a Malcolm X hat from Lee's biopic about the civil rights activist; South African actress Charlize Theron said his "impact on this world will live forever"; others tweeted quotations from Mandela.
Paris Hilton : Just landed & heard the sad new about Nelson Mandela. He was a true Hero & the world is a better place because of him. May he rest in peace.
Channing Tatum : “To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” - Nelson Mandela
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