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Hollywood Mourns “The Greatest” Muhammad Ali

Linita Masters

Hollywood swiftly took to social media with reaction to the news of Muhammad Ali’s passing Friday with numerous Twitter hashtags that included “#RIPAli ,” “#MuhammadAli,” “#CassiusClay,” “#DamnAli” and “#RIPGOAT” which reached 600,000 to a million tweets. ( GOAT is a shorthand for Greatest of All Time, one of Muhammad Ali’s nicknames.)

PITTSBURGH - January 1963: Boxing heavyweight contender Cassius Clay (now Muhammad Ali) holding up three fingers while reciting poem predicting that opponent Charlie Powell will fall in third round. (Photo by Marvin Lichtner/Pix Inc./The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH – January 1963: Boxing heavyweight contender Cassius Clay (now Muhammad Ali) holding up three fingers while reciting poem predicting that opponent Charlie Powell will fall in third round. (Photo by Marvin Lichtner/Pix Inc./The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)

 

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