Police said they responded to Williams' Brooklyn apartment at 2 p.m. on Monday, where they found the actor deceased.
"The depth of my love for this brother, can only be matched by the depth of my pain learning of his loss. A immensely talented man with the ability to give voice to the human condition portraying the lives of those whose humanity is seldom elevated until he sings their truth," Pierce tweeted.
Michael K Williams was a brilliant film artist. I only had one long in person conversation with him, but I remember it completely. What a beautiful soul. What a gifted human. Transcendent. Rip.Showtime's"Billions" show-runner Brian Koppelman tweeted that Williams was a"beautiful soul." "Michael K Williams was a brilliant film artist. I only had one long in person conversation with him, but I remember it completely. What a beautiful soul. What a gifted human. Transcendent. Rip," he tweeted."WTF!!!! My friend just died!!! And I get a f------ alert to notify me?! WTF!!! Today is a f----- horrible day! I'm destroyed!" Perez tweeted.
I crossed paths with Michael K. Williams once in New York and I was too nervous to say hello, so I walked around the block trying to work up the nerve and still couldn’t do it. Just loved his work so much. This news is so sad.Singer Jason Isbell wrote that he'd crossed paths with WIliams once in New York City and wished he had taken the opportunity to say"hello."
"I crossed paths with Michael K. Williams once in New York and I was too nervous to say hello, so I walked around the block trying to work up the nerve and still couldn’t do it. Just loved his work so much. This news is so sad," he wrote.
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