The Watchmen actress took her Instagram Tales to pay tribute to her former companion, simply at some point after information broke that the The Cosby Present star had died at age 54 following an unintended drowning whereas on trip in Costa Rica.

“Some individuals depart a long-lasting imprint, not only for who they have been however for the power they carried,” King wrote alongside a photograph of Warner cruising on a bike.

She added, “I am sending prayers full of love and understanding to your loved ones and family members. Relaxation straightforward Malcolm-Jamal Warner.”

King adopted up with a second picture exhibiting Warner standing tall on a bike with one hand within the air, captioned merely: “Trip in energy.”

The 2 stars return all the best way to the ’80s, when Warner was starring as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Present and King was on the NBC sitcom 227. Nevertheless it wasn’t till 2011 that issues turned romantic between the longtime pals.

On the time, King gushed to Essence about their shared historical past: “Malcolm and I’ve loads in widespread. We have each been little one actors and have been additionally blessed to be raised by unbelievable moms who instilled good values in us. Issues are maturing properly.”

Warner echoed the like to BET, saying, “We like to guard what we’ve as a result of it’s extremely particular and really treasured… However I’ll say that it is a relationship that makes all of the sense on the earth.”

Sadly, their love story did not have a Hollywood ending, nonetheless, with the pair calling it quits in 2013 after two years collectively — and based on reviews on the time, the break up wasn’t precisely easy.

King shut down these rumors, quelling on-line rumblings with a tweet that learn: “Hey everyone PLEASE don’t imagine all the pieces you learn. Me & MalcolmJamalWar are good. Life occurs. Ahead movement. Godspeed.”

Years later, although, she hinted at lingering heartbreak from the breakup in a 2015 interview with Us Weekly, recalling, “Somebody broke up with me on Valentine’s. Yeah. I am severe. Then he really despatched me flowers that stated, ‘I nonetheless love you,’ and I threw the flowers within the trash, and he was upset that I threw them within the trash, and I used to be like, ‘F–k you.’”

Whereas she did not identify names, King stated “individuals will ‘know’” who she was referring to.

Earlier than his relationship with King, Warner dated his late Cosby Present co-star Michelle Thomas, and later actress Karen Malina White. On the time of his passing, he was married and had a daughter, although he saved his household life very non-public.

In a podcast look just some months earlier than his loss of life, Warner spoke lovingly about his spouse, saying, “If one thing occurred and we weren’t collectively romantically, she would nonetheless be the person who I might need to elevate a toddler with.”

He additionally opened up about his legacy and the way he needed to be remembered, telling podcast host Melyssa Ford: “I will depart this earth figuring out and folks figuring out that I used to be a superb particular person.”

Reflecting on the affect of his father, Warner added, “[My dad] stated to me usually, ‘You understand individuals love you, and folks [are] all the time speaking about your profession and your success and all of that, however what actually makes me essentially the most proud is that you’re a good particular person.’”

Warner additionally expressed a want for his Hollywood profession to depart a long-lasting legacy. After starring on the long-lasting NBC sitcom, he went on to star in different main sequence like Reed Between the Strains and The Resident.

“I bear in mind my mom stated to me one time that, ‘Mr. Cosby gave you immortality,’ so I do know on one lane there’s legacy there,” he stated. “However then, as a result of I’ve had this full life after that present, there’s one other lane of legacy that I get to depart.”