Denzel Washington's wife blames ‘narrow-minded people' for his Tonys snub
Fans were shocked when the latest Broadway revival of Othello, starring Denzel and Jake Gyllenhaal, received no attention from Tony Awards voters earlier this month. Speaking to People and other reporters, actress Pauletta reacted to the surprising snub on Wednesday. "Now see, that's not something you want to ask me," the actress told the journalist with a laugh. "I can't say that I was surprised that they didn't.". "In my family we've been through this a lot of times. A lot of times. And I think I can speak honestly and truthfully and artistically that it was denied, you know,...
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