Pauletta Washington Reacts To Husband Denzel Washington’s Tonys Snub For ‘Othello: ‘Narrow-Minded People Are In Charge’

Pauletta Washington Reacts To Husband Denzel Washington’s Tonys Snub For ‘Othello: ‘Narrow-Minded People Are In Charge’

Pauletta Washington isn’t holding back about Denzel Washington being shut out of this year’s #TonyAwards.

When asked by PEOPLE about her reaction to the Othello snub, Pauletta said,

“Now see, that’s not something you want to ask me. I can’t say that I was surprised that they didn’t.”

She continued,

“In my family, we’ve been through this a lot of times. A lot of times. And I think I can speak honestly, truthfully, and artistically that it was denied, you know, so you wonder why. But we don’t have to wonder why. It’s narrow-minded people that are in charge of making decisions and judgments.”

 

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The Broadway revival stars Denzel as Othello opposite Jake Gyllenhaal as Iago and is directed by Kenny Leon. It recently made history by earning $2.8 million in one week, the highest weekly gross for a Broadway play.

Still, Pauletta believes its massive success may have worked against it. “That’s the bottom line,” she told another outlet. “That’s a part of it. And you know that.”

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