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Denzel Washington ‘Was Given Another Chance’ With Wife Pauletta After Years of Cheating Rumors


Denzel Washington and wife Pauletta are celebrating 41 years of marriage, but a source says it wasn’t always sunny! See how they overcame cheating rumors.

“He was dogged by persistent cheating rumors 20 years ago, which he denied,” says the source. Pauletta, who met her husband on a 1977 TV movie, before she retreated from her acting career to raise their four children, chose to take his word. Denzel was given another chance, and he ran with it.” Pauletta, 73, once revealed that her role as Denzel’s ride-or-die has given her hubby “stability” and “strength, regardless of if he misuses it … that gives him a great platform to go and fly.” Says the source, “Pauletta’s the one who’s supported him through his ups and downs.

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