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Internet applauds Denzel Washington's 'class act' response to down-on-her luck actress asking for help


Denzel Washington encouraged a struggling actress expressing her frustrations with the industry in New York City, leaving the internet swooning over the actor's gracious response.

The Hollywood star was on his way to the Manhattan-based Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Monday when he stopped to offer a helping hand to a stranger, inviting a struggling actress inside after she expressed defeat over not being able to land a job. The Hollywood star was on his way to the Manhattan-based theater this week when he stopped short to offer a helping hand to a stranger after he heard her expressing the distressing challenges of landing an acting job these days In 2018, late 'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman revealed that the actor paid for his British Drama Academy's Midsummer program tuition so he'd be able to attend , acknowledging that he may not have gotten to where he was without Washington's indirect help

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