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Pauletta Washington Says Husband Denzel's Tony Awards Snub Is Because of 'Narrow-Minded People'


Pauletta Washington expresses disappointment over the 2025 Tony Awards snubbing the 'Othello' revival, which stars her husband Denzel Washington alongside Jake Gyllenhaal.

In conversation with a group of reporters on Wednesday, May 7, the Reasonable Doubt star, 74, spoke out after PEOPLE asked about her reaction to the Othello snub. The popular play stars her husband Denzel Washington alongside Jake Gyllenhaal. Directed by Kenny Leon, the revival of the famed William Shakespeare tragedy stars Denzel as Othello and Gyllenhaal as Iago.

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