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Samuel L. Jackson Denies That Denzel Washington’s Sons Are ‘Nepo Kids’

Samuel L. Jackson worked with John David Washington on ‘The Piano Lesson’ and believes Denzel’s son is ‘good at it’

“Folks will call them nepo kids if they want to, but they work very hard to become who they are,” Jackson told Extra in a video interview published on Thursday, November 7. While “nepo babies” are often derided for not earning their place in the industry, John David, 40, admits he had to deal with the other side of it — the crushing expectations of coming up in a family that was already famous. Busy Philipps’ eldest daughter, Birdie, appeared alongside the actress in two episodes of Cougar Town and on the Prime Video series With Love.

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