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Denzel Washington Pays Tribute to James Earl Jones: ‘He Was Who I Wanted to Be’
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Denzel Washington is paying homage to the late actor James Earl Jones, who died this week at 93.
“He’s my hero,” Washington tells Variety. “My college theater career started because of ‘The Emperor Jones’ and ‘Othello’ with James Earl Jones.”
Jones starred in the stage adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play “The Emperor Jones” in 1971 and played the titular “Othello” in Joseph Papp’s New York Shakespeare Festival and later Off-Broadway production in 1964.
A larger-than-life titan in film, TV, and theater, Jones was most recognizable for his unmistakable baritone voice, which he used to portray the villainous Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” franchise and King Mufasa in the animated classic “The Lion King.”
Washington continues, “I wasn’t going to be as big as him. I wanted to sound like him. He was everything to me as a budding actor. He was who I wanted to be.”
In a 1998 interview, Washington said, “There weren’t a lot of serious Black actors for us to emulate, to follow, to admire. There was Sidney [Poitier]; it was James Earl Jones on stage. That’s what I remember.”
With Jones’ death, two of the performers who inspired the most decorated Black actor in Oscars history are gone.
Although Jones and Washington never worked together in film or television, their artistic legacies were spiritually adjacent. One of Jones’ career highlights was his Tony Award-winning performance as Troy Maxson in the 1987 Broadway production of August Wilson’s “Fences.” In 2016, Washington directed, produced, and starred in the film adaptation, which earned him Oscar nominations for best picture and actor, making him the first Black person to be nominated in both categories in the same year.
Washington is currently at the Toronto Film Festival promoting the new August Wilson film adaptation, “The Piano Lesson,” which he produced with Todd Black. It screens on Tuesday evening. The film, co-written and directed by Malcolm Washington, generated Oscar buzz after its premiere at Telluride. It stars John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts and Samuel L. Jackson.
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5 suspects detained in Washington, DC after rampant burglaries throughout the district overnight
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Police in Washington, D.C., said five suspects were taken into custody early Tuesday morning after a series of burglaries were reported in the district.
The Metropolitan Police Department said businesses were burglarized and property was damaged in multiple neighborhoods, including City Center, Georgetown, H Street Corridor, Logan Circle and near Columbia Heights.
“Overnight, groups of individuals decided to destroy property and burglarize businesses throughout our city, specifically in the City Center and Georgetown areas, along with a store in the H Street Corridor, a store in Logan Circle, and a store north of Columbia Heights,” the police department said in a statement.
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Police in Washington, D.C., said five suspects were taken into custody early Tuesday morning after a series of burglaries were reported in the district. (iStock)
Police resources were increased in the area impacted by the burglaries and property damage, police said.
An investigation is underway into six burglaries and six incidents of property destruction.
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The Metropolitan Police Department said businesses were burglarized and property was damaged in multiple neighborhoods. (iStock)
Five suspects have been taken into custody on multiple charges, including burglary and fleeing from law enforcement.
“MPD detectives continue to investigate these offenses, and we will hold offenders accountable,” police said.
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Five suspects have been taken into custody on charges of burglary and fleeing from law enforcement. (iStock)
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Police will maintain an increased presence across the city due to the incidents overnight.
The police department said it does not tolerate acts of violence or destruction of property.
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18-year-old shot and killed inside Maryland laundromat
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A 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old are charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting Sunday at a laundromat in Edmonston, Maryland.
Alex Delgado, 20, of Silver Spring, and the 17-year-old, of New Carrollton, are accused of killing 18-year-old Anibal Suazo from Lothian, Maryland.
Police did not name the 17-year-old but said that the teen is being charged as an adult.
Police responded to the 4700 block of Kenilworth Avenue at 6 p.m. after a shooting was reported. Officers discovered Suazo suffering from a gunshot wound. He died on the scene.
The shooting also injured Delgado and a woman. They were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Police recovered two guns on the scene.
“Everybody ducked and started running away. Seconds later, we heard more gunshots,” one man said.
One man is dead and two people are hurt after a shooting at an Edmonston, Maryland laundromat Sunday night, according to police. Witnesses said a man and a woman were inside the laundromat when another man came in and started a fight, resulting in gunfire. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
One witness said they heard some sound coming from the middle of the laundromat and saw two people fighting before a couple of gunshots went off. When people started running , the witness said there were “a lot more gunshots.”
Patrons took cover until police arrived.
The 17-year-old fled the scene in a car. He was arrested later by police after a pursuit with a Prince George’s County Guardian helicopter.
A preliminary investigation revealed Delgado and the teen suspect targeted Suazo at the laundromat, police said. According to police, both suspects knew Suazo. When they approached him, they started to physically assault him, police said.
During the fight, Delgado shot Suazo and the woman and then Suazo returned fire, police said.
At the laundromat on Monday, a woman told News the 18-year-old shot and killed was her sister’s boyfriend. Her sister, who’s also 18, was shot four times in her feet and leg.
“She’s doing good. She’s stable. She’s in the hospital, waiting to get surgery,” she said.
Two clothes dryers were taped over and out of service on Monday. A woman showed bullet holes in a shirt she had inside a dryer with the gunfire began.
“Everybody started crying. It’s too difficult for me,” she said.
Despite the shooting, the laundromat opened on time at 6 a.m. Monday.
Some people retrieved belongings they left behind in the chaos; others had no idea there had been a murder.
Prince George’s County police are conducting an investigation into the motive for the assault and shooting. They said that it appeared to be an isolated incident and there was no threat to the public.
The laundromat owner said he had been in business for five years and never had any trouble. He described the shooting as an isolated, targeted incident and said he’s cooperating with investigators.
If anyone has information relevant to this investigation and would like to speak to a Homicide Unit detective, they are asked to please call 301-516-2512.
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