‘Where’s Dad’: Denzel Washington Admits He Was Shocked When His Son Dedicated New Family Film to Just His Wife Pauletta Washington 

Actor Denzel Washington shared that his son is a “mama’s boy,” in the best sense of the word. So much so he wasn’t incredibly shocked when his youngest child dedicated his first film to his mother, Pauletta Washington 33-year-old Malcolm Washington is the director of the new movie, “The Piano Lesson,” adapted from the 1987 Tony-winning August Wilson play, starring his brother John David Washington, Erykah Badu, and the Samuel L. Jackson. While his dad also served as a producer on the project, he didn’t get the shoutout at the end of the film, in which his mother serves as lead producer. Denzel Washington shared his initial thoughts on his son dedicating his first movie to his mother, actress and producer Pauletta Washington. It seems that mom’s impact was felt on the set every day in major ways. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic) In an interview with Extra, Washington shared his first thoughts when he saw the credits roll and saw the dedication. Interviewer Mona Kosar Abdi asked, “Denzel, I want to know your take on Malcolm dedicating this film to Pauletta?” View this post on Instagram A post shared by ExtraTV (@extratv) “You mean after I went, ‘Where’s dad?’” the...