Denzel Washington Having Difficulty Speaking After Nearly Biting Half His Tongue Off

The 70-year-old actor will perform on Broadway later this month in a revival of William Shakespeare’s ‘Othello.’
Denzel Washington Having Difficulty Speaking After Nearly Biting Half His Tongue Off
Denzel Washington during CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 24, 2023. Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington may sound different when he takes the stage later this month to perform in a Broadway revival of “Othello,” one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

During a recent appearance on The New York Times’s podcast “The Daily,” the 70-year-old stage and screen veteran revealed that he had suffered a mishap late last year, which has impacted the way that he talks.