John David Washington used to tell people his dad Denzel was “in jail”
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nme.comTenet star would pretend his Oscar-winning father Denzel was a construction worker or in prison so people would treat him normally when he was trying to break into the film industry.Washington said he feared he would not be taken seriously or judged on his own talents if people knew the truth.He told Mr Porter’s digital magazine: “I saw how people changed when they found out who my father was.
I used to lie, saying he was a construction worker or in jail, just to have some sense of normalcy.“I felt like there was no way people would take me seriously, even if I was good.
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