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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Denzel Washington battling tongue injury on Broadway return
Caption: Denzel Washington bit his tongue in half and is battling the injury while rehearsing for his new Broadway adaptation of Othello. The Gladiator II star appears alongside as the title character opposite Jake Gyllenhaal as Iago in William Shakespeare's epic story of jealousy, betrayal, and racism. However, in an interview with the New York Times he revealed that he has been struggling ahead of previews from 24 February due to the unusual mishap. ”I bit my tongue almost half-off a few months ago. It's affecting my speech. It forces me to slow down ... I have to use it. I have a line: 'Whither will you that I go to answer this your charge?' It's hard because my tongue is swollen and I got some temporary tooth put in because my tooth fell out of my head. It has affected everything.” He continued: "I don't think it's ever gonna heal. It's like I got a little flap in there now.” Despite the injury, Denzel is delighted to be working with Jake despite describing his co-star as eccentric in his methods. ”He's a complicated guy," the 70-year-old star said of Jake. "He's going to be brilliant in this. He's nuts. I love him. He's complicated. But he's already got a handle on it.” Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Denzel Washington,Battling,Tongue,Injury,Broadway,Return,Othello,Adaptation,Rehearsing,Iago,Jake Gyllnehaal,William Shakespeare,Story,Play,Theatre,Speech,Actor
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