His father, Denzel Washington, was there, too, reflecting on his decades-long friendship with Jackson.

Lord forgive me, but Samuel L. Jackson is a bad motherfucker!

Sam and I go back 45 years, Washington shared.

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LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson

Hes family to me.

Hes my children’s uncle, [his daughter] Zoe is like our daughter.

It was like we were attached at the hip.

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Alexander Smalls, Spike Lee, and Samuel L. Jackson

I sat in that theater and I started crying, she shared.

I said my life is over; hes going to be a movie star…. Alexander Smalls, Spike Lee, and Samuel L. Jackson