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Travolta 'Struggling' With Son's Death: Denzel

By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff

Posted May 29, 2009 8:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Denzel Washington said today he recently spent hours on the phone listening to John Travolta grieve over the death of his son, People reports. "Needless to say, he's struggling," said Washington at a press conference for their film, Taking of Pelham 1 2 ... Read full story »

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