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Samuel L. Jackson Honored by Denzel Washington, Amanda Seyfriend and More at Chanel MoMA Film Benefit

After a year off due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes, the Museum of Modern Art’s Film Benefit, presented by Chanel, returned this week to honor Samuel L. Jackson. The 16th annual event had fashion and film buffs alike rubbing elbows inside the museum, many dressed in their Chanel finest, swapping stories of their favorite of Jackson’s movies. Jackson was toasted by close friends Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Walton Goggins and Kenny Leon, as well as his wife, LaTanya Richardson Jackson. Longtime family friends, the Washington family came out to support Jackson, including Denzel’s son Malcolm Washington, who directs Jackson in his upcoming movie “The Piano Lesson,” and daughters Olivia Washington and Katia Washington.  Other celebrity guests included Amanda Seyfried, Sofia Coppola, Thomas Mars, Meghann Fahy, Danielle Deadwyler, Natasha Lyonne, LL Cool J, Dianna Agron, Emily Mortimer, Alessandro Nivola, Francesca Scorsese, Nicole Ari Parker, Molly Ringwald, Andrew Rannells, Iris Apatow, Sam Nivola, Phoebe Tonkin and Barbara Bush. For the occassion, Jackson turned to an old favorite: Armani. “It’s an Armani night: shoes and pants and coat and shirt. I almost wanted to wear a regular T-shirt, so I looked like Mr. Armani, but that’s kind of his,” Jackson said of his velvet look. “I was expecting

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