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Man named Denzel Washington chokes mother named Aretha Franklin

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A New York man named Denzel Washington, 20, took a plea deal Wednesday after strangling his 52-year-old mother, whose name is Aretha Franklin.
The altercation happened at Franklin's apartment building in Manhattan, according to a criminal complaint.

"I am informed by Aretha Franklin that she observed the defendant place his hands around her neck and apply pressure, thereby causing redness, bruising and substantial pain to her neck," the complaint, obtained by the New York Post, says.

Washington was sentenced to a conditional discharge and an anger management treatment, according to Inside Edition.

The mother and son are of no relation to the famous actor or the legendary singer.

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