Michael B. Jordan shares lessons from Denzel Washington; Nick Cannon celebrates Christmas with all his kids

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As Michael B. Jordan prepares to make his directorial debut with the next Creed film, he’s drawing upon lessons he learned from Denzel Washington.

Denzel directed Michael in Journal for Jordan, which premiered on Christmas. Jordan says he will apply lessons he learned from the revered actor in Creed III.

“He’s full of quotes and advice and a lot of gems,” Jordan tells Variety, describing Washington’s rehearsals as “spot-on and intense.”

“I think we did three weeks before we started filming, which I think is incredible,” Michael continued. “I’ve always done rehearsals before, but I think on [Creed], I’m going to make sure I get enough rehearsals to