Denzel Washington losing it at autograph hunters has come out of left field.
The 69-year-old is the epitome of cool, calm, and collected, so to see him lose his rag is unnerving – he’s definitely not a man I’d like to cross, but I think we all knew that even before this heated exchange.
Denzel Washington was seen rowing with autograph hunters on the red carpet (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)
The incident happened on Wednesday evening (October 23), just as the two-time Oscar winner arrived on the red carpet of the film benefit in honor of Samuel L Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City.
Footage shows the Flight actor suddenly change direction while he was being papped and dart towards the autograph hunters while appearing to repeatedly say ‘yo’.
He then confronts them and gets into the face of one of the men.
Although audio on the video is not the clearest, he can be heard saying: “‘I heard you. You talk about showing love…”
While waving his finger in their faces before saying the words ‘respecting me’ – to which the timid fan replies ‘we already do’.
The interaction, which only lasted around 25 seconds, visibly shook the fan, who had the same expression that you have on your face when a teacher tells you off – but can you really blame him (I mean, have you seen The Equalizer trilogy)?
As the discussion went on, Washington said: “I said I’ll see you when I get out, which part of that don’t y’all understand?”
Before adding: “It’s about showing love.”
At which point he raises his voice, shouting at them: “Or not, or not! We can do it another way… or not, we can do it both ways!”
Annoyed, he marched back towards the venue.
When contacted by LADbible Group, Washington’s representatives explained he does not wish to comment.
It is not the first time the actor has been in the news recently for rowing with someone.
Earlier in the month, UNILAD reported how he got into an argument with Diddy in the early 2000s – it comes amid all the noise surrounding the rapper’s allegations.
The 69-year-old was able to put the row with the autograph hunters behind him as he smiled for pictures on the red carpet (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
It’s been five weeks since Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was arrested at the Park Hyatt hotel in Manhattan and charged with racketeering and sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion – charges of which he has pleaded not guilty.
Now, a source who was friends with Combs at the time has lifted the lid on the apparent argument between the 54-year-old and Washington.
During an all-nighter, Washington apparently screamed, ‘You don’t respect anyone’.
The source added to US Weekly: “[Denzel and his wife, Pauletta] had been partying until dawn [with Diddy], and they had seen something and stormed out.”
UNILAD has reached out to Diddy and Washington’s representatives for comment.