UPDATE 05/20/25 at 4:55 p.m. ET — Denzel Washington’s absence from a Cannes Film Festival press conference was a planned one. The incident, however, was not the cause of his absence.

Denzel Washington denied he skipped events at the Cannes Film Festival after he had a tense encounter with a photographer on the red carpet Monday. "Not true," a rep for the "Gladiator II" star ...

A brief flash of tension flickered between a photographer and Denzel Washington, though not enough to throw the day off script. The acclaimed actor attended the 2025 Cannes Film Festival to ...

Denzel Washington revealed the real reason ... emerged of him confronting a handsy photographer on the Cannes red carpet. During the incident, the “Training Day” actor walked up to the lensman ...

Denzel Washington was seen shouting at a photographer ... Many referred back to last year’s Cannes incident in which Kelly Rowland was seen scolding a female security guard.

Tensions rose on the Cannes red carpet when Denzel Washington appeared to share a heated exchange with a photographer. In the May 19 incident, captured on video, Washington scolds a photographer ...

Denzel Washington had to let one Cannes Film Festival photographer know he’s not the one or two. The incident occurred on the red carpet when a photographer grabbed Washington’s arm ...

Denzel Washington's eventful trip to the Cannes Film Festival had its highs and lows, including a tense confrontation with a red carpet photographer. Video of the incident shows Washington smiling ...

As he motioned to walk away, the actor seemed to be repeatedly saying “stop it,” per a video of the incident ... Kidnap Drama – Cannes Film Festival Denzel Washington appeared to have ...