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Denzel Washington lashes out at photographer in explosive Cannes Film Festival exchange


Denzel Washington lashed out an over-zealous photographer as he attended the Cannes premiere of his movie Highest 2 Lowest on Monday.

The actor, who posed for photos with Spike and co-star A$AP Rocky, showed no signs of jet lag and was expected to fly back to New York immediately after the screening. Highest 2 Lowest, is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 film High and Low, and will be released in theatres by A24 August 22 before streaming on Apple TV+ September 5. The Oscar-winning actor snapped at fans as he arrived at the Museum of Modern Art for a film benefit honoring Samuel L. Jackson- with the tense exchange captured in a dramatic video.

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