Denzel Washington skipped the press conference for his new film, “Highest 2 Lowest,” at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Tuesday after arguing with a photographer on the red carpet. The Oscar winner, 70, was absent from the promo event for the crime thriller that comes out on Apple TV+ in September.

Denzel Washington’s tense red carpet moment at Cannes 2025, sparked by an aggressive photographer, quickly lit up social media.