Denzel Washington Left Cannes Early To Get Back For 'Othello, Not Over Altercation With Photographer

Denzel Washington dipped early from Cannes and it had nothing to do with the heated red carpet exchange with an aggressive photographer. A source close to the superstar says Mondays are Denzel's only day off from his super-popular, totally sold-out run of "Othello" on Broadway in NYC and the plan was to jet after his film's festival screening in France. Denzel was absent for the press conference after the world premiere of Spike Lee's “Highest 2 Lowest” and there was some speculation in the media he bounced due to being pissed after telling a photog to act right, all caught on camera. Denzel simply needed to be back in NYC for a tiny bit of R&R before another intense week of critically acclaimed performances. Denzel had to check a photog on the red carpet of his premiere when the guy got way too overzealous trying to get a shot and then made the massive mistake of grabbing DW by the arm A visibly irritated Denzel kept telling the dude to "stop" whatever it was he was doing while it looked like the photographer was pleading his case for needing to accost him.

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