Denzel Washington had a forwards and backwards with an autograph seeker after the latter instructed the veteran actor that he had been untruthful about his sobriety.
A video of the confrontation was posted on Instagram on Monday by New York Metropolis-based autograph seeker GTVReality, although the incident occurred round August 2025, Complicated reported.
Within the video, Washington, who’s within the again seat of a Black SUV, is initially heard telling GTV to “get away” from him.
“It’s higher whenever you’re consuming, Mr. Washington,” GTV is heard responding. “I haven’t had a drink in about 15 years,” Washington then responds, to which GTV replies, “That’s a superb lie.”
GTV subsequently adjustments the subject and tells Washington that he noticed him within the Malcolm X film. “It’s my greatest film,” the autograph seeker provides. “I used to be watching it with my mother’s rising up, man.”
Washington, nevertheless, digresses and asks GTV if he believes in God. “After all I consider in God,” GTV responds.
“That’s why I get up each morning and are available out and hustle, not harm no person and do dumb shit—do n***a shit that n****s do within the hood day-after-day, all day. I simply get autographs, Mr. Washington. Significantly.”
“Do you consider in God,” GTV can also be heard asking Washington. GTV additionally follows the automobile because it begins to maneuver and tries to persuade the award-winning actor for an autograph. “Takes seconds to assist a brother out,” he’s heard saying.
Washington then asks him to come back near the automobile earlier than he exhibits him an image on his cellphone. “Who do you suppose it’s?” the 70-year-old asks GTV. “It’s God,” GTV responds.
“Who do you suppose took that image?” Washington asks earlier than he shares a narrative about praying. “I used to be praying to God. I couldn’t see your face. All people says they will see your face. I heard, ‘Flip to your left.’ That’s what I noticed.”
“Hearken to me,” the Gladiator II star provides. “You may play video games with me,” he continues earlier than GTV chimes in saying, “However you’ll be able to’t play with Him.”
“Watch out whenever you discuss to me about God,” Washington tells him.
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Washington had revealed he had been sober for practically a decade in a 2024 interview for Esquire’s Winter difficulty, Face2Face Africa reported on the time.
The Equalizer star, within the interview, revealed particulars about his previous struggles with drug and alcohol use, admitting to having “completed a variety of harm” to his physique. He additionally stated that his unhealthy habits started with wine.
“Wine could be very difficult. It’s very gradual. It ain’t like, increase, unexpectedly,” he shared within the interview. Washington added: “I by no means obtained strung out on heroin. By no means obtained strung out on coke. By no means obtained strung out on arduous medicine. I shot dope identical to they shot dope, however I by no means obtained strung out.”
“And I by no means obtained strung out on liquor. I had this ideally suited thought of wine tastings and all that — which is what it was at first. And that’s a really subtle factor. I imply, I drank one of the best.”
Washington revealed that he as soon as had a large wine cellar in his house and often spent hundreds of {dollars} on costly bottles.
“I realized to drink one of the best. So I’m gonna drink my ’61s and my ’82s and no matter we had. Wine was my factor, and now I used to be popping $4,000 bottles simply because that’s what was left,” he stated. “After which later in these years I’d name Gil Turner’s Advantageous Wines & Spirits on Sundown Boulevard and say, ‘Ship me two bottles, one of the best of this or that.’”
His spouse, Pauletta, would usually ask him why he’d solely order two bottles at a time, to which he replied, “‘As a result of if I order extra, I’ll drink extra.’ So I saved it to 2 bottles, and I’d drink them each over the course of the day.”
“I by no means drank whereas I used to be working or getting ready. I’d clear up, return to work — I might do each,” the actor defined.
“Nevertheless many months of taking pictures, bang, it’s time to go. Then, increase. Three months of wine, then time to return to work.”
Washington give up consuming in December 2014, shortly after his sixtieth birthday. “I’ve completed a variety of harm to the physique. We’ll see. I’ve been clear,” Washington admitted within the interview.
“Be 10 years this December. I finished at 60 and I haven’t had a thimble’s value since. Issues are opening up for me now — like being 70. It’s actual. And it’s okay. That is the final chapter — if I get one other 30, what do I wish to do? My mom made it to 97.”
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