Denzel Washington challenged a road autograph seeker in New York City who accused him of mendacity about his sobriety throughout a tense back-and-forth that turned non secular.

The alternate, filmed and uploaded by GTVReality and posted Monday (October 27), reveals the two-time Oscar winner sitting in his car when the autograph hunter approached and made a daring declare: “It’s better when you’re drinking, Mr. Washington.”

Washington, 69, responded firmly: “I haven’t had a drink in about 15 years.”

The man wasn’t satisfied. “That’s a good lie,” he replied, prompting Washington to shift gears and ask, “Do you believe in God?”

The autograph seeker answered, “Of course I believe in God. That’s why I wake up every morning and come out and hustle, not hurt nobody and do dumb s###—do n#### s### that n##### do in the hood every day, all day. I just get autographs, Mr. Washington. Seriously.”

As visitors started to maneuver, the person tried once more: “Takes seconds to help a brother out.”

Washington then held up a photograph on his telephone, displaying what gave the impression to be eyes within the clouds.

“Who do you think it is?” he requested. When the person stated, “It’s God,” Washington added, “Who do you think took that picture? I was praying to God. I couldn’t see your face. Everybody says they can see your face. I heard, ‘Turn to your left.’ That’s what I saw.”

Before the person might reply additional, Washington issued a warning: “Listen to me. You can play games with me.” The man interjected with, “But you can’t play with Him,” and Washington ended the dialog with, “Be careful when you talk to me about God.”

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The incident introduced consideration to a timeline inconsistency in Washington’s sobriety claims. In the video, he said he had been sober for 15 years. However, in a 2024 interview with Esquire, he stated he stopped ingesting at age 60 and could be celebrating 10 years sober in December.

“I’ve done a lot of damage to the body. We’ll see. I’ve been clean,” he stated on the time. “Be 10 years this December. I stopped at 60 and I haven’t had a thimble’s worth since.”

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