Denzel Washington snaps during heated exchange with photographer on Cannes red carpet: ‘Stop!’

Don’t mess with the Equalizer.

Denzel Washington was caught getting into a tense exchange with a photographer at France’s Cannes Film Festival on Monday, May 19.

The Oscar winner, 70, looked fired up when he approached the line of shutterbugs at the world premiere of Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest,” in which Washington stars.

He was talking to Lee, 68, and being approached by A$AP Rocky, 36, who also stars in the film, when one photographer decided to grab him in an attempt to get the A-lister’s attention.

The move appeared to set Washington off because the “Gladiator II” actor decided to confront him.

Firmly pointing his finger in the photographer’s face, the actor repeatedly screamed “stop” as he approached the man.