Footage of Denzel Washington went viral after the actor was seen mediating an encounter between a black man and police on La Cienega Boulevard.
Screen icon Denzel Washington garnered praise on social media this week after a viral video captured the actor helping a distraught man confronted by police.
Multiple officers from the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the incident, which occurred May 21 on the 800 block of North La Cienega Boulevard. In the footage, shared Thursday by former NBA star Rex Chapman, Washington can be seen chatting with the man and police through a surgical mask. The “Fences” star later gives the man a handful of masks and supervises as officers gently pat him down. Despite cops appearing to pull the man’s hands behind his back at one point in the brief clip, he was not arrested, according to Tony Im, an LAPD public information officer, and a representative for Washington.
However, the man was detained for a mental health evaluation and released shortly thereafter, according to Im. Authorities were responding to a call reporting a homeless man in the roadway.Denzel Washington saw a commotion in West Hollywood with cops and an unarmed distressed homeless man. He got out of his car and served as a barrier between the man and the police — helping to diffuse a tense situation. This man was arrested safely.
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