A night at the movies in Coconut Grove, a neighborhood in Miami, Florida, allegedly turned violent after a disagreement between moviegoers over laughter escalated into an assault at Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas, according to WSVN. The incident reportedly happened during an evening screening, where a 24-year-old woman and her friends were laughing at a scene before a man seated nearby confronted them.
The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, told WSVN the encounter quickly spiraled after the man objected to the group’s laughter. According to the woman’s account, the frustrated audience member turned around and yelled, “Shut the [expletive] up.” She responded that he could have asked them to be quiet without using profanity. That’s when, she said, the confrontation intensified.