Denzel Washington has revealed that Gladiator 2 originally featured a scene in which his character Macrinus kissed a man, but it was cut from the movie's final edit. "I kissed the man in the film, but they took it [out]. They cut it, I think they got chicken.

Denzel Washington kissed a man on the lips while filming "Gladiator 2" but it wasn't including in the theatrical cut.

Denzel Washington revealed in an interview with Gayety that a scene from Gladiator 2 in which he kisses another man was cut from the film. The publication's reporter, Caitlynn McDaniel, mentioned how Washington's character, Macrinus, references his previous relationships with men throughout the film, prompting the 69-year-old actor's confession.

Denzel Washington stated in a recent interview that the makers of the Ridley Scott directorial cut a scene where his Macrinus kissed another male character on the lips. Washington plays Macrinus, described as a rich powerbroker with a group of gladiators in Rome.

From the first moment its trailers arrived on the internet, it was pretty clear that Denzel Washington wasn’t bothering with restraint when it came to his performance in Ridley Scott’s blood-on-sand sequel Gladiator II.

Denzel Washington has shared that a “full on” gay “kiss of death” he filmed for “Gladiator II” did not make the final cut. Washington, 69, plays Macrinus, a wealthy power player in Rome who owns a troop of gladiators,

Denzel Washington is revealing that a same-sex kiss was cut from Gladiator II. In a new interview, Washington, who plays Macrinus in the Ridley Scott film, was asked, “How gay is the Roman empire?” “I actually kissed a man in the film but they took it out,

Denzel Washington has claimed that a kissing scene was cut from Gladiator II and has shared why he belives the decision to do so was made.