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 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.