Gladiator 2 arrives in theaters this weekend, and if you were hoping to see Denzel Washington’s character kiss a man, well I’ve got bad news for you. While that scene was apparently filmed, it was cut because, according to Washington, the people in charged chickened out.

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

Denzel Washington has come clean about a scenethat didn't make the final cut in Gladiator II. Ahead of the movie's release in the U.S. on Friday, November 22, Washington — who stars as Roman powerbroker Macrinus — candidly confessed during a recent interview that there was scrapped footage of his character kissing a man.

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 talks his cut gay kiss in Gladiator 2 and what moves him to sign on to projects at this point in his career.

Denzel Washington has dealt a devastating blow to fans after revealing his same-sex kiss didn’t make the final Gladiator II cut. The highly-anticipated sequel from returning filmmaker Ridley Scott follows Maximus’ (Russell Crowe) and Lucilla’s (Connie Nielsen) son Lucius ( Paul Mescal ).

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,

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 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 kissed a man on the lips in 'Gladiator II', but it was cut from the movie. The 69-year-old actor plays Rome

Actor Denzel Washington recently shared details about a gay kiss scene he was a part of for his upcoming movie Gladiator 2, revealing that it ultimately didn’t make it to the final edit. Besides Washington,