Ridley Scott, the director of Gladiator 2 starring Denzel Washington, has denied the actor’s claims that his guy on guy kiss was cut from the movie.
“I actually kissed a man in the film but they took it out, they cut it, I think they got chicken,” he told a reporter who asked him how “gay” Rome was. “I kissed a guy full on the lips and I guess they weren’t ready for that yet.”
He added, “I killed him about five minutes later. It’s Gladiator. It’s the kiss of death.”
In a red carpet interview, Scott told Variety the kiss just did not happen.
Ridley Scott denies that Denzel Washington’s same-sex kiss that was cut from #Gladiator2 happened: “They acted the moment — it didn’t happen.” pic.twitter.com/FstxCHBKRt
— Variety (@Variety) November 19, 2024
“No, that’s bullsh-tt. It was a senator. They never did. They acted the moment and [it] didn’t happen,” he said.
Speaking to the outlet, Washington downplayed the kiss.
“It really is much ado about nothing,” he said. “They’re making more of it than it was. I kissed him on his hands, I gave him a peck and I killed him.”
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