{"id":127713,"date":"2024-11-19T17:25:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T10:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127713"},"modified":"2024-11-19T17:25:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T10:25:52","slug":"denzel-washingtons-gladiator-2-gay-kiss-didnt-happen-says-ridley-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127713","title":{"rendered":"Denzel Washington&#8217;s &#8216;Gladiator 2&#8217; Gay Kiss &#8216;Didn&#8217;t Happen,&#8217; Says Ridley Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/denzel-washington\/\" id=\"auto-tag_denzel-washington\" data-tag=\"denzel-washington\">Denzel Washington<\/a> may have said that his <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/news\/gladiator-2-cut-gay-kiss-denzel-washington-1236209639\/\">same-sex kiss in \u201cGladiator II\u201d<\/a> was cut from the movie because the powers that be got \u201cchicken,\u201d but, according to director Ridley Scott, the kiss may not have happened at all. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cNo, that\u2019s bullshit,\u201d Scott told me Monday night at the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/gladiator-ii\/\" id=\"auto-tag_gladiator-ii\" data-tag=\"gladiator-ii\">Gladiator II<\/a>\u201d premiere in Hollywood. He later added, \u201cThey never did. They acted the moment \u2014 it didn\u2019t happen.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWashington, meanwhile, claimed that it was simply a \u201cpeck\u201d on the lips. \u201cIt really is much ado about nothing,\u201d Washington said at the premiere. \u201cThey\u2019re making more of it than it was. I kissed him on his hands, I gave him a peck and I killed him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDuring a recent interview with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gayety.co\/denzel-washington-reveals-just-how-gay-the-roman-empire-really-is-in-gladiator-ii-2\" target=\"_blank\">Gaytey<\/a>, Washington revealed that \u201cI actually kissed a man in the film but they took it out, they cut it, I think they got chicken. I kissed a guy full on the lips and I guess they weren\u2019t ready for that yet. I killed him about five minutes later. It\u2019s \u2018Gladiator.\u2019 It\u2019s the kiss of death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe \u201cGladiator II\u201d script mentions that Washington\u2019s character, Macrinus, has been in relationships with other men in the past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAt the Governors Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/connie-nielsen\/\" id=\"auto-tag_connie-nielsen\" data-tag=\"connie-nielsen\">Connie Nielsen<\/a> \u2014 who reprises her role as Lucilla in the \u201cGladiator\u201d sequel \u2014 shared her thoughts on Washington\u2019s cut same-sex kiss scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cMy grieving scene didn\u2019t make it into the film either,\u201d Nielsen told me. \u201cIt\u2019s not homophobia. It\u2019s just there was no room for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tProducer Michael Pruss added, \u201cThere was so much stuff that was shot that didn\u2019t make it into the film. It was truly a non-event.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  size-large alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"o-figure  lrv-u-font-family-secondary u-color-medium-grey lrv-u-border-b-1 u-border-color-light-grey-tint-two u-margin-b-150 lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:683px\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2184068978.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2184068978.jpg 5396w, https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2184068978.jpg?resize=100,150 100w, https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2184068978.jpg?resize=200,300 200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"1024\" width=\"683\"\/><\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-padding-t-1 lrv-u-padding-b-1\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-color-medium-grey lrv-a-font-secondary-regular-xs u-margin-b-050\">Connie Nielsen and Denzel Washington attend the \u201cGladiator II\u201d Paris Special Screening at Pathe Palace on Nov. 10, 2024, in Paris, France.<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"u-color-medium-grey lrv-a-font-secondary-regular-xxs\">Getty Images for Paramount Pictu<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPaul Mescal, who stars as Lucius (son of Russell Crowe\u2019s character in the original 2000 film), told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.attitude.co.uk\/culture\/paul-mescal-says-gladiator-2-is-for-the-girls-and-the-gays-as-well-as-the-bros-476041\/\" target=\"_blank\">Attitude<\/a> magazine recently that the movie will appeal to a diverse audience. \u201cI think this film is for the guys, the gays, the girls, the mums, the dads,\u201d he said, adding: \u201cThe bros will love it as well, don\u2019t get me wrong.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNielsen also spoke about Mescal at the Governors Awards. \u201cHe\u2019s such a wonderful actor,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s incredible how much he\u2019s done in such a short time. He\u2019s really really gifted, not just as an artist, but also I just think as a human. The fact that he\u2019s able to withstand this type of pressure this young, it\u2019s laudable and amazing and he is a lovely person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cGladiator II\u201d is in theaters Friday. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1234848148\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Just-for-Variety-Logo-Lockup-Headshot.png?w=639\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Just-for-Variety-Logo-Lockup-Headshot.png 639w, https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Just-for-Variety-Logo-Lockup-Headshot.png?resize=150,55 150w, https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Just-for-Variety-Logo-Lockup-Headshot.png?resize=300,111 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/columns\/gladiator-2-ridley-scott-responds-denzel-washington-cut-gay-kiss-1236213011\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denzel Washington may have said that his same-sex kiss in \u201cGladiator II\u201d was cut from the movie because the powers that be got \u201cchicken,\u201d but, according to director Ridley Scott, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127713\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=127713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127713\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=127713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=127713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=127713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}