Terrence Howard passed on playing Marvin Gaye over gay kiss requirement: ‘I would cut my lips off’

Terrence Howard and Marvin Gaye (Images: @theterrencehoward/Instagram/Wikipedia Commons)

Terrence Howard has revealed he turned down the opportunity to play the late soul singer Marvin Gaye in a biopic because the role would have required him to kiss another man on screen.

In a recent interview with the Club Random podcast, Howard told host Bill Maher that director Lee Daniels had offered him the role of Gaye but he felt he “could not” play the singer because he had heard rumours that he was gay.

Howard explained he got in touch with legendary record producer Quincy Jones to corroborate the rumours: “I’m asking Quincy, ‘I’m hearing rumours that Marvin was gay’, and I’m like, ‘Was he gay?’ And Quincy’s like, ‘Yes,’” Howard said.

Upon understanding that such a

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