{"id":1700,"date":"2025-04-30T02:56:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T02:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/04\/30\/terrence-howard-says-hed-cut-my-lips-off-if-he-kissed-a-man\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T02:56:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T02:56:49","slug":"terrence-howard-says-hed-cut-my-lips-off-if-he-kissed-a-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/04\/30\/terrence-howard-says-hed-cut-my-lips-off-if-he-kissed-a-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrence Howard Says He\u2019d \u201cCut My Lips Off\u201d If He Kissed A Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Terrence Howard said he turned down the Marvin Gaye biopic after learning it could involve kissing a man, citing personal discomfort with the role.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div id=\"allhiphop-subscribe2\" style=\"    margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<form target=\"_blank\" action=\"https:\/\/read.letterhead.email\/all-hip-hop\/subscribe\" method=\"POST\">\n<div class=\"form__group\" bis_skin_checked=\"1\" style=\" padding: 30px; background: #f5f5f5; \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"email\" class=\"form__label form__label--required\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>AllHipHop.com<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><\/p>\n<p>Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. 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Subscribe now!<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"email\" maxlength=\"\" required=\"required\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" class=\"form__input\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"form__group__field__submit-button items-center button button--secondary\" style=\" color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(197, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border: 0px solid rgb(41, 98, 255); border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px 23px; \"> Subscribe <\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/terrence-howard\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Terrence Howard<\/a> walked away from portraying Marvin Gaye in a long-anticipated biopic after learning the role might require him to kiss a man.<\/p>\n<p>He says the decision was rooted in personal discomfort rather than prejudice.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Bill Maher\u2019s <em>Club Random<\/em> podcast, the Empire actor said he passed on the film after a conversation with legendary producer Quincy Jones, who confirmed rumors about Gaye\u2019s sexuality.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Terrence Howard | Club Random\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tUe_guLI7Ss?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was over at Quincy Jones\u2019 house and I\u2019m asking Quincy, \u2018I\u2019m hearing rumors that Marvin was gay\u2019 and I\u2019m like, \u2018Was he gay?&#8217;\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tUe_guLI7Ss?si=ZHEIdvr-k-JLwfkZ\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Howard recalled. <\/a>\u201cAnd Quincy\u2019s like, \u2018Yes.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Howard, who had been discussing the project with director Lee Daniels, said the revelation made him reconsider.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey would\u2019ve wanted to do that and I wouldn\u2019t have been able to do that,\u201d he said, referring to a potential romantic scene between two men.<\/p>\n<p>When Maher asked if he couldn\u2019t kiss a man on screen, Howard replied bluntly, \u201cNo. Because I don\u2019t fake it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThat would f**k me. I would cut my lips off. If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Iron Man<\/em> and <em>Hustle &amp; Flow<\/em> star emphasized that his decision wasn\u2019t rooted in homophobia but his own limitations as an actor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s fine, do what you love to do, but don\u2019t do it at me, don\u2019t aim it at me,\u201d he said. \u201cI can\u2019t play that character 100%, I can\u2019t. I can\u2019t surrender myself to a place I don\u2019t understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Howard also revealed that turning down the Marvin Gaye project led to another missed opportunity: a biopic about Smokey Robinson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest mistake\u201d of his career, he said, was passing on the Robinson film because he was already committed to the Gaye project at the time.<\/p>\n<p>While Marvin Gaye\u2019s life story has been a frequent target for filmmakers, the most recent attempt was announced in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Smokey Robinson biopic, the Motown icon told <em>The Jennifer Hudson Show<\/em> in December that the script was nearly complete.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-footer-text\">\n<h2> What do you think about this article? <\/h2>\n<p><span> Share your thoughts in the comments below and join the discussion! <\/span><\/aside>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/terrence-howard-cut-off-his-lips-man\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terrence Howard said he turned down the Marvin Gaye biopic after learning it could involve kissing a man, citing personal discomfort with the role. 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