Washington also walked back his original comments, noting that it was a "peck" and that the scene "really is much ado about nothing" Ridley Scott is setting the record straight on Denzel Washington’s same-sex kiss from Gladiator II.

As Gladiator 2 nears its release, director Ridley Scott and actor Denzel Washington addressed reports of a deleted same-s*x kiss scene, clarifying its absence from the final cut. Cast members Connie Nielsen and producer Michael Pruss also discussed the film’s edits and their impact on the story.

Director Ridley Scott has refuted Denzel Washington's claim that he filmed a same-sex kiss but it was cut from Gladiator II. The Oscar-winning actor hit headlines last week when he revealed during an interview that he "kissed a guy full on the lips" for a scene in Scott's action epic but it was cut from the final movie.

Gladiator II' director Sir Ridley Scott has claimed Denzel Washington's same-sex kiss in the movie "didn't happen", insisting it was only "acted out".

A s Hollywood assembles its finest, from Paul Mescal to Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, and Joseph Quinn, for the epic spectacle of Gladiator II, the buzz began well before the s