Denzel Washington says that his gay kiss was cut from Gladiator II

Denzel Washington has revealed that his same-sex kiss was cut from Gladiator II.

Speaking in a new interview, Washington, who plays the ruthless businessman Macrinus in the Ridley Scott film, was asked, “How gay is the Roman empire?”

It’s not the only kiss that was cut – Paul Mescal has revealed that an improvised kiss between him and Pedro Pascal was also removed from the movie.