Terrence Howard Would Cut His 'Lips Off' Before Kissing Another Man for Role

Terrence Howard didn't play Marvin Gaye because he couldn't kiss a man: 'I don't fake it'

Terrence Howard says he was supposed to play Marvin Gaye in a Lee Daniels movie. He didn't take on the role, in part because Quincy Jones told him Gaye was gay.

Terrence Howard refused Marvin Gaye biopic role because of gay scene: ‘I would cut my lips off’

He was not ready for a certain kind of sexual healing. Terrence Howard passed on the chance to play Marvin Gaye in a biopic because he would have had to film gay scenes. The “Empire” alum recalled having a “conversation with Lee Daniels about playing” Gaye years ago at the same time that Smokey Robinson approached him “to play his life” in a movie. However, after shutting Robinson down, he told Bill Maher on Sunday’s episode of “Club Random” tha…

Terrence Howard Says He Turned Down Marvin Gaye Biopic Because He Didn’t Want to Kiss a Man

Terrence Howard says he turned down playing Marvin Gaye in a biopic amid concerns over having to kiss a man.

Terrence Howard Admits He Turned Down Marvin Gaye Biopic Because He Wo

Terrence Howard had the opportunity to play two legendary maynes in their respective biopics, but in the end, he didn’t do either project. Source: Kevin Winter During a recent appearance on the Club Random podcast on April 27, Howard talked to host Bill Maher about the offers he received to represent two Motown greats on screen. The actor told a story about Smokey Robinson inviting him to dinner years ago because “he wanted me to play his life” …

Terrence Howard Turned Down Marvin Gaye Film Because He Didn’t Want to Kiss a Man… "I Would Cut My Lips Off"

Terrence Howard has claimed that he was once asked to play Marvin Gaye in a biopic but turned the role down because Quincy Jones informed him that Gaye was a homosexual man. During a recent appearance on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, he expressed his regret at turning down a Smokey Robinson biopic after having a conversation with Lee Daniels about playing Gaye. “I was over at Quincy Jones’ house and I’m asking Quincy, ‘I’m hearing rumors t…

Terrence Howard turned down Marvin Gaye biopic because he didn’t want to kiss a man on screen

Terrence Howard has revealed that he once turned down the chance to play Marvin Gaye in a biopic. Speaking in a new interview with Bill Maher, the Iron Man star was asked what the “biggest mistake” he ever made in his career was. Howard went on to say to his biggest regret was turning down the chance to play Smokey Robinson after the musician asked the actor to portray him in a movie. This was due to the fact that he was already in “conversation…