Terrence Howard Says He Rejected Main Film Function to Keep away from Kissing a Man

Iron Man star Terrence Howard not too long ago drew criticism for the way in which wherein he rejected what might have been a really profitable profession transfer for him. He was all set to play Motown artist Marvin Gaye in a biopic… however he stated no when he realized Gaye had relationships with males, which meant he’d have to kiss one other man on-screen.

Howard made his fairly inflammatory feedback throughout a dialog with Invoice Maher on his Membership Random podcast. He stated, by way of Leisure Weekly, that he turned down the function of Smokey Robinson – Robinson particularly sought out Howard for the function – in favor of enjoying Gaye. However then he requested questions on Gaye’s sexuality and did not like what he heard.

“I used to be over at Quincy Jones’ home and I’m asking Quincy, ‘I’m listening to rumors that Marvin was homosexual,’ and I’m like, ‘Was he homosexual?,'” Howard advised Maher. “And Quincy’s like, ‘Sure.'” This seems to have struck Howard with horror, as a result of he could not stand the thought of kissing one other man, performing or not. “They’d’ve wished to do this, and I wouldn’t have been ready to do this,” he stated. “…As a result of I don’t faux it.”

Maher stated, “I could not kiss a person both.” This precipitated Howard to go on a minor tirade, saying, “That will f*** me. I might minimize my lips off. If I kissed some man, I might minimize my lips off.”

Evidently, this has raised eyebrows in some quarters. Maher stated on the podcast that, “It doesn’t make me homophobic to not wish to kiss a person,” however Howard’s response to the thought has precipitated some to slam him as homophobic. It does not assist that Howard has an extended historical past of allegations of erratic and problematic habits by this level.

Howard Has Beforehand Been Accused of Homophobia

Not too long ago, Howard appeared on The PBD Podcast and stated, by way of Us Weekly, “I’ve misplaced companies as a result of I don’t bend over in that approach. I don’t compromise. I don’t play homosexual roles. I don’t kiss a person. I don’t do this s*** as a result of the person card means every little thing.” This additionally sparked outrage, together with from homosexual Star Trek: Discovery actor Wilson Cruz.

Cruz took to social media and wrote, “He certain did discuss a special discuss and act another way when it got here to working with me within the 90s. Liked my work, beloved my selections, and so on. This idiot is out right here performing for the WHYTE man, doing and saying what he must do to recover from. He’s fairly actually BENDING OVER and doing what pleases THE MAN and he appears to get pleasure from it.”

The homophobia controversy is not the one controversy the Empire star has been embroiled in lately. He created his personal arithmetic system known as “Terryology,” which was not taken significantly by scientists. On a extra critical be aware, in 2015, he admitted he “slapped” his first spouse whereas they had been collectively, and his second spouse was granted a restraining order in opposition to him after allegations of abuse.

Supply: Leisure Weekly, Us Weekly