Denzel Washington Walks Back 'Gladiator II' Same-Sex Kiss Claim ... After Director Calls 'Bulls***'
Denzel Washington is walking back his claim a same-sex kiss was cut from "Gladiator II" ... after director Ridley Scott said the lip lock "didn't happen."
We're not sure what was more tense at the Los Angeles premiere for the 'Gladiator' sequel ... the action on the big screen, or Denzel and Ridley addressing the now debated man-on-man smooch.
Denzel Washington on the same-sex kiss scene that was cut from #Gladiator2: "It really is much ado about nothing. They're making more of it than it was. I kissed him on his hands, I gave him a peck and I killed him." pic.twitter.com/cVpopnvMj1
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Denzel, who plays a former slave-turned-arms dealer named Macrinus in the flick, said the reaction to his comments was "much ado about nothing" ... accusing the media of making it more than it was.