Denzel Washington kissed a guy, and he'd have liked it to stay in "Gladiator II." Washington told Gayety in the below video that a kiss between his character Macrinus and another man was cut from the film because "they weren't ready for that yet.

Audiences won’t get to see Denzel Washington’s same-sex kiss in “Gladiator II,” as the Oscar winner reveals the moment was cut from the hotly anticipated sequel.

Ridley Scott's Gladiator II sounds like a wild time at the Colosseum, but apparently Denzel Washington kissing another man was one bridge too far.