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Terrence Howard isn’t open to enjoying homosexual roles in movies.
Howard is an achieved actor, however he won’t ever reside down fumbling the Marvel Studios bag, and he might need fumbled one other one as a result of what many individuals on social media are describing as homophobia.
Terrence Howard revealed he nearly took a task within the forthcoming biopic concerning the late legendary singer Marvin Gaye whereas talking with Invoice Maher on the comic and Actual Time host’s podcast, Membership Random.
Howard advised Maher that he believes he made the “greatest mistake” of his profession, except for fumbling the position of James Rhodes to Don Cheadle within the MCU, was passing up the starring position within the Smokey Robinson biopic.
However as a substitute of taking over the position, he determined to entertain his longtime Empire collaborator Lee Daniels, revealing that he had a dialog with Daniels about enjoying Marvin Gaye in a special biopic.
Maher responded, saying that he believed that Howard made the proper choice as a result of Gaye’s life story was “way more fascinating,” including that he “would’ve been excellent as Marvin Gaye, and that may be a story that must be advised.”
Terrence Howard Handed On Marvin Gaye Function After Listening to Story About His Alleged Sexuality
Howard determined to go full Lucious Lyon and go on the position due to a narrative he heard from the late Quincy Jones relating to Gaye’s alleged sexuality, and that he couldn’t kiss a person, saying he would lower his lips off.
“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 defined. “And Quincy’s like, ‘Sure.’”
After that revelation, Howard determined he “couldn’t” star within the film.
“They’d’ve needed to do this, and I wouldn’t have been ready to do this,” he stated of portraying a homosexual man in a film.
Maher went on to ask, “You imply you couldn’t kiss a man on display in a film?” Howard responded, “No. As a result of I don’t pretend it.”
“That may fuck me,” Howard added. “I’d lower my lips off. If I kissed some man, I’d lower my lips off.”
Maher responded by saying he wouldn’t go that far, however understands why Howard felt the best way he did concerning the position. Howard additional defined, “It doesn’t make me homophobic to not wish to kiss a person.”
The actor says it was extra of a matter of him committing to the position.
“I can’t play that character 100%,” Howard advised Maher. “I can’t give up myself to a spot that I don’t perceive.”
Social Media Isn’t Shopping for What Howard Is Promoting
Maher would possibly perceive the place Howard is coming from, however social media, however, will not be feeling what the Finest Man star stated about passing the position.
“Studying that Terrance Howard is a lady abuser, is homophobic & helps trump all in the identical sitting… oh my…. Hustle & stream was NO ACT!,” one person on X, previously Twitter, wrote.
One other person added, “Terrence Howard is a person with a felony report and historical past of beating girls. You misplaced your “man card” a very long time in the past.”
Nicely rattling.
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