‘If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off’: Terrence Howard explains why he declined Marvin Gaye biopic

<p>The American actor told Bill Maher’s podcast that he had asked Quincy Jones about the singer’s sexuality and felt he couldn’t ‘play that character 100%’</p><p>The actor Terrence Howard has said that he declined the role of Marvin Gaye in a film, because he didn’t want to kiss another man.</p><p>Speaking to Bill Maher on his Club Random podcast, the actor said the “biggest mistake” of his career was turning down the leading role in a separate biopic of the singer Smokey Robinson – which Robinson had personally asked him to play.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/29/if-i-kissed-some-man-i-would-cut-my-lips-off-terrence-howard-explains-why-he-declined-marvin-gaye-biopic">Continue reading...</a>