Washington stars in the long-awaited sequel for the 2000 action flick as Macrinus, a former slave who won his freedom in the arena. Director Ridley Scott, who also helmed the original Gladiator, teased earlier this month that Washington’s character had a “twinkle” of bisexuality.

Denzel Washington recently spilled on a same-sex kiss scene he filmed for “ Gladiator II ” that won’t make it to the big screen this month. “I actually kissed a man in the film, but they took it out, they cut it, I think they got chicken,” said the actor, who plays Macrinus in the “Gladiator” sequel, in an interview with Gayety’s Caitlynn McDaniel.

Gladiator 2 arrives in theaters this weekend, and if you were hoping to see Denzel Washington’s character kiss a man, well I’ve got bad news for you. While that scene was apparently filmed, it was cut because, according to Washington, the people in charged chickened out.