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.

Denzel Washington experienced an awkward encounter with King Charles III during the London premiere of "Gladiator II."

Paul Mescal previously revealed to Entertainment Weekly that a forehead kiss he gave Pedro Pascal was also scrapped from the film.