Washington also walked back his original comments, noting that it was a "peck" and that the scene "really is much ado about nothing" Ridley Scott is setting the record straight on Denzel Washington’s same-sex kiss from Gladiator II.

As Gladiator 2 nears its release, director Ridley Scott and actor Denzel Washington addressed reports of a deleted same-s*x kiss scene, clarifying its absence from the final cut. Cast members Connie Nielsen and producer Michael Pruss also discussed the film’s edits and their impact on the story.

Gladiator II director Ridley Scott claimed Denzel Washington was lying when the actor recently accused producers of cutting a scene of his character, Macrinus, kissing a man on the lips during the highly anticipated film — which hits theaters on Friday,

According to TMZ, an insider on the Ridley Scott-directed movie says the kiss was cut because it was not in the script. They say Washington shot the scene several times, adding improvised elements each time. The kiss was an improvisation on his part.

Sir Ridley Scott has firmly refuted Denzel Washington ’s claim he kissed a man in Gladiator II – only to see it cut from the final film. And in typical straightforward Sir Ridley fashion, he called the actor’s story ‘bulls**t’.

Denzel Washington rules on screen, but there is one thing audiences won’t get to see him do in his latest film.

Denzel Washington may have said that his same-sex kiss in “Gladiator II” was cut from the movie because the powers that be got “chicken,” but, according to director Ridley Scott, the kiss may not have happened at all.

Gladiator II’ director Ridley Scott said a same-sex kiss featuring Denzel Washington wasn’t cut from the movie after Washington said producers ‘got chicken’ and ‘cut it out’

Director Ridley Scott has refuted Denzel Washington's claim that he filmed a same-sex kiss but it was cut from Gladiator II. The Oscar-winning actor hit headlines last week when he revealed during an interview that he "kissed a guy full on the lips" for a scene in Scott's action epic but it was cut from the final movie.

Gladiator II' director Sir Ridley Scott has claimed Denzel Washington's same-sex kiss in the movie "didn't happen", insisting it was only "acted out".