Terrence Howard says he was supposed to play Marvin Gaye in a Lee Daniels movie. He didn't take on the role, in part because Quincy Jones told him Gaye was gay.

Terrence Howard says he was supposed to play Marvin Gaye in a Lee Daniels movie. He didn't take on the role, in part because Quincy Jones told him Gaye was gay.

If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off.” The Iron Man and Hustle & Flow star emphasized that his decision wasn’t rooted in homophobia but his own limitations as an actor.

Actor Terrence Howard revealed that he refused to portray Marvin Gaye in a potential film because of the Motown singer's rumored homosexuality, saying he'd cut his lips off if he ever kissed a man.

Terrence Howard turned down the lead role in a Marvin Gaye biopic when he found out he would have to kiss another man. While talking with Bill Maher on Sunday’s episode of the “Club Random ...

Howard told Maher he turned down a chance to play Smokey Robinson because he was in talks with director Lee Daniels for a possible biopic of Gaye. Stream Philadelphia News for free, 24/7, wherever ...