{"id":321446,"date":"2025-04-28T23:51:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T04:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/terrence-howard-says-he-passed-on-marvin-gaye-biopic-because-singer-was-gay"},"modified":"2026-05-30T17:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T22:46:03","slug":"terrence-howard-says-he-passed-on-marvin-gaye-biopic-because-singer-was-gay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/terrence-howard-says-he-passed-on-marvin-gaye-biopic-because-singer-was-gay","title":{"rendered":"Terrence Howard Says He Handed on Marvin Gaye Biopic Because of Singer Was Gay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n       <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Terrence Howard On Marvin Gaye<\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">I Did not Need To Play Him In Film &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">As a result of He is Homosexual!!!<\/span><br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<p>  <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n      Printed April 28, 2025 5:06 PM PDT\n                   <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-b75f1e8020838ca5e054736a35783ad3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n     <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250428_f67b386f856b40a4a12a15631bdf9d34\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6c9dd53a-b3b4-4130-89e6-308f160db493\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"actor\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f6\/4by3\/2025\/04\/28\/f67b386f856b40a4a12a15631bdf9d34_md.jpg\" alt=\"terrence-howard-marvin-gaye-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<p>     <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b75f1e8020838ca5e054736a35783ad3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5cacc7282a28e7bc1528706498c4f9cb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/terrence-howard\/\"><strong>Terrence Howard<\/strong><\/a> did not wish to get it on as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/marvin-gaye\/\"><strong>Marvin Gaye<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>on the large display screen &#8230; passing on a starring function in a biopic as a result of Marvin was homosexual.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5cacc7282a28e7bc1528706498c4f9cb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b174949ef0fd115806e5d59cfeb6bc49\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The actor revealed his very particular cause for rejecting a Marvin Gaye challenge when he was a visitor on<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bill-maher\/\"><strong>Bill Maher<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Membership Random&#8221; podcast.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b174949ef0fd115806e5d59cfeb6bc49--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f0772995b1a34b45c20815bb78914ab6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-3840f222-8969-4ee3-874a-2442da7903e6-175818198-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n   <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-3840f222-8969-4ee3-874a-2442da7903e6-175818198-play-btn\"><br \/>\n   <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n   <\/button><br \/>\n     <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/42\/16by9\/2025\/04\/28\/42c6654a1fbf493ea812f8f7fa2032af_md.jpg\" alt=\"terrence-howard-kal-04-28-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" \/>\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>     <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Membership Random with Invoice Maher<\/span>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f0772995b1a34b45c20815bb78914ab6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e2608cc4965de5351f2a0c5bed6b28e7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Terrence says the film referred to as for him to kiss one other man &#8230; and he balked.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e2608cc4965de5351f2a0c5bed6b28e7--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\" \/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-520209d1760fbeaf17aab18afbed9605\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The &#8220;Empire&#8221; star says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lee-daniels\/\"><strong>Lee Daniels<\/strong><\/a> was behind the Gaye biopic &#8230; however it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/quincy-jones\/\"><strong>Quincy Jones<\/strong><\/a> who confirmed to Terrence that Marvin was homosexual.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-520209d1760fbeaf17aab18afbed9605--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-89a1df6a22b471f6e1858068c35ca6c2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n     <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250428_9e42dab0068040188b375a099f614711\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6c9dd53a-b3b4-4130-89e6-308f160db493\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9e\/4by3\/2025\/04\/28\/9e42dab0068040188b375a099f614711_md.jpg\" alt=\"marvin gaye getty sub 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<p>     <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-89a1df6a22b471f6e1858068c35ca6c2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-afa7690a5a5f7f5008acc780f7f55004\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Terrence says he would not have been in a position to kiss a person on digital camera &#8220;as a result of I do not pretend it&#8221; &#8230; and he doubled down, saying &#8230; &#8220;That will f*** me. I might lower my lips off. If I kissed some man, I might lower my lips off.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-afa7690a5a5f7f5008acc780f7f55004--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3cba2595aa45473cd61d684590f6b847\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Regardless of his reasoning, Terrence says he is not homophobic.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3cba2595aa45473cd61d684590f6b847--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6a79cb1061f7297d08ea53c5ecd6bfe8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n     <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250428_68c3657d739a4358957388ebdcfc9a9b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6c9dd53a-b3b4-4130-89e6-308f160db493\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/68\/4by3\/2025\/04\/28\/68c3657d739a4358957388ebdcfc9a9b_md.jpg\" alt=\"marvin gaye getty sub\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<p>     <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6a79cb1061f7297d08ea53c5ecd6bfe8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-467ea84332c7e95b1855d77a5044935d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The difficulty, at the very least for Howard, appears to be how he prepares for his roles. 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