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You would have been perfect as Marvin Gaye, Maher added.
Im asking Quincy, Im hearing rumors that Marvin was gay and Im like, Was he gay?
And Quincys like, Yes,' Howard recounted.
Terrence Howard / a picture of soul singer Marvin Gaye circa 1976Getty Images
As a result, theIron Manactor said he could not play the role.
They wouldve wanted to do that, and I wouldnt have been able to do that.
When Maher clarified, You mean you couldnt kiss a guy on screen in a movie?
Howard replied, No.
Because I dont fake it.
I couldnt kiss a man either, Maher agreed.
Howard went as far to say: That would f me.
I would cut my lips off.
If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off.
I cant surrender myself to a place I dont understand.
Throughout the years, there have been several attempts to depict Gayes life onscreen.
Most recently, Deadline exclusively reported in 2021 that Warner Bros. had landed anAllen Hughes-directed project with producersDr.
Dre,Jimmy Iovineand Andrew Lazar from a script by poet-playwrightMarcus Gardley(2023sThe Color Purple).
