Denzel Washington has shared that a “full on” gay “kiss of death” he filmed for “Gladiator II” did not make the final cut. Washington, 69, plays Macrinus, a wealthy power player in Rome who owns a troop of gladiators, in Ridley Scott’s sequel to his 2000 sword-and-sandal epic.

Denzel Washington revealed in a video interview with Gayety that he kissed a man on the lips while filming “Gladiator II,” but the scene was cut out from the theatrical cut of the long-awaited sequel.

Gladiator 2 picks up the story of Ridley Scott’s Rome, providing plenty for fans of the original to enjoy but missing some of the majesty that made it a classic.

From the first moment its trailers arrived on the internet, it was pretty clear that Denzel Washington wasn’t bothering with restraint when it came to his performance in Ridley Scott’s blood-on-sand sequel Gladiator II.