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.

The actor said he heard from Quincy Jones that the "Let's Get It On" singer was gay, adding that he wouldn't have been able to portray something he doesn't "understand." ...

Terrence Howard discusses a time he turned down playing Marvin Gaye in a biopic, originally in the works with director Lee Daniels. If you ever thought to yourself, Terrence Howard, who was brought to ...

Terrence Howard said he turned down playing Marvin Gaye in a Lee Daniels-directed biopic after being told that the late singer was gay. The “Iron Man” star, 56, shared the revelation on ...

He was not ready for a certain kind of sexual healing. Terrence Howard passed on the chance to play Marvin Gaye in a biopic because he would have had to film gay scenes. The “Empire” alum ...

Terrence Howard turned down a biopic role playing Marvin Gaye after he heard the script reportedly contained a same-s*x love scene. His purported grounds, at least publicly, were his approach to ...

Once You Go Fluid It’s Gone’ Terrence Howard Passed On Marvin Gaye Role After Hearing Story About His Alleged Sexuality Howard decided to go full Lucious Lyon and pass on the role because of a ...

Terrence Howard walked away from two major biopic roles–Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson–for very different reasons. Speaking on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, the actor opened up about ...

Terrence Howard insists he isn’t homophobic even while revealing he turned down a Marvin Gaye biopic because he “could not” portray the late Grammy winner’s rumored gay identity.

Terrence Howard almost starred in a biopic of legendary soul singer Marvin Gaye, but there was one major hold-up for the actor. During a recent appearance on Bill Maher‘s “Club Random ...

Terrence Howard admitted that he passed on playing Marvin Gaye because if he had to kiss a male costar he would “cut my lips off.” During a recent appearance on the Club Random podcast ...

Unique Nicole/WireImage; Gary Null/NBC via Getty Terrence Howard is discussing his biggest ... in early talks with Lee Daniels to portray Marvin Gaye in another biopic. Maher, 69, jumped in ...