Over the years, numerous attempts have been made to create a biopic of the extensive career of singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye. Terrence Howard had a chance to be in one of these productions headed by Lee Daniels, but turned it down because of an alleged detail of Gaye's life.
During an appearance on Bill Maher's Club Random podcast, the actor stated that Smoky Robinson allegedly asked him to portray him in a biopic of Marvin Gaye's life. It was then that he discussed this with the late, great producer Quincy Jones, who stated that Gaye may have had a relationship with men. "I was over at Quincy Jones's house, and I'm asking Quincy, 'I'm hearing rumours that Marvin was gay' and I'm like, 'Was he gay?' And Quincy's like, 'Yes,'" he stated.
When Howard learned of this detail, he left the project because he claimed, "They would've wanted to do that, and I wouldn't have been able to do that." When it comes to kissing on screen, he explained, "I don't fake it. Kissing a man would f--- me. I would cut my lips off. If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off."
That sounded pretty over the top to Maher, to which Howard replied, "It does not make me homophobic to not want to kiss a man."
Gaye has never explicitly stated his sexuality while he was alive, and was married twice. First to Anna Gordy for 14 years and then to Janis Hunter for five years.
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