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 ...

Actor Terrence Howard revealed that he refused to portray Marvin Gaye in a potential film because of the Motown singer's rumored homosexuality, saying he'd cut his lips off if he ever kissed a man.

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 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 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 ...

Maher, 69, argued that the narrative of the “Sexual Healing” hitmaker’s life was “much more interesting” than Robinson’s, and that Howard “would’ve been perfect as Marvin Gaye ...

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 ...

Terrence Howard is discussing his biggest career regrets ... he was already in early talks with Lee Daniels to portray Marvin Gaye in another biopic. Maher, 69, jumped in to express that Howard ...