Denzel Washington rules on screen, but there is one thing audiences won’t get to see him do in his latest film.

Denzel Washington kissed an enemy in Gladiator II, but it didn’t make it to the final cut. Days before the theatrical release of the highly anticipated film, the actor spoke about portraying a queer Roman emperor in the Ridley Scott Directorial.

Actor Denzel Washington told Gayety that he had a kiss in the movie, but it was ultimately cut from the final print. “I actually kissed the man in the film, but they took it, they cut it, I think they got chicken,