It’s easy to criticize in an online post, George. Would YOU kiss man onscreen? Oh, wait… 🤣

Well, in his defense, he is a known asshole.

Feels like he’s hiding some of his own feelings….

I've only seen him in about 4 movies, Red Tails being the only major role. Read his bio & he seems like gutter trash with issues toward women in his 4 marriages & assaulting an airline stewardess which landed him in jail. Maybe he should try kissing men, might find what's missing in his life.

It would be interesting to see him follow through with that.

Somebody finally said the truth behind his reaction.

The old adage: to each their I own.

Besides, he's still busy trying to work out the specifics of his new math. Let him focus on that.

Never heard of him/her/them

Yet another bullet dodged by Marvel in recasting him all those years ago…

It doesn’t make you homophobic to not want to kiss someone of the same sex even if it’s acting. There are some opposite sex folks I wouldn’t kiss. Terrance Howard is a good actor, had a lot of good roles and I applaud him and his choice.

Terrence Howard who?

It seems that those who have the most phobia are themselves hiding in the closet….

Me thinks the lady doth protest too much.

I mean Terrence Howard is not a good enough actor to portray the incredible Marvin Gaye, so I think this is good news, right?

Yep. Him walking away from Rhodey in the Iron Man film series was a blessing in disguise. Don Cheadle was so much better in the role.

He didn't walk away. He overestimated his value to the franchise, demanded more money than the producers thought he was worth, and was replaced.

I'm glad as portraying such a tremendous artist would only draw more attention to this dangerous lunatic We need to pay 0.00% attention to people like him. They spread their insanity like a virus

No Terrence it's not homophobic because you're not comfortable kissing a man.It's homophobic because you're so threatened that anyone might mistake you for gay you have to demonstrate how violently revolting the idea seems to you. You wouldn't stone the gay guy, you would hand the other guy the rock

Very. He may want to look more deeply into those feelings

1. He’s always been a jerk. This just confirms it. 2. He was never a good actor. 3. He’s crazy. Pseudoscientific. 4. He’s probably closeted. 5. If he was a real actor, he would kiss a man, because that would be acting.

Who is he?

"actor"

With the right script, playing Marvin Gaye could be the role of a lifetime. And you turned that down bc you'd have to maybe kiss a dude? The fucks wrong with you

He did the maths and said no

The guy needs help. He's delusional. It won't be long before he hurts himself or someone else.

I mean...as an actor it shouldn't be too difficult to pretend to be someone else. But he's comfortable playing bad guys that beat up women because he can identify himself with that? 🤔 Nah...Terrence is a big fat homophobe. I was happy they replaced him with Don Cheadle, he sucks even more now.

Nobody knows who Terrence Howard is, because he’s a was.

I can't think of anything he's been in since Iron Man. Seems that was the peak of his career. If I remember right he only got that job in the first place because he was a big name who would draw in the crowds, as a buffer from RDJ's past problems that he was trying to recover from.

Ironman?? He’s been in a number of Things since 2007, including Winnie Mandela, Red Tails, The Butler, Best Man Holiday, Prisoners, and Fight Night. And of course Empire. You may not be a fan, but he’s a good actor, consistently working.

Was he in something with a lady named Cookie?

Maybe. I haven't really paid attention to his career, to be honest.

...and TH messed that up (being a problem), which is why Don Cheadle played Rhodey after Ironman 1.

He was the lead in the Fox TV series "Empire," but that's about all I can recall him doing post-IM.

I wonder how many roles have been turned down/missed out on by actors due to similar bigotry/misogyny or homophobia??

I mean Terrance Howard is provably an idiot. Dude thinks arithmetic is wrong. Dudes too dumb for Joe Rogan. Possibly dumber than POTUS

Terrance Howard has some issues. Also, I'd like to point out that he's wearing a lace suit in the photo.

NOT HOMOPHOBIC JUST BIGOTRY

JUST?

👀…the ones who scream the loudest 😏🙄

Nah, literally just yesterday I was just thinking about the flashback scene in Empire, in which he flipped out and put the toddler in the trash can outside bc he was walking in mama's heels. It struck me instantly that he was *not acting* for the scenes in which his character was extremely anti-gay.

Seems on-brand for Howard

It mystifies me that anyone thinks he's a good actor. He is so wooden in every role I've ever seen him in and frequently looks like he's reading from cue cards or having someone whisper lines in his earpiece. I couldn't care less about anything he says, he's a hack.

He’s been an ass for some time. True colors.

He's a great actor. That is where it begins and ends for me. Very rarely you will find people that also have great qualities and talent, but its rare.

How’s that career looking, Terrence? You should fire your agents and get better advice.

He should have been grateful for the work, it’s not as if he’s an A list star.

He’s not a true actor.

Can-cell.

There isn't a man on this planet who objects to girl on girl kissing...but men kissing men OH HELL NO. Fk them.

If a guy feels disgust having to kiss another man himself, does that make him homophobic in how he socially treats gay people? I honestly don't know. 🤷🏻‍♀️ His wording about the kissing was too strong though. Unnecessary.

If TH has problems with LGB... he would be well advised to dress less effeminately.

He is so pretty on the outside and so ugly on the inside.

Already knew this about him! He is as weird as they come!

So the guy who claims to have invented a new revolutionary form of mathematics is a total idiot? Surprising.

Ugh. Used to be a fan. No more.

I feel like he can't act.

FIRST OF ALL who tf is offering that fuckin guy a Marvin Gaye biopic

“It does not make me homophobic to not want to kiss a man.” I think that's true. I'm straight and don't want to kiss a man. Choosing to say he'd cut his lips off is what does it. No different than men who don't get colonoscopies or prostate exams or even use toilet paper because it's too gay.

He’s a fucking actor. He should do things that go out of his comfort zone. It’s his literal job.

He’s in a position to choose what roles he does and does not want to play. Do you, Terrance!

Should all female actors be forced to do full frontal nudity even if it's outside their comfort zone?

Just don’t take the job. Don’t say you are so offended by the thought that you wanna chop your tits off.

Which is pretty much what I said above.

October London should play Marvin Gaye or at least the vocals. Close your eyes & listen to the brother sing and tell me it’s not Marvin Gaye. For Terrance Howard don’t care how he feels! He’s got demons of his own!

Totally ignoring TH (as everyone should cos) who could play Marvin Gaye....I mean damn that man oozed talent & pure heat from every pore 😏

Terence Howard is dead to me.

He must be very insecure of his manhood and not so comfortable in his straightness

Good. Give the role to a better actor who isn't so fragile of his own masculinity. JFC 🤦🏼‍♀️

Very extreme 😦

All he had to do was not say anything rather than look like a homophobic ass. Doth he protest too much?🤔

Afraid he'll get a boner if he does it.

If he had not gone so deep (sorry) into his reasons, the fact he felt uncomfortable kissing a man would in itself not be an issue (or as big an issue). Anyone, actor or others, should not be forced into any intimate situation in which they feel uncomfortable. Just don't continue digging.

Who?

Let’s be real, empire is the biggest acting role he’s had and it was a gay man that gave him that opportunity

Empire was his longest running TV series but He’s got an extensive movie career including Best Man, Best Man Holiday, Prisoners, Crash, Red Tails, Hustle & Flow, The Butler and many others.

How many Oscars there?

He was Oscar nominated for Hustle& Flow. Lots of deserving Black actors aren’t acknowledged for their work with an Oscar so for me it’s the NAACP award that really counts. He got a SAG award three or four NAACP award, critics choice and more.

I know he was, but that was 20 years ago!

It doesn't mean he's not a pathetic homophobe.

Okay, so You’re not a fan. You’re the one who asked about Oscars. I replied and now you want an argument. Well,That’s your opinion and it does nothing to change my opinion. You could have kept that to yourself.

If he had just said I choose not to play a gay character because I don’t feel comfortable kissing another man, I would be ok with it. But saying he would have to cut his lips off was too much and leaned toward being a homophobe. I stopped liking him when he was arrested for beating up his ex wife.

He has just as much right to express himself as you do. You don’t have to like it.

I don’t like men who beat up women.

One can have homosexual friends without wanting to kiss one, and that is not homophobic, it's doing what you want for who you are, and he is not homosexual, so he chose not to kiss someone of the same sex. He didn't hurt anyone by turning down the role.

And yet he'd happily watch two women kissing I'm sure...

That’s the true literal definition of homophobia. It’s not thinking you’re better than gay people or that they’re doing something morally wrong. It’s like true fear, that you’d rather die than be gay, even a lot of gay people kill themselves when forcibly outed.

Shocking that the delusional science denier is also a giant homophobe. Color me surprised.

I thought he claimed to be an actor? Actually man...just bloody act.

Marvel did well to ditch him almost immediately and bring in Don Cheadle.

How is he learning this recently? I kinda feel like Grace telling Jack, "My dog knew." It's sort of like the White House being in Washington. It's not news.

George. It's Terrance Howard, the man tried to reinvent math cause he's crazy.

It just goes to show the true artistic power so many of us Queer folk have as we've been forced to act convincingly straight most of our lives for our own safety

Indeed, Master Takei. One would think an actor’s charge is to embody lives unlike their own—not retreat from them in fear. Terrence hath confused performance with confession, and in doing so, betrayed the very craft he claims to serve.

For some actors the whole reason to do the job in the first place is to embody another person's identity.

Pffft. Who cares? That guy is nuttier than squirrel shit.

Was Marvin Gaye a closeted gay or bisexual? (or anything in-between) Because "dating women and also men" leaves both possibilities open. Anyway, quite extreme reaction. If you're a good actor, you play the role. If they'd always have to like it, we'd need assassins to play the role of assassins.

👏👏👏

He’s been a disappointment

On the bright side, this is how I learned that Marvin Gaye was not het. Love his music and what he stood for. This is just another thing to appreciate.

They are gay black actors who would love the opportunity to audition.

This guy is such a fucking moron. The biggest clown ever but he just has no idea.

Terence Howard has turned out to be quite the hallucinating turd.

Kent State massacre May 4, 1970

Didn't he say he'd cut off his lips if forced to kiss another man? I mean there's a difference between not choosing a role because you don't feel comfortable with it or other reasons, but just say you didn't feel you could do the part the justice it needed instead of being homophobic

He must not be much of an actor if he can’t play something he is not. And what a waste of an opportunity! Only one of the best musicians ever. I don’t think I will ever understand people.

Honestly who TF is Terrance Howard

the only reason for such an over reaction to kissing a man is that closet dude is gay af

Never read it in a screenplay, was not asked to do so, didn’t discuss using a body double or holding hands and lying together in bed… vs kissing, but he made the leap to self mutilation with speed & certainty. That reaction is more consistent with repression vs the obvious homophobia.

That is Extreme , why ? Totally unnecessary. Maybe hiding something? Odd… ✌️

Terrance Howard is not a good actor then. He could never fill Marvin Gaye’s shoes and he probably can’t sing.

"I could not fake it" says the ACTOR. wow.

It is unfair to blame it on his acting when it might as well just be his fragile masculinity.

Oh, im not blaming his acting, just pointing out faking, is his entire job.

He's also a fake scientist.

Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor didn’t seem to mind

And that's why you lost being Rhodey, Terrance....

I'm amazed at the number of artists willing to roll the dice to tank their career by admitting their bigotry out loud. PEOPLE LISTEN. THEN HOPEFULLY REACT ACCORDINGLY. "THE OLE COVENTRY TREATMENT WORKS GREAT!"

I was today years old when I found Marvin Gaye was gay… yeah, yeah clues in the title

Terrence Howard also claims to have solved some gigantic mathematic problem. the guy's mentally ill, doing drugs or both.

As I understand it, he claims to have solved MATH itself, by claiming that 1 x 1 should equal 2. He gave a paper to Neil Degrasse Tyson and asked him to review it. He did. It did not go well… youtu.be/1uLi1I3G2N4?...

Yes! This was the story. Too much...

He's an insane conspiracy theorist. There is some serious mental illness here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWAy...

I could feel myself getting dumber when I was listening to him explain why 1×1=2.

Listening to Terry is attrition of the synapses.

When people tell you who they are, you have to believe them #shitstain

MG was cool, sexy, smooth. TH...not so much.

Yep. All TH had to say was that he wasn’t comfortable playing such a role. Something like that. Also, I’m sure there have been plenty of actresses that didn’t like him but still managed to fake it when doing an on camera kiss with him.

THIS! So many people on here saying it's OK to say you don't want kiss someone you're not attracted to but literally actors do it EVERY DAY.

He once said he would not date a woman who didn't use sanity wipes after going to the bathroom.

Know what would have been an easy answer and one that could have been completely safe to make? “I’d like to leave the roles of gay men to gay men. They are few and far between in Hollywood, and I think some deserving man should get the chance to play this icon.” This was just homophobia on display

Probably a better answer. However, not ideal. Actors of all sexualities should be given equal opportunities. If we have only gay actors portraying gay roles and only het actors portraying het roles, isn't that a form of segregation?

I don’t think that’s even necessary. I think that gay actors should be given first shots at gay characters in general, but I don’t think that needs to go both ways. Everyone understands straight stories. There are a million of them. You could cast a woman as a man and it wouldn’t change the story.

You can’t reverse that. A minority experience isn’t as well understood. Gay actors in straight roles are already common, and I don’t really see any reason they shouldn’t be; it’s not hurting straight peoples’ chances in Hollywood to lose a dozen roles out of a thousand. The reverse isn’t true.

I see your point and its merits. However, the risk is to create a false assumption that a gay actor is better suited for a gay role for the simple fact of "gay". Eh, I suspect this whole thing has been already discussed countless times by more well-versed people than me 😅

First shot doesn’t even mean getting the role necessary. In general they should be given first thought and opportunity, but if someone else turns out to fill the role better, great.

That’s your feelings, his are different. I sure there are a lot of straight men that feel the same. Just like I’m sure there are some members of the LGBTQ+ community that have the same aversion.

Terrance Howard has some bizarro brain issue-literally claimed to re-invent math. Not exactly someone we need more of.

Has he been spending time with RFK Jr? Maybe he caught the brain worm.

There’s nothing wrong with any performer preferring not to do certain things. You don’t need to over-explain it though.

We instead of saying that he could have just kept his mouth shut. He keeps showing his crazy.

Guess he’s not a very good actor and can’t play any part.

Said like a man who thinks 1*1=2

Honestly I thought Terrance Howard was gay. With that interview I raise my belief he is a closeted gay man who hides behind his public morals and to cover the trail he replaces acceptance with hate. Like Lindsey Graham, like Tim Scott, or Michele Bachmann’s husband.

TH has shown himself to be garbage for years

If you ever want to test this guy's intellect, ask him what 1 x 1 equals

In the current political climate he is probably nervous of what it would do to his career. What about Idris Elba? He is British and would not be bothered by the same backlash.

That’s his choice but ummm… 𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩, 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴.

How can I unlike an actor for an these past years?...bastard

Never heard of him. Somebody better will play the role and probably get an award.

Look, if he was uncomfortable with the idea of having to portray same-sex relations that's fine. He could've just said that. Its the whole he'd need to "cut his lips off" that is the problem.

Photos exist that show us why TH is so insecure 🤏

This from a guy who is comfortable wearing a lacy suit??

Which leads me to believe Howard is on the down-low 100%

This guy tried create new math because he doesn’t understand fractions or how multiplication

Maher is just as deplorable as Howard is. youtu.be/2BTxUDbkJUI?... And hey…. Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor didn’t mind sharing an onscreen kiss

He doesn't believe in math. He literally thinks that one times one is two. He's a stubborn ignorant dumbass.

He’s mentally ill

If he is he doesn't cooperate with treatment and that makes him contemptible. He's also a notorious diva which makes me think it's more of a personality issue.

All while donning grandma’s macrame. 🤔 Terry’s confused, I think his is one big closet. He need to walk himself out, and share all that gayness with us. I am sure he’d make an even better actor if he wouldn’t have to hold back.

So, he's either a crap actor or a closeted gay.

Both

Most likely

That's the 1 + 1 = what a fucking idiot guy. Who cares what he has to say.

Maybe he is subconsciously afraid it would trigger him to face something he is denying.

The man doth protest too much.

This guys has a lot of odd things about him. Ask any woman he has been with. He likes to control bathroom habits of his woman etc. He is not one of the good guys🌬️

He was known as "Baby Wipes" for years before he eclipsed that with greater fuckery.

All this tells me is he has hidden passion for men.

Sounds like the reaction of a 10 yr old and not a 50 something year old ACTOR 🤦🏽‍♂️

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That suit he's wearing seems to send kind of a mixed message?

But if he doesn't feel comfortable acting out that role on screen, he shouldn't do it.

Thank gawd he didn't take the part. He doesn't seem to understand that part of being an actor is to "act" like the person you're portraying. Idiot!

Good thing that Marvel replaced him with Don Cheadle as James Rhodes, otherwise they'd probably be looking at another Jonathan Majors situation right about now. Good riddance to bad rubbish, I say.

I agree that his feeling uncomfortable is valid. His reaction was a bit severe to say he'd cut his lips off.

Right? Like, I couldn't kiss ANYONE for a role, but I *don't like kissing at all.* If Terence thinks "gay kiss" makes his lips tainted, that's just messed up. It reeks of the kind of people who think HIV is a form of "gay cooties" you can catch on contact.

This. "I didn't want to do that" is fine. But the rest? Like, you sure you're not homophobic, dude?

Not up to him to say he's not homophobic. It's for the LGBTQ community to decide.

He's always been a jerk, from what I've heard. He walked away from Iron Man II because Robert Downey Jr (the literal STAR of the movie!) was being paid more than he would have been. It worked out though, Don Cheadle was much better as Rhodey.

It’s acting Terry.

Hey, “What’s going on?”

So far, 2025 is all about disappointing revelations

This is homophobia taken to the most extreme self-loathing place imaginable.

Never heard of this guy?

Definitely puts a damper on anything I might have wanted to watch with TH in it. I don’t get it. What is the fear? You’re an actor. Act. Kissing someone of the same sex doesn’t make you gay. If it did, everyone would be fabulous.

Well said!

👆THIS❤️❤️❤️

Right? Especially the need to draw such attention to it.

It’s homophonic even though he says it isn’t, you find kissing a man so disgusting you would mutilate yourself.

Well the homophobe is probably in the closet. 🏳️‍🌈

Sorry, I can't believe he would say that given the outfits he's wearing. Sounds like he might be afraid to find something out about himself that he'd rather not.

& am I the only one who notices all his "shape art " is nothing but 3D generated vs. of spyrograph drawings every kid from early 70's grew up creating with multi colored pens I think he takes the 'brown acid ' as a daily supplement

Are we still acting like this guy isn't a dangerous lunatic? Is he still hawking his Terry Math , claiming musical notes can conjure up hard elements out of thin air Wow Terry 😍 I'm sick of folks codeling crazy people with a Me=God complex Lock him in a rubber room with a spirograph