Gladiator 2 actor Fred Hechinger has played down the same-sex kiss storm surrounding the movie.Denzel Washington, who portrays Macrinus in the sequel to the 2000 blockbuster, recently told Gayety, he kissed a male co-star in a since-deleted moment.But director Ridley Scott said that was “bullshit” and “they acted the moment – it didn’t happen”.Washington has also since rolled back his comments, later saying: “It really is much ado about nothing. They’re making more of it than it was.
Rome is the capital city and a special comune of Italy as well as the capital of the Lazio region. The city has been a major human settlement for over two millennia. With 2,860,009 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), it is also the country's most populated comune. It is the third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4,355,725 residents, thus making it the most populous metropolitan city in Italy.