Olympian Gus Kenworthy accuses filmmakers of cutting gay kiss from new comedy starring Jane Fonda
metro.co.ukJane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sally Field and Rita Moreno as four best friends who embark on a full-throttle trip to see their hero Tom Brady play the Super Bowl.
Olympic silver medallist Gus, 31, quipped that his kiss was ‘cut for Middle America’.‘They said they had to cut it for time, but I think they cut it for Middle America,’ he noted this week.Adding that his on-screen kiss became ‘raunchy’, Gus joked: ‘Release the tapes!
See if you can get that trending.’Speaking to Variety, he added: ‘They used the script for one take, but then we did it like four or fives times where we would just ad-lib insults at each other and then make out.’Gus – who came out in 2015 during an interview with ESPN – also spoke excitedly about working with ‘legends’ Fonda, Tomlin, Field and Moreno.‘It was surreal,’ he said. ‘Like, I remember sitting on set when they were brought to set and like my jaw hit the floor.’A rep for production company Fifth Season told Variety that 20 minutes was ‘cut from the film for pacing reasons, including key scenes with cast members, along with cameo appearances such as Gus and Brian’s kissing scene’.Michael Douglas, 78, declares it 'a pleasure' to finally be in a non R-rated filmIdris Elba doubles down on why he no longer describes himself as a ‘Black actor’Ezra Miller teams up with two Batmans and Supergirl in first trailer for The FlashThe statement went on: ‘We value and celebrate the contributions of the filmmakers and all of the incredible talent involved with the movie, including those members of the LGBTQ community. ‘We are deeply committed to meeting the needs of each individual film while maintaining our values as an inclusive studio.’Metro.co.uk has reached out to Paramount for further comment.Got a.
