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In today’s video, we are talking all about kissing.
There are a ton of people out there that would LOVE the opportunity to make out with the
most popular Hollywood actors.
However, there are stars who have felt the exact opposite.
Whether it’s bad breath, religion views, or anything in between, there are actors who
have straight up refused to lock lips with their costars.
Let’s check out some examples with today’s list of Top 10 Actors Who Refused To Kiss
Their On Screen Co-stars.
10.
Starting off our list at number 10 is Lindsay Lohan.
The actress refused to kiss Charlie Sheen when filming Scary Movie 5.
*insert image* If you’ve seen the movie you might be thinking, uhh Jocelyn, they did
kiss.. get your facts straight.
WELL, here are the real facts.
Turns out it wasn’t actually Lindsay that you see kissing Charlie Sheen, it was her
body double.
The actress opened up and said that from the time she signed on for the movie she made
it clear that she didn’t want to kiss the actor because she had concerns about his wild
partying history.
But, the producers didn’t even attempt to change the script until after filming had
already begun.
Maybe they thought they could change her mind by then?
Who knows.
But by the time it came down to film the kissing scene, she was still refusing to do so.
Eventually a body double was hired to fill in for some of the kissing scenes, and some
of them were completely taken out.
When Charlie was asked about it, he said he had no issues with Lindsay’s requests.
Well good.
No hard feelings then.
9.
At number 9 we have Denzel Washington who refused to kiss his costar Julia Roberts in
The Pelican Brief.
There are probably tons of people who would have jumped at the opportunity to lock lips
with Julia Roberts.
I mean, the actress has been named the world’s most beautiful woman five different times.
However, Denzel Washington apparently didn’t have much interest in locking lips with her
so he opted out of their kissing scene in the 1993 film.
*insert image* He reportedly decided not to film the scene with her because he didn’t
want to play into Hollywood’s biased beauty ideals.
A writer for Newsweek and the Daily Beast, Allison Samuels, talked to him about his decision
in her 2007 book.
During their interview he said: Black women are not often seen as objects of desire on
film.
And they have always been my core audience.
He went on to say that the kiss between him and Julia would give into the worlds standards
and he refused to do that.
8.
Taking over our number 8 spot is Will Smith, who refused to kiss his un-named costar in
the movie Six Degrees of Separation.
The 1993 movie was inspired by the real-life story of David Hampton.
Will Smith took on a lead role in the movie and his character was gay, which is what caused
a lot of controversy.
According to The Independent, I quote: Smith enraged his director when he refused to perform
a passionate male-on-make kiss facing the camera.
Apparently the actor says he sought out advice from another actor, Denzel Washington, who
told him: don’t be kissing no man.
Smith continued to insist that the scene be shot from behind so that he could fake the
scene.
As time went on, the actor has come forward and said he regrets that decision.
He told Entertainment Weekly that his refusal to perform the kiss was, I quote: very immature
on my part.
I wasn’t emotionally stable enough to artistically commit to that aspect of the film.
What do you guys think?
Apology accepted?
7.
At number 7 is Leona Lewis who refused to kiss Chace Crawford i8n her I will be music
video.
The actress says she wanted to be a loyal girlfriend which is why she refused to kiss
the Gossip Girl hottie during the video shoot.
*insert image* She said she didn’t want her boyfriend to get too jealous.
She hired the actor to play the love interest in her music video but then refused to lock
lips with him; you can imagine his confusion.
During an interview she explained: I think my boyfriend would get jealous if I was kidding
them, but I’d never do that.
They wanted me and Chace to kiss in the I Will Be video but I said no way.
Wow.
Gotta have respect for loyalty like that.
6.
Sliding into number 6 is Kimberly Mccullough who refused to kiss an older costar, who goes
un-named, while filming General Hospital.
This is probably why we need the MeToo movement to be in effect in the industry right now.
The actress was expected to do an on-screen kiss with a 22 year old when she was only
14 years old on General Hospital.
The adult male goes unnamed because he was reportedly making sexual jokes about the scene
he was going to film with the under-aged teenager.
To make matters worse, the young actress wasn’t told her costars age until the day of the
shoot.
The producer told Kimberly that she was required to do the kissing scene.
Kimberly says she continued to complain and refused to do it, so eventually they just
settled for a kiss on the cheek.
5.
Half way through the list at number 5 is Sienna Miller who refused to kiss James Franco while
doing their Indie film Camille.
The two of them didn’t have any personal beef so she had no problem taking on the role
as his new wife in the 2008 film.
*insert image* There was a major lack of PDA considering the movie is about a pair of Newlyweds…
but it was that way for good reason.
The actress didn’t want to kiss James during filming because hews lowkey kind of creepy,
it was because she was having a big problem with her teeth at the time.
Turns out, Sienna has had a history of teeth issues and while she was filming she had to
call an emergency dentist.
So even if she wants to make out with James, she couldn’t; it was too painful.
4.
Swiping our number 4 spot is Kirk Cameron and ANY of his other costars really.
The actor rose to fame because of his role on ABC’s family show called Growing Pains.
That’s where he met his wife, Chelsea Noble, and he promised her that he would never kiss
another woman.
He is a committed husband and also a committed Christian, so he made this promise a part
of their marriage.
Kirk admits it has had an effect on his acting career ever since then, but he’s okay with
it.
In 2008, he starred in the movie Fireproof where he had a kissing scene with the woman
who was playing his wife.
The directors decided to work around this issue and they actually dressed up his real
wife and then shot the kissing scene in a silhouette theme.
*insert image* Not every director would be as accommodating, but Kirk made a commitment
to his wife and we can tell he is determined to keep his promise.
3.
Alright guys, at number 3 we have Janet Jackson who refused to kiss Tupac in their movie Poetic
Justice.
The two of them were beyond adorable in the romantic drama, but apparently there was even
more drama behind the scenes.
*insert image* Janet had restrictions to do love scenes with the rapper because of his
reputation as a ladies man.
She went as far as insisting that he get an AIDS test beforehand.
During that time the disease was known to be spread through saliva.
But apparently, the rapper refused because he was completely insulted.
In the end, Janet didn’t win this battle and she ended up kissing him for the scene.
But she has no problem admitting now that for a while she refused until a blood test
was put in place.
Hmm, so why’d you cave girl?
What made you change your mind?
2.
Here we are at number 2 with Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicaprio who both refused to
kiss each other while filming Revolutionary Road.
We’ve seen the two of them play a couple before so why was it so different this time
around?
*insert image* Their chemistry in Titanic was off-the-charts, but the couple refused
to kiss while filming the 2008 movie.
Turns out there was a good reason.
The film’s director, Sam Mendes, was Kate’s husband at the time.
The two of them did it out of respect for Kate’s relationship.
Fans felt robbed by the movie because they were excited to see the two of them reunite
for another movie after all these years.
Who wouldn’t want to see kate and jack back together once again?!
But, I think it’s totally rad that they respected her husband like that.
I see it both ways.
1.
Taking the number 1 spot on our list is Neal McDonough and any of his costars.
We have another actor who has committed to his wife that he won’t ever kiss another
woman, including a costar.
He takes the number 1 spot because he remained so true to his word that it led him to getting
fired from a TV show.
The actor is a married man with 3 children and he thought that taking parts in love scenes
would clash with his Catholic views and his reputation as a family man.
During an interview with Christian Examiner, he said, I quote: Killing people on screen
— that's fake.
That's not real.
When you're in bed with another woman on screen — guess what?
That's real.
I don't like that kind of stuff.
Especially now with kids, I don't want to have my kids say, 'Hey, Dad, what are you
doing with that lady on screen?
The actor has every right to stick to his beliefs, but that doesn’t mean it won’t
affect his career.
He was starring on the TV show called Scoundrels, but was let go because he refused to do any
kind of intimate scenes.
The reason the show fired him wasn’t because of his beliefs, but producers say they sent
him a script in advance and he was aware of the scenes but never said anything.
Alright guys, let me know what you guys think about all of this down in the comment section.
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For now, let’s check out some comments from some of my other videos.
Devin Wiggles says: I’m not an actor but I would get annoyed if someone asked me the
same damn thing over & over again.
#grrrrrr - - ya I don’t think you have to be an actor for that to be annoying.
I hate repeating myself.
Rhett Davison says: Never has a role ever fit an actor more than Iron Man fits Robert
Downey Jr - - never has a sentence been more accurate.
Joseph Outlaw says: you seem open and sweet… sorry though love…
I’m taken - - I must have missed the part where I asked you if you were taken or not.
Thank you, but I’m taken too.
Dr.Mania says: Your command is my wish?
Trying to tell us something?
- - Well, I actually said your wish is my command.
So this is awkward.
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