The director explains the backstory behind Washington's scene-stealing character, and how he's not unlike the President-elect.

“ Gladiator II ” director Ridley Scott is clearing the air about Denzel Washington’s claim that a same-sex kiss was cut from the new movie. “No, that’s bullshit,” Scott, 86, told Variety on the red carpet at the action film’s Los Angeles premiere on Monday.

The director is responding to some controversial tea the actor spilled about filming the highly-anticipated sequel.