Olympian Gus Kenworthy accuses filmmakers of cutting his gay kiss from new comedy starring Jane Fonda-Aisha Nozari-Entertainment – Metro

Gus Kenworthy joked that his kiss in new comedy 80 for Brady was cut ‘for Middle America’ (Picture: EPA

Gus Kenworthy has said his cameo in new comedy 80 for Brady featured a kiss with Brian Jordan Alvarez but their smooch didn’t make the final cut.

The film stars Jane 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.’

Olympic silver medallist Gus, 31, quipped that his kiss was ‘cut for Middle America’ (Picture: Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

80 for Brady follows four best friends as they embark on a full-throttle trip to see their hero Tom Brady play the Super Bowl (Picture: AP)

The film stars Jane Fonda among other screen legends (Picture: Paramount Pictures)

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’.

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 The 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.

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