Now, this is a reason that we are somewhat glad to hear. The endearing Neal McDonough made fans swoon even harder for not kissing co-star Virginia Madsen. We know you’re itching to find out why: well, it was because she just wasn’t his wife! The starred actor has spoken openly about his reluctance to be intimate with women who are not his wife due to his commitment to his faith. So devout, his religion became a barrier and cost him his role in “Scoundrels.” Replaced by David James Elliott, there seemed to be no hard feelings between McDonough and producers – just a difference in opinions!
He’s gone on to mention that life is about honoring God and being the best human being you can be and giving praise to God in everything you do. Killing people on screen — “that’s fake. That’s not real.” According to McDonough, being in bed with another woman is a little too real for him, and he would rather not be asked by his kids, “dad, what are you with that lady?”. You can’t really argue with that, can you?
2Pac x Janet Jackson: No Poetic Justice Here!
When you’re put opposite one of the hottest rappers/singers on the planet, you’d know that with fame comes a trail of girls and, well, girls. That’s basically how Janet Jackson felt when she was pinned to star opposite Tupac (or 2Pac, whatever you’re feeling). Seems like there was bound to be quite a bit of drama! Jackson was reluctant to film the required love scenes with the rapper due to the fact that his reputation preceded him; he was a bit of a player!
A source revealed that there were rumors swirling that Jackson even requested the rapper get an AIDS test before filming! Whilst this seems extreme, this was during a time before we knew that AIDS couldn’t be passed via saliva exchange. The rapper, clearly hurt and angry, flatly refused! At the time, the AIDS epidemic was reasonably new, and scientists were still trying to understand the disease. But whilst Jackson resisted on numerous occasions to get hot and heavy with Tupac, in the end, she gave up and went ahead with the scenes.
Liam Hemsworth Wouldn't Kiss Jennifer Lawrence in "The Hunger Games"
Before you say, “well, that’s because of Miley Cyrus, duh!” we’re going to stop you. Firstly, it wasn’t because of Hemsworth’s on-again-off-again relationship with the singer. And nope, it wasn’t because he had the terrible flu! The reason? Well, we’re not 100% sure, but we’re going to put it down to the pair not wanting to make their relationship more than friendly. Forever the clown on set, Lawrence made it her mission to make their kissing scenes as uncomfortable as possible! She went as far as to eat garlic or tuna fish – basically anything disgusting that was not at all conducive to filming an intimate scene! Liam confirmed this in an interview.
Hemsworth goes on to say that right before the scene, she’d come to him and tell him about the tuna she ate, or the garlic in her teeth and they would both laugh it off.
Lindsay Lohan Refused to Kiss Charlie Sheen in “Scary Movie 5”
Can you really blame Lohan for not wanting to kiss Charlie Sheen? Yeah, you can’t. When filming Scary Movie 5, it was required for the pair to share an on-screen kiss. Audiences may think they saw Lohan kissing Sheen, but that’s exactly what producers wanted them to think; it was, in fact, her body double! Lohan, of Mean Girls fame, made it extremely clear that she was not at all interested in getting too close to Sheen, and for very similar reasons to Jackson as we’ve just seen; his reputation preceded him!
The producers laughed it off and didn’t make any changes until filming began. Maybe they were arrogant enough to think they could change her mind, maybe even dangle a paycheck in front of her! Sheen didn’t seem hurt by Lohan’s rejection, but producers used a body double in a few scenes, and other scenes were cut entirely from the film! If she’d had to kiss him, it wouldn’t have been a Scary Movie only for the audience!
Brad Pitt Refused to Kiss Cate Blanchett in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Who would think that of all Hollywood’s superstars, Brad Pitt is the one who’d have an issue with kissing one of his stunning co-stars? But it seems that, once again, it’s the partner's power. At the time, Pitt was married to the equally gorgeous Angelina Jolie and refrained from kissing Blanchett out of respect for his wife.
Sources say that their marriage was on the rocks, so Pitt decided to refrain from kissing Blanchett, much to director David Fincher’s shock! But it seems that whilst he protested, Pitt finally agreed to do the scene due to its importance in the film. Looking back now and seeing that Jolie has split from Pitt, it seems that he doesn’t regret going in to steal a kiss!