Denzel Washington has had many opportunties to film romantic scenes with many different women, including Kelly Lynch and Mimi Rogers. However, the women that he is most known for turning down is Julia Roberts, where his directors wanted him and her to partake in a sex scene in Pelican Brief.
Washington's reasons for not participating in this scene are with respect to his wife and African American women as a group in general. This goes to show Washington not only sees his own image as important, but also represents his African American race as whole.
"Because my race was persecuted for so long, I feel that it's my duty to represent myself as a proud African American man," Washington said.
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