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Oscar Winner Mahershala Ali Won't Do Sex Scenes in Movies - Here's Why

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Mahershala Ali is opening up about his decision not to do sex scenes in films. Speaking to Common on his podcast, the 46-year-old actor talked about his conscious decision on the 2008 film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which he was supposed to share a love scene with Taraji P.

Henson. Mahershala‘s reason is that it goes against his religion of Islam. “So my old agent called me and said, ‘Mahershala, you got the part.’ And I said, ‘There’s just one thing…There is that one sex scene where they kiss…If there’s a sex scene, I can’t do it.’” He added, “I don’t do simulated sex.” Mahershala went on to star in the film, and he explained how David Fincher simulated the scene that respected his beliefs. “Taraji and I begin to kiss, and we

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