Denzel Washington And Julia Roberts. Denzel Washington is a legend on the big screen, but it seems that when it comes to kissing scenes in movies, he is a star who comes with a number of problems. Denzel was cast alongside Julia Roberts in "The Pelican Brief," but Denzel completely turned down many of the scenes in the film and the opportunity to kiss Julia Roberts. Washington stated that this wasn’t something that was personally against Julia, just that his female fans would never forgive him for kissing her.