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Marvin Levy, a top-notch publicist who forged a nearly 50-year working bond with Steven Spielberg, died Monday at age 96.

That’s Terrence Howard talking about gay men while explaining why he never portrayed singer Marvin Gaye onscreen.

“That’s a story ... that’s much more interesting and Marvin Gaye, like, you would have been perfect as Marvin Gaye. And that is a story that needs to be told.”

“I was over at Quincy Jones’ house — and I’m not dropping names, I’m just giving credibility about what I’m saying — I’m asking Quincy, I’m hearing rumors that Marvin was gay ... and I’m like, ‘Was he gay?’ and Quincy is like, ‘Yes.’

Los Angeles City Councilman Marvin Braude has called on the City Council to grant historic-preservation status to Villa Aurora, a Pacific Palisades mansion that was a meeting place for some of the greatest intellectuals and artists who fled Hitler’s Germany.