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Neal McDonough Reflects on Hollywood Blacklisting Over No-Kiss Clause in Podcast Preview

McDonough reveals how a no-kiss contract clause led to professional exile, with his May film breakthrough marking his return

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Overview

  • In an exclusive preview of the Nothing Left Unsaid podcast obtained by TMZ, McDonough says he always barred on-screen kisses with any woman other than his wife.
  • He recounts how Hollywood “completely turned on” him and he spent two years unable to secure roles, losing both work and material assets.
  • The actor says the fallout stripped away his houses, finances and the sense of identity he had built as a respected character actor.
  • Producer Graham Yost’s invitation to play a villain on Justified jumpstarted his comeback and led to steady television roles in Arrow, Yellowstone and Tulsa King.
  • In May’s Angel Studios film The Last Rodeo he filmed his first on-screen kiss by casting his real-life wife, an experience he now reflects on in the podcast.