Blair Underwood revealed a secret about his role in “Sex and the City.”

The actor, 61, explained that years before he played sports medicine physician Dr. Robert Leeds on the hit HBO series , he was offered a role as Samantha Jones’ (Kim Cattrall) Black boyfriend, but he turned down the job because he felt uncomfortable with his character’s storyline. 8

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“Kim Cattrall’s character, Samantha, had a storyline where she had a curiosity about Black men and Black men’s anatomy, and she wanted to know if it was true,” Underwood said on the “Q with Tom Power” show .

“The producers reached out and invited me on the show,” Underwood continued. “I’m always grateful when anyone thinks of me. I don’t take that lightly or for granted. I said, ‘Thank you very much, but I’m gonna pass.'”

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