Jason Derulo claims his 'genitalia was airbrushed out of Cats film'

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Jason Derulo has opened up about his role in the new movie version of Cats and said that his appearance has been doctored.

The 30-year-old musician has caused a stir recently with a revealing photo of himself on Instagram, which was removed due to the pic of him in tight swimwear showing more than the site's rules allowed.

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Now he has claimed that his appearance in the new film has been 'airbrushed' as they donned a tight-fitting costume which would have been too revealing if left 'in its natural state'.

Appearing on the SiriusXM radio show with Andy Cohen, Derulo found himself talking about the size of his genitalia as the Cats release date of December 26 draws nearer.

Cohen said to Derulo: "You're in tights in Cats it makes me think they..."

Jason Derulo [Photo: Courtesy]

The singer jumped in to finish the sentence: "CGI'd the d*** out? Yeah, they did CGI [the penis out]. I noticed that."

After a moment of laughter, Cohen clarified: "You think that they airbrushed your penis out of the Cats film?

Jason replied: "125%... I see it in the trailer."

Cohen then joked with Derulo about his revealing outfit being a distraction to his co-stars on set, after the 'anaconda' pic controversy.

Derulo agreed that Rebel Wilson, for one, was rather taken with the idea of performing with him.

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He said: "It was actually hilarious, [co-star] Rebel Wilson was talking about it on and on on a show we were on. She was like, yeah man, we were all naked."

Wilson joked during that appearance that Derulo's 'anaconda' had been a subject of discussion, saying: "Yeah I was around that for four months."

James Corden, Tom Hooper, Mette Towley, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Francesca Hayward, Idris Elba, Rebel Wilson and Jason Derulo attend The World Premiere of Cats [Photo: Getty Images for Universal Pict]

Derulo is playing Rum Tum Tugger and Cohen joked: "He's not known for being hung."

In his spat with Instagram over 'that' pic, Derulo shared a screenshot of the warning he had from the social media site which claimed that the photo crossed the line.

He responded by captioning the post: "F*** u mean? I have underwear on… I can't help my size.."

Derulo will join Wilson in the cast of Cats, which will also include Dame Judy Dench, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift and James Corden.