Did Channing Tatum Fire Thandiwe Newton From Magic Mike 3 After HUGE Fight? Over Will Smith Oscars Slap?!?
14.04.2022 - 22:29
/ perezhilton.com
Sounds like Thandiwe Newton didn’t have a magical time on the set of Magic Mike’s Last Dance!
According to a shocking new report in The Sun, the Westworld star was FIRED from the third installation of the hit male stripper franchise following an “unimaginably vicious” fight with none other than Magic Mike himself, Channing Tatum!
Strangely enough, sources from the London set said the argument stemmed from a discussion of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last month. This row allegedly escalated to “astonishing” levels, witnesses said, before culminating in Channing, who is also a producer on the film, being so angry that he drove off in his car!
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One crew member reportedly told a pal:
Crazzzy!
The source continued:
Whoa! Over an argument about the Oscars slap?! Was someone Team Will and the other on the side of Chris Rock?? Clearly one of the two thought Will’s harsh punishment was out of line, right??
The insider said director Steven Soderbergh tried to defuse the situation, but had no such luck, explaining:
The incident reportedly went down last week. Crew members then received daily emails from producers saying that shooting had been postponed for a further 24 hours.
Executives decided to postpone shooting the blockbuster, as Channing has reportedly returned to the states for an Easter break. Newton has since been replaced on the film by Salma Hayek, who will have to reshoot all her predecessor’s scenes.
A rep for Thandiwe dismissed The Sun’s bombshell report as “completely inaccurate,” with a Warner Bros. Pictures spokesperson claiming the 49-year-old merely decided to “step away” from the production “to deal with family matters.” Their