Thandiwe Newton denies being fired from ‘Magic Mike’ over Channing Tatum fight
nypost.comfired from “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” after getting in a heated spat with Channing Tatum over Will Smith’s infamous “Hitch” slap.“This report is completely inaccurate,” a spokesperson for the 48-year-old “Crash” star said in a statement.
Meanwhile, a representative for Warner Bros. said that Newton, who left the London set after 11 days, had reportedly departed on her own volition “to deal with family matters.”The bombshell went against a prior report by The Sun, which stated that the Emmy winner had been canned from the “Last Dance” following an “unimaginably vicious” tiff with Tatum, 41.
The two had reportedly fallen out while discussing the viral incident last month, in which Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a bald crack about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia.
The argument allegedly culminated in Tatum, who is also a producer on the film, driving offset in his car, per The Sun.“They fell out over the debacle at the Oscars,” a crewmember had claimed. “I was on set.
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