Thandiwe Newton DENIES Being Fired From ‘Magic Mike’ After Explosive Fight With Channing Tatum Over Will Smith Slap

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Thandiwe Newton is hitting back, denying a report that she was fired from Magic Mike after getting into a heated fight with Channing Tatumover Will Smithโ€˜s Oscar slap.

The 49-year-old actress made headlines when The Sun dropped a bombshell report that she was axed from the film after getting into an altercation with its leading man โ€” but according to Thandiwe and production, itโ€™s simply not true.

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โ€œThis report is completely inaccurate,โ€ a spokesperson for Thandiwe stated. Warner Bros. seems to back her up, although she reportedly has been replaced as the movieโ€™s leading lady bySalma Hayek.

According to a Warner Bros. rep, Thandiwe left the movie on her own accord โ€œto deal with family matters.โ€

The Sun reports that Thandiwe and Channing got into a screaming match over Will slappingChris Rockat the 94th annual Academy Awards last month. Their alleged onset argument in London led to Channing speeding off in his car and declaring, โ€œI am not working with her anymore.โ€

โ€œThey fell out over the debacle at the Oscars,โ€ a crewmember claimed. โ€œI was on set. I watched her and watched him. They were in and out of the house where we were filming having this confrontation.โ€

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โ€œIt was a tense exchange of words, but suddenly it escalated โ€“ Channing got into this car and he disappeared,โ€ another insider said.

โ€œPeople looked at each other and thought, โ€˜Wait, weโ€™re supposed to be filming?'โ€ the source continued, adding, โ€œitโ€™s his movie, so sheโ€™s off the movie.โ€

They reportedly lost almost two weeks of shooting and will have to reshoot the scenes that Thandiwe was in.

โ€œChanning Tatum is the producer and number one on set. Thandiwe Newton is the number two star. But 11 days into shooting and itโ€™s all over,โ€ added a crewmember.

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Magic Mikeโ€™s Last Dance is the third installment to the male stripping franchise. Of course, Channing has plenty of experience as he was a real-life stripper before making it big in Hollywood.

He has yet to comment on the reported blow-up with Thandiwe.


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