Steven Soderbergh Rejects Rumor Thandiwe Newton Got Fired From ‘Magic Mike 3’ After Fighting Channing Tatum Over Oscars Slap

Steven Soderbergh’s “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” is gearing up for its theatrical release with Salma Hayek playing the female lead opposite Channing Tatum, but that wasn’t how the film originally went into production. The movie started filming with Thandiwe Newton, but she exited the project after only 11 days and was replaced with Hayek. A studio spokesperson told Variety at the time that Newton exited the film “to deal with family matters,” but outlets like Page Six ran with headlines that claimed it was an on-set fight between Tatum and Newton that got her fired from the movie. Rumors circulated… Read Full Article