A brand new report confirms Thandiwe Newton’s assertion that she wasn’t fired from the third installment of the “Magic Mike” film trilogy over an alleged Oscars-related dispute with co-star Channing Tatum.
Sadly, the report from Web page Six alleges a extra troubling cause for Newton’s sudden exit from the London movie set. Citing “a number of sources,” Web page Six mentioned the 49-year-old British star had been appearing “bizarrely” on the set, on account of “emotional and household issues” after separating from her husband of 24 years, and she or he wanted to be flown again to the USA to hunt remedy.
“Thandiwe had been appearing unusual on set, she has been very extremely strung,” a supply informed Web page Six. “Her obvious breakdown brought about a lot disruption, it turned clear she couldn’t play the function.”
Newton’s agent flew in from Los Angeles to attempt to clean issues over, however on Tuesday she was flown again to the USA, Web page Six added.
“There's a lot happening in her private life, she and her husband have separated,” the supply added. “She appeared so confused, she even introduced her two pet rabbits to her lodge for emotional assist.”
Newton’s husband is English author, director, and producer Ol Parker. Collectively, they share two daughters, 22 and 18, and an 8-year-old son.
The Emmy Award-winning “Westworld” star was set to co-star with Tatum within the newest installment of the male stripper saga, “Magic Mike’s Final Dance,” directed by Steven Soderbergh, the Los Angeles Instances and different retailers reported, however she exited the Warner Bros. movie after simply 11 days in London.
The U.Okay. tabloid The Solar made the astonishing declare that an “unimaginably vicious” combat broke out between Newton and Tatum final week, with a crew member saying that it needed to do with “the debacle on the Oscars,” seemingly referring to Will Smith’s onstage slap of Chris Rock.
The supply informed The Solar: “It was a tense trade of phrases, however out of the blue it escalated — Channing received into this automotive and he disappeared.” The Solar didn’t specify whether or not Newton or Tatum took specific sides within the Smith/Rock altercation. Unnamed crew members additionally informed The Solar that Newton had been “very demanding” on the set.
Everybody on set discovered her difficult to work with,” a crew member mentioned. “She’s an absolute diva.”
Newton’s spokesperson vehemently denied The Solar report about alleged discord between Newton and Tatum, telling The Each day Mail: “This report is totally inaccurate.”
On Wednesday, it was introduced that Salma Hayek would substitute Newton because the movie’s feminine lead, whereas a Warner Bros. spokesperson launched an announcement to Selection, confirming that Newton’s exit is at the least associated to personal, “household issues.”
“Thandiwe Newton has made the troublesome choice to step away from the manufacturing of Warner Bros. Photos’ ‘Magic Mike’s Final Dance’ to cope with household issues,” the assertion mentioned.
As a movie and TV star, Newton is generally recognized for her work, not her private life. She has a prolonged resume that features movies akin to “Beloved,” “Mission: Unimaginable 2” and dealing with Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness.” She additionally was a part of the ensemble solid of the controversial movie “Crash,” which gained an Oscar for finest image. Extra just lately, she performed Val in “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”
Final yr, Newton revealed that she was altering the spelling of her first identify from Thandie to Thandiwe, her actual identify. She mentioned Thandie was the results of the misspelling of her identify within the credit of her first movie, and, going ahead, she can be recognized and credited introduced as Thandiwe Newton.
In 2016, Newton revealed a darkish facet to her skilled historical past, saying she had been the sufferer of sexual misconduct early in her profession by an unnamed director. She informed W journal that the director instructed her to fondle herself whereas he shot up her skirt for an audition. Years later, Newton found that the filmmaker was sharing the tape with associates after poker video games at his home.
Newton informed Insider in 2016 that this expertise with sexual exploitation prompted her to take the function within the sci-fi Western “Westworld,” taking part in a robotic brothel madam. Newton mentioned the function mirrored what she and different girls have skilled with sexual abuse and with the trouble to claim management over their our bodies.
“My choice to play this function was a results of conversations we had about what they needed to create with the present, the provocative materials, which was going to be a dialog about what it means to be humane, what defines life, and do you worth that life,” Newton informed Insider.