The 49-year-old actress recently denied allegations that she was fired from her starring role in Magic Mike 3 due to a heated argument with her co-star Channing Tatum – and has since been replaced by Salma Hayek.
According to Page Six, the film’s crew was worried about her health during filming in London, with her agent flying from Los Angeles to try to “smooth things over”.
Allegations: Thandiwe Newton is probably heading for rehabilitation and is said to have divorced her husband Ol Parker, according to a new report (photo in 2021)
The report states that Thandiwe was experiencing emotional and family problems after the separation from her husband Ol, 52, with the children of Ripley, 21, Nico, 17, and Booker, 8.
Ol is a British director who previously wrote and directed the music video for 2018 Mamma Mia! Here we go again.
A source said: “Thandiwe was behaving strangely on the set, she was very cramped. The apparent damage caused her so much upset that it became clear that she could not play the role.
“A lot happens in her personal life, she and her husband are divorced. “She seemed so depressed that she even brought her two pet rabbits to her hotel for emotional support.”
Project: The actress, 49, recently denied allegations that she was fired from her starring role in Magic Mike 3 due to an intense quarrel with her co-star Channing Tatum (photo with Ol in 2019)
The expert added that Thandiwe fired her agent for three decades in the United Kingdom, as her American agent Gaby Morgerman came in to try to help.
They said: “The Thandiwe team wants to go into rehab for mental health support. He was supposed to leave immediately for an installation, they tried to detox in Malibu, but they could not get it. “Arrangements are now being made for him to go to a facility in Arizona if he agrees to go.”
MailOnline contacted representatives of Thandiwe Newton for comments.
Thandiwe left Magic Mike’s Last Dance after 11 days of filming with Channing over a “family affair”.
Family: The publication states that Thandiwe was experiencing emotional and family problems after the separation from her husband Ol, 52, who has children Ripley, 21, Nico, 17 and Booker, eight (photo with her husband and daughters in 2019)
The Sun reported that the alleged altercation between Thandiwe and Channing, which was said to be “unimaginably vicious”, was that Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.
A Warner Bros. spokesman Pictures said: “Thandiwe Newton has made the difficult decision to move away from producing Warner Bros. Magic Mike’s Last Dance. Pictures to deal with family issues “.
The statement came after reports told the Sun that Thandiwe planned to sue Warner Bros. chief studios over the incident.
The altercation reportedly took place at a Paddington location and culminated with Channing leaving in his car.
A source said: “Channing Tatum is the producer and number one on the set. Thandiwe Newton is the number two star. But 11 days on set and it was all over.
Exit: Thandiwe left Magic Mike’s Last Dance after 11 days of filming with Channing over a “family affair” (pictured on Magic Mike filming in March)
Report: Claimed that the alleged altercation between Thandiwe and Channing was “unimaginably vicious” (Channing pictured center in Magic Mike, 2012)
Recast: Thandiwe’s role in the film will now be played by Salma Hayek (photo in February)
“They fell out for the Oscars. I was on set. I watched her and I watched him. He was inside and outside the house where we were returning having this confrontation.
“After the dispute, he said, ‘I no longer work with her.’ Being a producer is his film, so she is out of the film. ”
The source added that all the scenes that were shot with Tantiou will now have to be shot again with Salma, while the film’s director Steven Soderbergh reportedly did not take part in the controversy.
A Thandiwe spokesman told MailOnline: “This report is completely inaccurate.”
Allegations: The alleged feud between the actors, which is said to have been “unimaginably vicious”, was over Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars
The actress was previously credited as Thandie Newton before returning to the original spelling of her name three decades after the misspelling in her first film.
She revealed that Thandie had a careless spelling mistake in the titles of her first film – the 1991 Australian film Flirting, starring Nicole Kidman and Noah Taylor – and has been stuck ever since.
‘That’s my name. It has always been my name. “I take back what belongs to me,” he told British Vogue in April 2021.
The original Magic Mike movie premiered in 2012 and was loosely based on the experience of Channing working as a stripper in Tampa, Florida.
The film stars Channing, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello and Matthew McConaughey and revolves around Adam, a 19-year-old who is suddenly immersed in the world of male undressing.
A source said: “Channing Tatum is the producer and number one on the set. Thandiwe Newton is the number two star. But 11 days on set and it’s all over “(photo in 2019)
The sequel to Magic Mike, entitled Magic Mike XXL, was directed by Gregory Jacobs and was released in 2015.
Channing has confirmed that he will play his role again for Magic Mike’s Last Dance in November 2021.
In a recent interview with PEOPLE, he expressed that he wants the film to be like the “Super Bowl of stripping”.
“I want to dance like we could never do in the other two films, because we had to be honest about the reality of this world, which is not a great dance.”
He also spoke about the importance of the film having a female protagonist.
“I want to have an equal, if not even more central female character for Mike who will play really far and almost… I do not want to say, [to have her] take the baton, but really let the film be about the experience of a woman and not the experience of Mike, because it was about both Mike and the experiences of men.
“These movies are very, very women-forwards. At least that is our intention. “
The film is set to premiere exclusively on HBO Max. The release date has not been announced yet.
Franchise: Channing confirms he will play his role again for Magic Mike’s Last Dance in November 2021