Channing Tatum seen for the first time since row with Thandiwe Newton on Magic Mike 3 set
CHANNING Tatum has been spotted for the first time since Thandiwe Newton was axed from Magic Mike 3.
The Sun exclusively revealed Brit star Thandiwe was dropped from the project following a row with leading man and producer Channing, 41.
The pair fell out over Will Smith's Oscars slap, while Thandiwe, 49, is also facing personal woes following her split from husband of 24 years Ol Parker.
Channing looked unmoved as he stepped out in London with girlfriend Zoe Kravitz, 33, over the Easter weekend.
The pair held hands and chatted in the April sunshine, both wearing heavy jackets and jumpers despite the warm weather.
It comes as The Sun told how Marvel star Salma Hayek had stepped in to replace Thandiwe on Magic Mike 3, Magic Mike's Last Dance.
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The Eternals actress, 55, was chosen to star in the flick after The Sun told how Thandiwe and Channing stunned fellow cast members and production staff with their blazing row.
A crew member told a pal: “Channing Tatum is the producer and number one on set. Thandiwe Newton is the number two star. But 11 days into shooting and it’s all over.
“They fell out over the debacle at The Oscars. I was on set. I watched her and watched him. They were in and out of the house where we were filming having this confrontation.
“It was a tense exchange of words, but suddenly it escalated - Channing got into this car and he disappeared."
The source added: “After the row he just went, ‘I am not working with her anymore’. Him being a producer, it’s his movie, so she’s off the movie."
In a statement, a spokesperson for Warner Bros. Pictures said: "Thandiwe Newton has made the difficult decision to step away from the production of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Magic Mike’s Last Dance to deal with family matters."
The star is believed to be struggling amid the separation from her husband Ol, 52, with whom she has three kids.
“Stressed” Thandiwe is also said to have fired her UK agent after three decades.
Thandiwe wed Ol, best known for directing 2018’s Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, in 1998.
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They share daughters Ripley, 21, and Nico, 17, and son Booker Jombe, eight.
The former couple had not been seen together in public since a holiday to Ibiza in mid-2020.