As details continue to unfold surrounding the Harvey Weinstein scandal, Channing Tatum has pulled his sole movie with the film exec’s former studio, The Weinstein Company. The news comes on the heels of a series of sexual assault allegations waged against the disgraced mogul. Over the course of the last few weeks, more than 50 women have come forward with accusations of harassment and abuse, including Ashley Judd, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Rose McGowan, and Lupita Nyong’o, among others.
In response, many Hollywood figures have spoken out condemning Weinstein, and those that worked with him extensively — such as Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith — have been made to answer for any knowledge they may have had of the reported incidents, as have Weinstein employees who purportedly covered up his decades-long pattern of alleged assault. Weinstein has since been fired from his company and expelled from The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Now, Tatum is officially dissolving his relationship with The Weinstein Company. In a statement shared to his social media accounts, he announced that he would not be moving forward with the film Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock at TWC and will not work with the company on any future endeavors. He wrote:
The film — about a 17-year-old high school student who plans to kill his best friend and then himself— dealt heavily with the trauma stemming from sexual abuse. It would have marked Tatum’s directorial debut, alongside Magic Mike writer Reid Carolin. In addition to co-directing and co-producing, Tatum would also have potentially starred. It’s unclear whether or not he’ll explore developing the movie elsewhere.
A post shared by Channing Tatum (@channingtatum) on Oct 18, 2017 at 10:08am PDT
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