‘He gave them his middle finger in anger!’ Channing Tatum ‘demands diners be ejected from fancy London restaurant as he falsely accuses them of photographing him’
Channing Tatum is said to have pointed his middle finger at a group of diners at a chic London restaurant last month before demanding they be kicked out.
The 42-year-old actor had been eating Louie at Covent Garden hotspot when he “falsely” accused the group of photographing him, it has been claimed.
He had directed the forthcoming third Magic Mike film and threw the strop “diva style” that “scared” the staff into booting the group quickly.
Angry: Channing Tatum reportedly pointed his middle finger at diners at a London restaurant last month before demanding they be kicked out (pictured in February 2022)
A source told The Sun: “There was a group of six enjoying a meal and taking photos of each other.
‘Channing thought they were going to take a picture of him and angrily gave them the middle finger. Next the maitre d’ told them to go.’
Channing’s reps have been contacted by MailOnline for comment.
Furious: The 42-year-old actor had been eating at Covent Garden hotspot Louie when he ‘falsely’ accused the group of photographing him, it has been claimed (pictured in 2007)
It comes after the Step Up star allegedly fell out with Thandiwe Newton while they were filming the film before she was replaced by Salma Hayak.
The argument, which was described as “unimaginably vicious,” revolved around Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.
Insiders claimed Thandiwe plans to sue Warner Bros studio bosses over the incident.
Work break: He’d been filming the forthcoming third Magic Mike movie and was throwing the strop ‘diva style’ that ‘scared’ the staff into quickly booting the group (pictured in 2015)
The exchange reportedly took place on location in Paddington and culminated in Channing driving off the set in his car.
A source said: “Channing Tatum is the producer and number one on set. Thandiwe Newton is star number two. But after 11 days of shooting it’s all over.
“They argued about the Oscars debacle. I was on set. I watched her and watched him. They went in and out of the house where we were filming this confrontation.
‘After the argument he just said: ‘I don’t work with her anymore’. He’s a producer, it’s his movie, so she’s out of the movie.’
The source added that any scenes that were filmed with Thandiwe will now have to be reshot with Salma, while the film’s director Steven Soderbergh reportedly took no side in the dispute.
A Thandiwe spokesman told MailOnline: “This report is completely inaccurate.”
Enemy: It comes after the Step Up star allegedly fell out with Thandiwe Newton (pictured in 2021) while they were filming the film before she was replaced by Salma Hayak