T.I. ‘will not return’ to Ant-Man 3 after rapper and wife Tiny are accused of sexual abuse
T.I. "will not return" to Ant-Man 3 after the rapper and his wife Tiny were accused of sexual abuse.
The 40-year-old rapper and his 45-year-old wife are under fire after the stars’ former friend, , accused the couple of sexual misconduct and claimed “more than 100” other alleged victims had reached out to her on social media.
The rapper appeared in both 2015's Ant-Man and 2018's Ant-Man and the Wasp as Dave, a friend to Paul Rudd's character Scott Lang/Ant-Man.
In the films, Dave helped Ant-Man on his adventures alongside ex-convicts played by Michael Peña and Kurt David Dastmalchian.
While the outlet reported that T.I.- whose real name is Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.- won't appear in the film, it is not clear if the decision is related to the recent claims of sexual abuse.
Sabrina told The Sun she was "overwhelmed” with the response she has had since coming forward with the allegations.
She added that she plans to open up more about her experience, sharing: “I got a call today from a documentary team so we’re going to go ahead and let the girls tell their story like in the R. Kelly show, to get them some therapy, too, so they can process their pain.
“Given the serious nature of the allegations, we have decided to suspend production in order to gather more information.”
Back in January, a spokesperson for T.I. and Tiny profusely .
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The rep told : "Mr. and want to be on record and more importantly want the public to know they emphatically deny in the strongest way possible the egregiously appalling allegations being made against them by Sabrina Peterson.
"The Harrises have had difficulty with this woman for well over a decade. They are taking this matter very seriously."