A studio spokesperson said at the time that Newton exited the film “to deal with family matters,” but various outlets ran with headlines that claimed it was an on-set fight between Tatum and Newton that got her fired from the movie.

Rumors circulated the two actors had an explosive fight over Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.

Soderbergh now told Rolling Stone that none of the headlines he saw about Newton’s exit were factual.

In “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” Hayek stars as a woman in a relationship with Tatum’s eponymous stripper. Hayek’s character pushes Mike to start a male stripper revue in London. Soderbergh took inspiration from Tatum’s real-life “Magic Mike” stage production in Las Vegas, “Magic Mike Live.”

“The film is showing up at a good time because it’s such a joyful movie,” Soderbergh said. “I’m also curious if there is a space still for mid-range movie budget aimed at adults – one that’s not by standard definition a fantasy spectacle.”

Magic Mike’s Last Dance opens in theaters Feb. 10 from Warner Bros.