TI does NOT return for Ant-Man 3 … after women come forward with allegations of sexual assault

Rapper TI will not return for his role in Ant-Man 3 in light of a number of allegations of sexual assault recently revealed by The New York Times.

It’s unclear if TI would be in the upcoming Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania at Marvel Studios, but he has played Dave in the previous two films, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Dave is a friend of Paul Rudd’s character, Scott Lang, and works according to the MCU as Lang’s getaway manager during heistas.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, TI and his wife Tiny are charged with ‘libel’ and ‘inflicting emotional distress’.

Peterson, along with hairstylist Shekinah Joneshe, filed a lawsuit against the couple (whose legal names are Clifford and Tameka Harrison) on Monday after she said on social media in January that he pulled a gun on her and threatened to kill her. to kill after an argument with an assistant.

In response, Tiny, a singer from the R&B group Xscape, posted a photo with Sabrina’s eight-year-old son, saying Peterson should get help and leave her family alone.

The couple’s lawyer, Steve Sadow, told TMZ that they strongly deny these unfounded and unsubstantiated allegations ‘, adding’ these allegations are nothing more than the continuation of a hard-hitting campaign launched on social media. ‘

He said the couple “begs everyone not to be taken in by these blatant attempts to manipulate the press and abuse the justice system.”

TI also posted a shaky eight-minute video denying Peterson’s allegations [unrelated/separate] allegations that he drugged and raped women.

In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, The Harrises ‘lawyer, Andrew Brettler of Lavely & Singer, said:’ Ms. Peterson is defining ‘defamation’. She has a long report for crimes involving dishonesty and violence. Nothing our clients said about her is defamatory.

“Ultimately, Peterson’s merciless lawsuit will not be dismissed, but she will also be responsible for paying the legal costs that the Harrises will be forced to pay in this regard.”

Attorney Tyrone A. Blackburn asked authorities in California and Georgia on Monday to conduct criminal investigations on behalf of 11 victims of ‘alleged cases of sexual abuse, assault and harassment from 2005 to 2018’.

Blackburn said some clients allege that they ‘were forced by Tiny to take drugs or drugs that were unknowingly administered to impair the victims’ ability to consent to subsequent bad sexual acts.

Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (40) and Tiny Harris, 45, are to be investigated ‘under the Protection of Human Victims Act (TVPA) and Georgia’s rape, kidnapping, RICO and terrorism threats’, Blackburn said.

“Clifford (TI) and Tameka Harris strongly deny these unfounded and unfounded allegations,” another family lawyer, Steve Sadow, said of the statements made during the press conference.

“We are confident that if these claims are thoroughly and fairly investigated, there will be no charges. These allegations are nothing more than the continuation of an uncompromising campaign that began on social media. The Harrises beg all not to be taken in by these blatant attempts to manipulate the press and abuse the legal system. ‘

Blackburn’s remarks come after the Bring ‘Em Out rapper, also known as Tip, and his husband were at the center of a story from The New York Times in which five women accused them of sexual misconduct.