Rub & Tug
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Actors who quit major movies at the eleventh hour
Armie Hammer has left 'Shotgun Wedding' after controversial DMs he allegedly sent went viral. But he's not the only star to make a last minute exit from a big movie.
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Scarlett Johansson says remark on how she should be 'allowed to play any person' were 'taken out of context'
Scarlett Johansson has walked back comments she made about how she should be 'allowed to play anyone' as an actress without concern over political correctness.
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'Transgender' movie Rub & Tug may be scrapped after Scarlett Johansson departure
Rub & Tug, the planned movie about a mob-linked massage parlour owner in 70s Pittsburgh, may be canned after a backlash led to the departure of its lead Scarlett Johansson.
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Website axes column defending Scarlett Johansson over 'trans' movie casting
Business Insider axed an op-ed piece by a conservative columnist, after its writer defended Scarlett Johansson for taking the lead role in forthcoming movie Rub & Tug.
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Scarlett Johansson to Play Real-Life Woman Who Posed as Male Massage Parlor Owner
Scarlett Johansson will play a real-life woman who posed as a male massage parlor owner with mafia ties in the upcoming film “Rub & Tug,” representatives for New Regency told TheWrap on Monday. Johansson, whose past credits include “Lost in Translation” and “Her,” is set to partner with “Ghost in the Shell” director Rupert Sanders on the project, which is based on the real-life story of Dante “Tex” Gill. Gill gained notoriety in Pittsburgh in the 1970s and ’80s for running a number of mafia-pr