Rapper TI, who played Dave, friend of Scott Lang / Ant-Man in both Ant Man and Ant-man and wasp, will not be returning to the third installment of the franchise, for The Hollywood Reporter.
The news comes amid a report by The New York Times , that revealed that attorney Tyrone A. Blackburn is asking the California authorities to investigate the countless sexual abuse and allegations of assault against TI and his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Harris. Four women came forward claiming that the couple drugged and sexually abused them, including two cases of rape. Blackburn also noted that the charges span more than a decade, appearing in 2005. The lawyer for IT and Harris denied the allegations, saying, “These allegations are nothing more than the continuation of a sordid campaign of extinction that started on social media and now tries to manipulate the press and abuse the justice system.”
But in the midst of the claims that surface, THR managed to confirm that TI will not return for Marvel’s third Ant-Man movie. It has been speculated that this is due to allegations of sexual assault, but insiders close to the third installment of Ant-Man said Variety that TI was never scheduled to return to the film. That said, it is probably us won’t the rapper on future MCU projects.