Channing Tatumapparently did not mind one bit whenAmanda Bynestook some credit for his success.“I totally fought for Channing [to get cast in] that movie [She’s theMan] because he wasn’t famous yet,” Bynes, 32, toldPaper Magazinein a recently published interview.WhenEntertainment Tonightasked Tatum about Bynes’ statement atLondon’sMagic Mike Livepremiere on Wednesday, the actor, 38, had a sweet response: “I love her.”He has fond memories of costarring in the 2006 filmwith Bynes. “She was just so alive,” he recalled toET. “You never knew what was gonna come out of her mouth. She was just on fire. I haven’t seen her in so long. I love her, and I just hope she’s doing [well].”Rob Mcewan/Dreamworks Skg/Kobal/REX/ShutterstockBynes toldPapershe had to work to make sure Tatum got the job. “He’d just done a Mountain Dew commercial and I was like, ‘This guy’s a star — every girl will love him!’ ” she said toPaper. “But [the producers] were like, ‘He’s so much older than all of you!’ And I was like, ‘It doesn’t matter! Trust me!’ ”Was Tatum aware that Bynes went to bat for him? “I guess she sort of told me,” he toldET.Dreamworks Skg/Kobal/REX/ShutterstockIn thePaperinterview, Bynesopened up about her past drug usage, which began at age 16 with marijuana. “Later on it progressed to doing molly and ecstasy,” Bynes said. “[I tried] cocaine three times but I never got high from cocaine. I never liked it. It was never my drug of choice.”“I definitelyabused Adderall,” she added to the outlet.The drugs led her to announce her retirement from acting after she watched herself in 2010’sEasy A. “I literally couldn’t stand my appearance in that movie and I didn’t like my performance. I was absolutely convinced I needed to stop acting after seeing it,” Bynes told the magazine. “I was high on marijuana when I saw that but for some reason it really started to affect me.”Dave Allocca/Starpix/REX/ShutterstockBynes has now been sober for four years, is studying at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and wants to return to acting — and Tatum is thrilled to watch her find her footing again.“I’m so happy she’s killing it again and back on the right,” Tatum toldET. “She’s so talented and so special, and she’s been doing it. I think it’s so impossible when you start at such a young age to keep perspective. It’s tough.”
Channing Tatumapparently did not mind one bit whenAmanda Bynestook some credit for his success.
“I totally fought for Channing [to get cast in] that movie [She’s theMan] because he wasn’t famous yet,” Bynes, 32, toldPaper Magazinein a recently published interview.
WhenEntertainment Tonightasked Tatum about Bynes’ statement atLondon’sMagic Mike Livepremiere on Wednesday, the actor, 38, had a sweet response: “I love her.”
He has fond memories of costarring in the 2006 filmwith Bynes. “She was just so alive,” he recalled toET. “You never knew what was gonna come out of her mouth. She was just on fire. I haven’t seen her in so long. I love her, and I just hope she’s doing [well].”
Rob Mcewan/Dreamworks Skg/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock
Bynes toldPapershe had to work to make sure Tatum got the job. “He’d just done a Mountain Dew commercial and I was like, ‘This guy’s a star — every girl will love him!’ ” she said toPaper. “But [the producers] were like, ‘He’s so much older than all of you!’ And I was like, ‘It doesn’t matter! Trust me!’ ”
Was Tatum aware that Bynes went to bat for him? “I guess she sort of told me,” he toldET.
Dreamworks Skg/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock
In thePaperinterview, Bynesopened up about her past drug usage, which began at age 16 with marijuana. “Later on it progressed to doing molly and ecstasy,” Bynes said. “[I tried] cocaine three times but I never got high from cocaine. I never liked it. It was never my drug of choice.”
“I definitelyabused Adderall,” she added to the outlet.
The drugs led her to announce her retirement from acting after she watched herself in 2010’sEasy A. “I literally couldn’t stand my appearance in that movie and I didn’t like my performance. I was absolutely convinced I needed to stop acting after seeing it,” Bynes told the magazine. “I was high on marijuana when I saw that but for some reason it really started to affect me.”
Dave Allocca/Starpix/REX/Shutterstock
Bynes has now been sober for four years, is studying at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and wants to return to acting — and Tatum is thrilled to watch her find her footing again.
“I’m so happy she’s killing it again and back on the right,” Tatum toldET. “She’s so talented and so special, and she’s been doing it. I think it’s so impossible when you start at such a young age to keep perspective. It’s tough.”
source: people.com
