Alex Pettyfer Reveals Channing Tatum Hates Him – And Doesn’t Blame Him

“I was scared to speak. I actually did my work and I sat in the corner and listened to music because I had been told anything I did was wrong by my reps. I was very insecure as a human being,” Pettyfer said. “That also gave me a bad rep because everyone was like, ‘Alex doesn’t speak because he thinks he’s better than everyone else.’ That’s not true. I was just generally nervous and scared to be myself. I was in character.”

Pettyfer soured the relationship with Tatum further after failing to pay rent on an apartment he and then-girlfriend Riley Keough rented from one of Tatum’s friends in New York City.

“They asked for the four months rent, which in hand I should have paid there and then. What happened was my cousin passed away, his lungs collapsed and he died … and I was devastated and dealing with family drama and forgot about the situation, which was the apartment,” Pettyfer explained. “And I all the sudden got a very negative email from Channing, rightfully so, saying ‘Don’t f–k my friends. You owe money. Pay the f–king money. Don’t be a clown.'”

Though Pettyfer admits he was “wrong in not paying the rent,” he added that “[Tatum] was just looking for an excuse not to like” him.

While it’s safe to say that Pettyfer and Tatum aren’t going to become friends or even costars again in the near future, the 25-year-old English actor believes that he emerged from the contentious situation with respect for Tatum and some much-needed maturity.

“Channing was actually an incredible influence on me because after this whole situation happened – this was kind of the end of my immaturity and all my experiences put into one – and Steven Soderbergh was a huge part of that as well and I owe my life to that man,” he told Ellis  “It was an incredible experience making Magic Mike. I wouldn’t replace it for anything.”