Joe Manganiello Drops Out of History Channel TV Series 'Six' Due to Health Issue

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Joe Manganiello has dropped out of his role in the upcoming History Channel show Six, and production has been delayed while his role is being recast, a rep for the History Channel confirms to Us Weekly. Celebrity Health Scares The True Blood alum, 39, had to pull out of the series due to a health issue and the physical demands of the role, a source tells Us. Manganiello will be fine as it is a manageable preexisting condition, a second source adds. The eight-episode scripted military drama follows a Navy SEAL Team Six mission to eliminate a Taliban leader. The Magic Mike star was set to play the squad’s leader, Rip Taggart. PHOTOS: Celebrity Activists! The show has yet to announce when production will resume on the Wilmington, North Carolina, set. Six also costars Revenge actor Barry Sloane, Dominic Adams, Edwin Hodge, Kyle Schmidt and Juan Pablo Raba. PHOTOS: Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello's Sexiest PDA Moments Prior to filming the miniseries, Manganiello was shooting the comedy Drunk Parents. He and wife Sofía Vergara also recently attended the premiere for his new Netflix film Pee-wee’s Big Holiday at South by Southwest in Austin. The couple married in November in Palm Beach, Florida. Can't get enough of Us? Sign up now for the Us Weekly newsletter packed with the latest celeb news, hot pics and more! Related First Look Video: Jason Sudeikis Gets Rejected by Rebecca Hall in Their New Rom-Com 'Tumbledown' First Look: Jason Sudeikis Gets Rejected in New Rom-Com 'Tumbledown' Sofia Vergara, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Dress Up for Star Wars Premiere Featured News from Our Partners The Time Kobe Bryant Took Brandy to Prom Stylecaster.com Why Madonna's Kids Want Nothing To Do With Her Pagesix.com Mary-Kate and Ashley Post First Selfie Ever Stylecaster.com Powered By ZergNet FEATURED NEWS from Around the Web Cuteness Overload! See Cruz Beckham Show Off His Singing Skills In New Video Cuteness Overload! See Cruz Beckham Show Off His Singing Skills In New Video Bring on the Drama! Rob Kardashian & Lamar Odom Appear In New Bring on the Drama! Rob Kardashian & Lamar Odom Appear In New "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" Promo More News From Too Fab Jennifer Aniston Arrives Late to Premiere, Cheers to Jeers in Under 10 Seconds Jennifer Aniston Arrives Late to Premiere, Cheers to Jeers in Under 10 Seconds ‘Entertainment Weekly’ Debuts Epic ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Covers ‘Entertainment Weekly’ Debuts Epic ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Covers More News From Celebuzz News Willow Smith Says She and Jaden Are ‘Binary Stars,’ Reveals She’s Hosting Quantum Mechanics Teachings April 15, 2016 @ 12:25 AM By Joyce Chen Willow Smith in Teen Vogue Credit: Emma Summerton/Teen Vogue Willow Smith is anything but ordinary. The burgeoning musical artist — and Chanel’s latest ambassador — says in Teen Vogue’s May issue that she aspires to do things her way or no way at all. Smith, 15, gave the publication a wide-ranging interview, including a revelation that she is currently hosting underground teachings in quantum mechanics. PHOTOS: Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's Wacky Family “It was nice to be able to talk to female students and professors about science and logic because that’s just such a man’s world,” she said of visiting the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) immediately following Paris Fashion Week earlier this year. Smith said in her interview that she is also looking to intensify her understanding of mathematics, particularly how to produce songs from mathematical equations. (The daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith dropped a surprise debut album in December.) PHOTOS: Celebrity Siblings Willow Smith on the cover of 'Teen Vogue' Willow Smith on the cover of 'Teen Vogue' Emma Summerton/Vogue The self-proclaimed “artisan” also noted that she finds constant and consistent support in her older brother Jaden. “We’re like binary stars, like two parts of one thing,” she said of the 17-year-old Karate Kid alum. “I know what he’s thinking at all times. And he knows what I’m thinking. We’re not identical twins, but it feels like that in a lot of ways.” In February, dad Will opened up to BBC Radio 1Xtra and admitted that he and wife Jada may have “gone too far” by encouraging their kids’ unique forms of artistic expression. PHOTOS: Stars and Their Dads Not that Willow isn’t self-aware enough to know that she’s going to be constantly reinventing her identity for years to come. “During that time of figuring it out, I was lost and super insecure,” she told Teen Vogue of the period following the 2011 release of her song “Whip My Hair.” “But then I stopped trying to find myself in these other inanimate objects, people and ideas. I realized it isn’t about finding yourself — it’s about creating yourself.”