--- title: Magic Mike XXL Clip: Channing Tatum's Stripper Rival description: Channing Tatum debuted a new clip from the Magic Mike sequel canonical: https://time.com/3910927/magic-mike-xxl-clip-channing-tatum-stephen-boss/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-05T18:17:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:27.756Z og:title: Meet Channing Tatum's New Rival in This 'Magic Mike XXL' Clip og:description: He's played by Stephen Boss of 'So You Think You Can Dance' fame og:url: https://time.com/3910927/magic-mike-xxl-clip-channing-tatum-stephen-boss/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meet Channing Tatum's New Rival in This 'Magic Mike XXL' Clip twitter:description: He's played by Stephen Boss of 'So You Think You Can Dance' fame twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Meet Channing Tatum's New Rival in This _Magic Mike XXL_ Clip > Sponsored content. 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This new sneak peek, which debuted on _Ellen_, gives fan a first look at Malik, played by _So You Think You Can Dance_ alum Stephen “tWitch” Boss. (He also happens to DJ for _Ellen_.) 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