Film studio 20th Century Fox removed a scene from its new movie The Predator after learning that one of its actors, Steven Wilder Striegel, was a registered sex offender.

In the sci-fi film reboot, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday, Striegel had a minor role in a scene as a jogger who hit on the lead character, played by Olivia Munn .

It was Munn who brought the actors sex offender status to the studios attention on Aug. 15, after learning of it herself, The Los Angeles Times first reported .

Striegel allegedly used the internet to pursue a 14-year-old girl for a sexual relationship. In a 2010 case, he pleaded guilty to two felonies risk of injury to a child and enticing a minor by computer and served six months in prison.

Our studio was not aware of Mr. Striegels background when he was hired, 20th Century Fox told HuffPost in a statement on Friday, noting that when the studio learned of it, his scene was pulled within 24 hours.

Director Shane Black was a longtime friend of Striegels and knew of his background, the Times reported. Black had previously brought him on for two other films of his, Iron Man 3 in 2013 and The Nice Guys in 2016.

I personally chose to help a friend, Black told the Times. I can understand others might disapprove, as his conviction was on a sensitive charge and not to be taken lightly.

Later Thursday, after the Times report came out, Black then released a statement saying that he was misled by a friend and after learning more details of Striegels actions, I am deeply disappointed in myself.

I apologize to all of those, past and present, Ive let down by having Steve around them without giving them a voice in the decision, Black added.