Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan’s Ups and Downs Through the Years

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Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan’s Ups and Downs Through the Years

Not-so-friendly exes? Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan went from Hollywood it couple to divorced coparents, and they have not exactly made it easy for others to determine if they are on good terms following their split. The Magic Mike star and the Witches of East End alum began dating in 2006 after meeting on the set of their movie, Step Up. They tied the knot in July 2009 and welcomed their daughter, Everly, in May 2013. While the pair became a beloved celebrity couple, Dewan admitted in February 2018 that they struggled like anyone else in a relationship. “We’ve always had the same values. But we’re not perfect! Are you kidding?” she told Health magazine at the time. “We fight like other couples, we disagree about things, we have days where we don’t really like each other.” Two months later, the duo announced their split via a joint statement in April 2018. “We have lovingly chosen to separate as a couple,” they wrote. “We fell deeply in love so many years ago and have had a magical journey together. Absolutely nothing has changed about how much we love one another, but love is a beautiful adventure that is taking us on different paths for now. There are no secrets nor salacious events at the root of our decision — just two best friends realizing it’s time to take some space and help each other live the most joyous, fulfilled lives as possible. We are still a family and will always be loving dedicated parents to Everly.” A source exclusively told Us Weekly at the time that Dewan and Tatum’s relationship “had turned more into a friendship,” adding that “they were constantly traveling for work” and “there wasn’t any crazy drama or fighting.” A second insider revealed that she “gave him all the space he wanted” but “it became clear that he enjoyed being away,” which was not “good for their marriage.” [jwplayer r5NTvTWk-l3ahXupL] The Dear John actor and the Soundtrack alum did not waste time moving on. Us broke the news in October 2018 that he had been dating Jessie J for a couple of months, while a source confirmed later that month that Dewan was seeing Steve Kazee. Although Tatum and the “Price Tag” singer were together on and off until April 2020, the Flirty Dancing host found something more permanent with the Tony winner. They got engaged in February 2020 and welcomed son Callum the following month. Another step forward for Dewan and Tatum was filing for divorce, which she did in October 2018. They were declared legally single in November 2019 and agreed to 50/50 joint custody in January 2020. They finalized their divorce in February 2020. While hammering out the details of their divorce, the former costars took their personal drama public on more than one occasion, with Tatum insulting his ex-wife after a troll compared her to Jessie J and Dewan accidentally downplaying his role in their daughter’s first months of life. Scroll through the gallery below to revisit Tatum and Dewan’s ups and downs through the years.

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2006

The twosome began dating in 2006 after playing love interests in Step Up. “We were basically together on the movie,” Tatum told Redbook in October 2014. “It’s interesting now because we can watch it and see; we can go, ‘Oh, wow, that was actually our real first kiss.’ As soon as the movie wrapped, we went back to L.A. and were together, and together ever since — never broken up.”

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July 2009

Dewan and Tatum got engaged in 2008. They married on July 11, 2009, at a private estate in Malibu. 

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May 2013

They welcomed their first child, daughter Everly, on May 31, 2013. The Resident alum gave birth in London, where the 21 Jump Street star was filming White House Down. 

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April 2018

Tatum and Dewan announced their separation after nearly nine years of marriage. Days later, her rep shot down a report that claimed the Foxcatcher star’s drinking led to the split, telling Us: “Happy to clarify that absolutely none of these rumors are true. The situation is as positive as it can be. Nothing negative is going on here. They’re both incredibly mature about this. There’s nothing more really to say.”  

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October 2018

The Supergirl alum filed for divorce six months later. She requested spousal support, while Tatum asked that her right to spousal support be terminated. They both sought joint custody. 

Shortly after their legal battle began, the then-estranged couple reunited for Halloween to go trick-or-treating with Everly. He shared a selfie with Dewan at the time in their respective Genie and Cleopatra costumes. The friendly outing also occurred the same month that news broke of their relationships with Jessie J and Kazee. 

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February 2019

Tatum claimed in court documents obtained by Us in January 2019 that Everly “appeared to adjust to our separation and living in two homes exceptionally well.” However, an insider told Us the following month that the divorce case had “been challenging and emotional” since the coparents struggled to maintain a set schedule for their daughter. 

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October 2019

Dewan wrote about her initial reaction to the She’s the Man star’s romance with Jessie J in her book, Gracefully You. “I was learning things about my ex most people wouldn’t have to face — and over the internet, as it was happening,” she recalled. “There I was, on a plane, alone, finding out about his new relationship. I felt blindsided. Choosing grace as I learned everything about my personal situation along with the rest of the world was really difficult.” 

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November 2019

Tatum explained in court documents obtained by Us that he and the Wedding Year actress had “conflict over adjustments to our schedules to ensure both parties are able to have equal time with our daughter.” He suggested that they work with a coparenting counselor to resolve scheduling issues due to their work commitments.  

That same month, the pair were declared legally single. 

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January 2020

The Vow actor made a dig at Dewan after an Instagram user commented, “Jenna looks better with you,” on a photo of him and Jessie J. “Ain’t no body more stunning and beautiful to look at but even more as a human than Jess. And yeah that includes my ex,” he replied. “Sorry about your opinion. But what i said is facts. Just facts.” 

Tatum later clarified his remarks. “And just to be super clear for the other people that love to turn s--t around. Jenna is beautiful and amazing in her own right. But no and i mean no is more beautiful or better than anyone else,” he wrote. “Beauty isn’t measurable. It’s in the eye of the be holder. So while all you infinitely beautiful people pour over these words and try and find s--t to start s--t wit. I’m gonna be enjoying my MF night with my gorgeous lady and cuddle up in her beautiful heart.”

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February 2020

Dewan and Tatum agreed to 50/50 joint custody in January 2020 and finalized their divorce the following month. They decided that their daughter would split time with her parents during the week and alternate weekends at their respective houses.  

A source told Us in May 2020 that the exes had been “coparenting great and there’s no drama between them.”  

Despite finalizing their divorce one year earlier, Us obtained court documents in April 2021 that Tatum’s lawyers filed to request a trial to settle additional details, including child and spousal support, attorneys’ fees and costs and reimbursement/credits. 

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August 2021

Dewan made headlines when she opened up about taking a then-newborn Everly to Canada with her for work without Tatum. “I had a lot of postpartum anxiety, I would say,” she noted on the “Dear Gabby” podcast. “It was like, I just never stopped. You know, you’re up a couple times in the night and then you’re working all day. I was breast-feeding, I was pumping, I was without a partner — I mean, it was just craziness.”  

The former World of Dance host later clarified her comments. “[The quotes] make it appear that I was slamming my daughter’s father, something I would never do,” she wrote via her Instagram Story. “As two working parents, we both faced challenges at the time, but I speak only for myself and not about him. Anyone who actually listens to the interview, something I encourage everyone to do, will clearly see that my words have been distorted for clicks and to push false, salacious gossip with no regard for the actual people involved, or the message intended.” 

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January 2023

“We fought for it for a really long time, even though we both sort of knew that we had sort of grown apart. I think we told ourselves a story when we were young, and we just kept telling ourselves that story, no matter how blatantly life was telling us that we were so different," Tatum told Vanity Fair about the end of his marriage to Dewan. "But when you’re actually parents you really understand differences between the two of you. Because it is screaming at you all day long. How you parent differently, how you look at the world, how you go through the world.”

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April 2023

The exes were spotted hugging in Los Angeles on a rare joint outing with their daughter, according to pictures obtained by the Daily Mail. Tatum and Dewan were both dressed casually, and the Side Effects actor wrapped his arm around the actress.