Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Are Fighting Over Money & It’s Getting Messy
Tatum’s Magic Mike money is the main point of contention, and the exes, who separated in 2018, are about to go to trial over it.
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Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan announced their separation in 2018 after nine years of marriage, but the exes—who are both currently engaged to other people—are still squaring things away financially. And it’s gotten quite messy: According to a Monday report in People, Dewan and Tatum are on the brink of going to trial over Tatum’s Magic Mike money, after Tatum’s lawyers said in court documents that they’ve “exhausted all efforts in an attempt to settle this matter without litigation.”
Court filings obtained by People show Dewan’s main argument is that she’s entitled to profits from the hit franchise—which includes a trilogy of movies, a reality TV series, and a popular Las Vegas show—because Magic Mike was “developed and co-financed by Channing during marriage with community effort and marital funds.” Meanwhile, Tatum’s camp argues that much of the profits from Magic Mike were made after his separation from Dewan, claiming that Tatum, by himself, “has expended extensive efforts since separation towards the enhancement of the Magic Mike intellectual property and related entities.”