Channing Tatum And Jenna Dewan Split After Nine Years Of Marriage

Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan have decided to separate after nine years of marriage.

News broke out about their separation when Dewan shared a joint statement on her Instagram, which Tatum also shared on his Twitter.

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“We have something we would like to share … It feels odd that we have to share this kind of thing with everyone, but it’s a consequence of the lives we’ve chosen to lead, which we also happen to be deeply grateful for. We’re living in an incredible moment in time, but it’s also a time where truth can easily get distorted into ‘alternative facts,’” the statement read. “So we want to share the truth so you know that if you didn’t read it here then it’s most certainly fiction.”

The statement continued on to say, “We have lovingly chosen to separate as a couple. 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. We won’t be commenting beyond this, and we thank you all in advance for respecting our family’s privacy.”

A post shared by Jenna Dewan Tatum (@jennadewan) on Apr 2, 2018 at 6:13pm PDT

The last time the two were publicly seen out together was at the 2018 Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards last month.

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The two first met on the set of Step Up, which they both played the lead roles, in 2006. They started dating shortly after, and got married in 2009. They have a 4-year-old daughter, Everly, together.