Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Finalize Divorce Settlement, Avoid Trial

Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan have reached a confidential settlement, finalizing their divorce and avoiding a trial set for December. This comes six years after Dewan filed for divorce. Both have since moved on to other long-term relationships, and custody of their daughter, Everly, was a significant issue.

Actors Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan have reached a settlement to finalize their divorce and avoid a forthcoming trial, settling their differences six years after Dewan first filed to end their marriage. The couple formalized the terms in a court filing on Wednesday, successfully bypassing a trial slated for December over asset division and custody matters concerning their 13-year-old daughter, Everly. The proceedings might have exposed many of their private details to the public.

The specifics of the settlement remain confidential, subject to judicial approval. Since their separation, both Tatum and Dewan have entered other serious relationships—Tatum with actor-director Zoe Kravitz and Dewan with actor Steve Kazee, with whom she has two children. They began their entertainment careers as dancers in music videos and met as co-stars in the 2006 dance film "Step Up", eventually marrying in July 2009.

They publicly announced their separation in April 2018, emphasizing their continued friendship despite the split. Dewan filed for divorce six months later, and by November 2019, a judge pronounced them officially divorced. Yet, a prolonged dispute over financial and custodial issues brewed, looming with an impending trial. Dewan sought separate trials for custody and finances, a move Tatum opposed.

Following the split, Tatum starred in prominent roles in the "Magic Mike" series and "21 Jump Street". He recently appeared in "Deadpool & Wolverine" and headlined the Zoe Kravitz-directed "Blink Twice", though he took a hiatus post-separation, immersing himself in fatherhood. Dewan, meanwhile, continued her acting career, landing roles in several dance films and currently starring in the ABC series "The Rookie".

(With inputs from agencies.)