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Jenna Dewan Still Fighting For Millions From Channing Tatum About Six Years After Separation
Jenna Dewan Still Fighting For Millions From Channing Tatum About Six Years After Separation
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Jenna Dewan Still Fighting For Millions From Channing Tatum About Six Years After Separation

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More than six years after their split, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan are still embroiled in a complex legal dispute over finances in the aftermath of their separation.

The main point of contention is over the profits from Channing’s successful “Magic Mike” franchise, court documents revealed.

Jenna, who shares 10-year-old daughter Everly with the Step Up actor, is currently arguing for her right to partake in the success of ‘Magic Mike’ because the original film and its first sequel were released while they were married.

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    Jenna Dewan is currently pregnant with her third child, who will be her second with fiancé Steve Kazee

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    “During the parties’ marriage, Channing, an actor and producer, got his big break with the motion picture ‘Magic Mike,'” said court documents filed on April 10 and obtained by NBC News. “Which, along with the underlying intellectual property, was developed and co-financed by Channing during marriage with community effort and marital funds.”

    Channing’s lawyers fired back at Jenna’s court filings and called it her “last ditch effort” to delay their divorce. But Jenna’s side claimed it’s her final attempt at a “fair resolution.”

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    “Jenna is just looking for a fair resolution of community assets of the marriage, under California State Law,” a representative for the actress told People. “Jenna wants to reach a final determination and close this chapter on her life as soon as possible.”

    About six years after their separation, Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum are still locked in a legal dispute over finances

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    The 21 Jump Street actor and Jenna tied the knot in 2009, about a decade before she filed for divorce in 2018.

    Now 43-year-old Jenna is also a mother to son Callum Michael Rebel, whom she shares with her current fiancé, Steve Kazee. Jenna is also pregnant at the moment with their second child.

    Meanwhile, Channing got engaged to Zoë Kravitz last year, about two years after going Instagram-official with their relationship in 2021.

    Jenna Dewan argued for her right over the profits from the actor’s successful “Magic Mike” franchise

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    Six years after Channing and Jenna’s separation, their divorce still remains unfinalised.

    “Jenna is trying to prove that all of the Magic Mike intellectual property was developed during their marriage,” Kara Chrobak, a shareholder at national law firm Buchalter who is not working with either of them, explained to People.

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    She “will want to show, through witnesses and testimony, that the various spinoff projects were in the works or at least contemplated by Channing during their marriage and before they separated,” Kara added.

    Kara also explained what Channing’s defence side is doing to protect the money at stake.

    “Channing is trying to prove that the relevant Magic Mike earnings and intellectual property were acquired after the parties separated and therefore his separate property,” she said. “To prove this, he will need to demonstrate, through witness testimony and exhibits, when the relevant intellectual property was developed and when the income was earned. The timing of this information will be critical to his case.”

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    People online had mixed opinions about Jenna Dewan fighting for her right over the ‘Magic Mike’ profits

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    At Bored Panda, I dive into breaking celebrity news, Hollywood updates, and viral pop culture stories that spark global conversations. My background as a reporter at International Business Times and Latin Times gave me experience covering fast-moving entertainment stories for international audiences. Today, my work regularly appears on Google News, AOL, and MSN, reaching millions of readers. What excites me most is capturing the pop culture moments that people can’t stop talking about.

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    nanofarad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you do it right you can keep people in court for decades. It is silly cause you will spend as much on lawyers as you do on a settlement. but that is it's own revenge.

    Janelle Collard
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In California, any businesses, etc., during the marriage are community property. If he can show they were separated during his "Magic Mike" concept + execution, he'd have a case. Doesn't look like he does from this article, according to the dates. Plus, if she helped with choreography, that should count. Unless he made her sign legal papers saying she had nothing to do with MM, he owes her.

    Ken Beattie
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even in a business situation though profits aren't automatically a 50-50 split. Let's say she did contribute to the dance(s), what is that actually worth? Is it 50% of profits, or 5% or 95%? Sometimes the court case is delayed because even though there is a valid claim the amount is what is in dispute. Used to see it in personal injury claims, someone would have a rock solid claim (proof of injury and proof of negligence) but they'd be asking for a million dollars. The case would stall because the defense wanted proof (independent medical opinion) that the amount was reasonable. This is no different.

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    nanofarad
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you do it right you can keep people in court for decades. It is silly cause you will spend as much on lawyers as you do on a settlement. but that is it's own revenge.

    Janelle Collard
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In California, any businesses, etc., during the marriage are community property. If he can show they were separated during his "Magic Mike" concept + execution, he'd have a case. Doesn't look like he does from this article, according to the dates. Plus, if she helped with choreography, that should count. Unless he made her sign legal papers saying she had nothing to do with MM, he owes her.

    Ken Beattie
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even in a business situation though profits aren't automatically a 50-50 split. Let's say she did contribute to the dance(s), what is that actually worth? Is it 50% of profits, or 5% or 95%? Sometimes the court case is delayed because even though there is a valid claim the amount is what is in dispute. Used to see it in personal injury claims, someone would have a rock solid claim (proof of injury and proof of negligence) but they'd be asking for a million dollars. The case would stall because the defense wanted proof (independent medical opinion) that the amount was reasonable. This is no different.

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