Almost six years after announcing their formal separation Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan will go to court again due to a legal dispute over the profits generated by the Magic Mike film franchise, project that highlighted the career of the actor and producer.
Both must testify at trial linked to their divorce that resumes this April 12, a new chapter in their prolonged distancing process.
At the center of the conflict the financial and creative contribution is found to the film series that was born in 2012. As has been recorded in various interviews, Magic Mike was inspired by Tatum’s past experiences as an exotic dancer.
Given the enormous success of the film, sequels were developed in 2015 and 2023, as well as a spin-off reality show and a live show in Las Vegas.
Regarding the topic, Dewan argues that the profits generated by fiction and its related products should be considered part of marital assets, and therefore subject to division. According to court documents obtained by Today.com, the actress’s legal team maintains that the films and their “extremely lucrative” spin-offs were “developed and co-financed by Channing during the marriage with joint effort and marital funds.”
The protagonist of Step Up, Through his lawyers, he has expressed concern about what considers efforts by Tatum and his associates to “dilute and obscure the value of licensing revenue from participation in Magic Mike’s intellectual property.” Therefore, his team has requested a separate trial to determine How to Accurately Divide Assets in Your Divorce, She argues that her ex-husband would have made business decisions to “protect” Magic Mike’s income from her.
For his part, Tatum denies these accusations and refutes having denied Dewan his rightful share. The American artist’s lawyers have expressed frustration at not having reached a divorce settlement after five years and insist on the need to take the case to trial without further delays.
They postulate that Tatum has “exhausted all efforts in an attempt to resolve this matter without litigation,” and they emphasize that although Magic Mike was established during their marriage, the actor “continued to create and develop the character and the franchise after the separation.”
Tatum and Dewan, who They met during the filming of the dance film Step Up in 2006. and they married in 2009, sharing a life together before announcing their separation after nine years of marriage. They both have a 10-year-old daughter, whose custody is shared.
Although in recent court documents the protagonist of The Lost City refers to They separated privately months before, The divorce request was officially filed in October 2018. Since then, both have resumed their romantic lives with other celebrities.
Channing Tatum began a romance with Zoë Kravitz, with whom he is committed. On the other hand, Dewan is in a relationship with Steve Kazee. They have a 4-year-old son and the actress is expecting another baby.
2024-04-12 23:48:10
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