Alas, Mike couldn't wave his magic wand and make any divorce drama disappear.

Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan were married for almost nine years before their April 2018 separation announcement shocked fans who'd been invested in the actors' togetherness since they fell in love on the set of 2006's Step Up .

The parents of now-12-year-old daughter Everly softened the blow with an extremely amicable-sounding statement, noting there were "no secrets nor salacious events" at the root of their decision.

They called love "a beautiful adventure" that was taking them on different paths and described themselves as "just two best-friends realizing it's time to take some space and help each other live the most joyous, fulfilled lives as possible."

But while there was joy and fulfill

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