Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan 'lovingly' part ways after nine years of marriage

LOS ANGELES: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum have decided to part ways after nearly nine years of marriage.

The couple, in corresponding social media posts, said that they have "lovingly chosen to separate."

The statement read:

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— Channing Tatum (@channingtatum) April 3, 2018

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— Jenna Dewan Tatum (@jennadewan) April 3, 2018

Tatum and Dewan, both 36, share a four-year-old daughter named Everly and the duo said they "will always be loving dedicated parents" to their little girl.

"There are no secrets nor salacious events at the root of our decision just two best-friends realising 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," they added.

Tatum and Dewan met on the set of their hit 2006 movie "Step Up," a dance movie in which they played high school students who came from different lifestyles but fell in love with one another.