“Art is our love language,” Zoë Kravitz said in August about her three-year romance with Channing Tatum.
Kravitz was speaking at the premiere of “Blink Twice,” the movie that brought her and the “Magic Mike” star together as collaborators and as a couple. Tatum starred in the psychological thriller, while the “Batman” and “Big Little Lies” actor made her debut as a director.
But fewer than three months after the film’s debut, the romance reportedly is over. On Tuesday, People magazine first reported the news that stunned many fans: Kravitz and Tatum were “calling it quits as a couple,” with multiple sources telling People that the two had called off their engagement.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz attend the Lenny Kravitz Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony on March 12, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
The news seemed to be even more surprising given that Tatum, 44, was on Instagram earlier Tuesday, sharing the news that he and Kravitz, 35, would be working together again, joining the star-studded cast of the alien invasion movie, “Alpha Gang.”
Working together is something Kravitz had promised more of at the Aug. 8 “Blink Twice” premiere, saying, “I think it’s what we love, and we love talking about it, and experiencing it, and supporting each other.”
As multiple outlets have reported, Kravitz and Tatum first became an item in 2021, apparently meeting during the casting process for “Blink Twice.” Rumors of a romance began as early as January 2021, around the time that Kravitz announced she was divorcing Karl Glusman, her husband of 18 months. By June 2021, it was announced that Kravitz would direct “Blink Twice,” while Tatum would star in the film, playing a mysterious billionaire who invites a group of women to party on his private island. In August 2021, dating rumors exploded after they were photographed hanging out in New York City’s East Village.
For the next couple years, Kravitz and Tatum mostly kept their relationship private, including when filming for “Blink Twice” got underway in Mexico in early 2022. They became engaged in 2023.
But during this time, Tatum was still locked in a contentious divorce battle with his ex-wife Jenna Dewan, from whom he split back in 2018. Tatum and Dewan finally settled their divorce in September.
Kravitz and Tatum, meanwhile, began to talk more openly about their relationship as they geared up to promote “Blink Twice” in July and August. Their interactions in dual interviews garnered “a ton of commentary about what a sweet and seemingly well-matched couple they were,” BuzzFeed News reported.
Their interviews mostly focused on the joys they said they found in working together and on making art — their “love language,” as Kravitz said.
Tatum told Entertainment Tonight that their relationship “started inside the film; we were just friends that were creating something in the beginning.” Kravitz concurred, telling “Entertainment Tonight”: “It’s been a really intense journey and to have a partner that supports you like that, I couldn’t have made the film without that.”
At the Aug. 8 Los Angeles premiere, Kravitz again thanked her fiancé for his love and patience during the film’s production.
“From producing to performing to the pep talks to holding my head or my feet while I cried on the bathroom floor because I thought I (expletive) it all up, thank you for letting me be a complete OCD psycho control freak,” Kravitz said.
Kravitz continued to speak more about their “journey,” and “awfully great adventure,” saying, “Thank you for trusting me to female direct you. It’s really very cool to get to make a movie, but when you get to do it with the love of your life, it’s even cooler.”
For his part, Tatum further expounded on the joys of “creating” with someone he loves.
“This is what I’ll say about creating with someone that you are with or love: I suggest it,” Tatum told People. “If you are thinking about having a kid or if you’re thinking about getting married, go find the hardest possible creative project with your partner.”
Tatum also described the excitement of being in a room or on “set” with a creative partner — who also happens to be a lover. He said, “When you can look across the room or the set and know that you have the best person that is next to you trying to solve problems, and you’re really looking to them for answers just as equally as trying to solve them yourself, that is unbelievable.”
This “problem-solving” collaboration turned out to be pretty successful, with “Blink Twice” garnering generally positive reviews and grossing $46 million globally on a $20 million budget. “Blink Twice” was released on Amazon Prime on Aug. 23.
But who knows what happened after the excitement of the film’s release died down — and the couple’s “creative project” ended?
People reported that Kravitz and Tatum were seen together in New York City on Oct. 6, attending a production of a play by their “Blink Twice” co-star Levon Hawke.
However, People also reported that Kravitz had been spotted out and about in recent weeks — not wearing her engagement ring — including on a recent outing with her “Big Little Lies” co-star Shailene Woodley.
