--- title: The Internet Is Freaking Out Over Single Channing Tatum description: The Internet lost their collective minds after Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan announced on social media that they were separating. canonical: https://time.com/5226023/channing-tatum-jenna-dewan-split-internet-reactions/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-03T15:19:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:49.696Z og:title: The Internet Is Freaking Out Over Channing Tatum's New Single Status og:description: No chill og:url: https://time.com/5226023/channing-tatum-jenna-dewan-split-internet-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaac9cb814a58ba5c/69892cabbc6cfc86913e58cb/channing-tatum-split-wife-jenna-internet-reactions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: HBO And Army Ranger Lead The Way Fun Present The Premiere Of "War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend" - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Is Freaking Out Over Channing Tatum's New Single Status twitter:description: No chill twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaac9cb814a58ba5c/69892cabbc6cfc86913e58cb/channing-tatum-split-wife-jenna-internet-reactions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Is Freaking Out Over Channing Tatum's New Single Status > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 06: Channing Tatum attends the premiere of "War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend" at Directors Guild Of America on November 6, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Apr 3, 2018 3:19 PM UTC The internet was collectively floored on Monday evening when [Channing Tatum](http://time.com/4882965/channing-tatum-step-up-daughter/) and wife [Jenna Dewan](http://time.com/4779369/jenna-dewan-on-dating-justin-timberlake/) announced in a joint statement to [_People_](http://people.com/movies/channing-tatum-jenna-dewan-split-nearly-nine-years-marriage/) they had “lovingly chosen to separate” after being married for nearly nine years. > [](https://twitter.com/sarahcpr/status/980980846873100288) The pair, who met while starring in 2006’s [_Step Up_](http://time.com/4382086/channing-tatum-jenna-dewan-youtube-step-up/) and tied the knot in 2009, were often regarded as “[relationship goals](http://time.com/4596452/jenna-dewan-channing-tatum-sex/)” by fans — because, honestly, who will ever be able to top their [epic joint episode of _Lip Sync Battle_](http://time.com/4182797/heres-how-beyonce-ended-up-on-that-episode-of-lip-sync-battle/)? — many of whom were heartbroken about the couple’s split. However, there was a corner of the internet that found the silver lining to the end of Channing and Jenna’s relationship, which is that [Roxane Gay-approved feminist heartthrob](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/09/channing-tatum-roxane-gay%5Fn%5F7763930.html) Channing Tatum is back on the market. A quick scroll through any social feed will confirm that there are plenty of people who have all of the feelings about single Channing Tatum. Here are some examples of people who took to the internet to share them. > [](https://twitter.com/CaraHenahan/status/980985676501016576) > [](https://twitter.com/mattandkim/status/980990192579371010) > [](https://twitter.com/BridgetPhetasy/status/980990425769984000) > [](https://twitter.com/coolcam101/status/980986352308113408) > [](https://twitter.com/madmadi13/status/980993886503006208) > [](https://twitter.com/LuckoftheDraw86/status/980982716983332867) But fans don’t want you to forget that Jenna Dewan is a catch, too. > [](https://twitter.com/DCampoamor/status/981177036453629952) > [](https://twitter.com/lfhockeykid66/status/981141398035599360) > [](https://twitter.com/mershiee/status/981002535673782277) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5226023/channing-tatum-jenna-dewan-split-internet-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5226023/channing-tatum-jenna-dewan-split-internet-reactions/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Freaking Out Over Channing Tatum's New Single Status","datePublished":"2018-04-03T15:19:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:49.696Z","description":"No chill","url":"https://time.com/5226023/channing-tatum-jenna-dewan-split-internet-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaac9cb814a58ba5c/69892cabbc6cfc86913e58cb/channing-tatum-split-wife-jenna-internet-reactions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaac9cb814a58ba5c/69892cabbc6cfc86913e58cb/channing-tatum-split-wife-jenna-internet-reactions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"HBO And Army Ranger Lead The Way Fun Present The Premiere Of \"War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend\" - Arrivals","caption":"HBO And Army Ranger Lead The Way Fun Present The Premiere Of \"War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend\" - Arrivals","creditText":"Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5226023/channing-tatum-jenna-dewan-split-internet-reactions/","name":"The Internet Is Freaking Out Over Channing Tatum's New Single Status"}}]}] ```