The Rookie actress alleges in separate documents obtained by People that she and Tatum acquired the intellectual property together but put its earnings into “an irrevocable trust” and transferred licensing rights to a third party without telling her. Tatum disputes her claim, the magazine reported. E! News has reached out to the stars’ reps and has not heard back.
Both Dewan, 43, and Tatum also included in their preliminary witness lists Magic Mike franchise directors Steven Soderbergh and Gregory Jacob, producers Nick Wechsler and Peter Kiernan and screenwriter Reid Carolin—all of whom are the actor’s business partners, according to the actor’s filing, obtained by E! News.
In his witness list, filed in court April 10, Tatum, 43, also included Dewan’s fiancé Steve Kazee, with whom she is expecting her third child. According to the filing, the Shameless alum—who also shares with her son Callum, 4—is expected to testify regarding his and the pregnant actress’ “cohabitation, joint expenses and all related matters.”
A trial setting conference on the matter is scheduled for April 12, both filings show.
Read on for more about Dewan and Tatum’s years-long legal battle: