Jessie J got Channing Tatum's approval of new song that references him
Jessie J has praised her ex Channing Tatum as "so sweet" and revealed he listened to her new song that name-drops his film Magic Mike.
Jessie J says ex-partner Channing Tatum had no qualms with her mentioning him in her new song Complicated.
The Price Tag hitmaker references the actor's 2012 flick Magic Mike - in which he portrayed the titular stripper - on the track on her latest LP Don't Tease Me With A Good Time and she has revealed the Hollywood star heard the song before it was released and gave it his seal of approval.
Jessie, who dated Channing between 2018 and 2020, told The Guardian: "I played him the song to see if he's OK with it and he was."
She sings: "2017 went by 'cause I wanted / 2018 to be mine and be honest.
"Met a Magic Mike, will that ever be forgotten? ‘Cause everything they write / That's the headline and the topic."
The 37-year-old singer - who has two-year-old son Sky with partner Chanan Safir Colman - hailed Channing "such a sweet guy".
She gushed: "Oh, he's so sweet. Oh my God, yeah! Channing is such a sweet guy."
Jessie added: "We were such good friends and had such a good time together."
While she mentions Channing on Complicated, Jessie has denied speculation that the track Threw It Away is a diss aimed the 45-year-old star.
Speculation was sparked by the fiery lyrics: "Don't ya dare rewrite the story. I'm the beauty, you're the beast."
Taking to her Instagram Stories this week, she said: "Threw it away is NOT about @channingtatum I NEVER said it was.
"The reason I am saying something is because I know if the shoe was on the other foot he would correct the narrative too."
She continued: "I would never want his beautiful daughter to ever read any of it or be told about it thinking I said it about her Dad. Not fair.
"Channing and I ended our relationship on great terms and I have nothing but respect for him, he was never a beast to me."
