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Jenna Dewan sidestepped Steve Kazee’s suspected shade to celebrate his 49th birthday.
Hours after Kazee sparked speculation that he mocked his fiancée’s ex-husband Channing Tatum’s breakup from Zoë Kravitz with a cryptic social media upload — which he denied — Dewan gushed over the Tony winner.
“Happy birthday to my love, my best friend, and the glue to our little family,” she captioned an Instagram slideshow Wednesday.
Fans believed Kazee posted “HAHA” on his Instagram Story over Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum’s breakup Tuesday. TheImageDirect.com The Tony winner denied the cryptic upload was about the former couple. AFP via Getty Images“Grateful is not a big enough word,” the actress, 43, added, crediting Kazee with making “everything fuller and infinitely funnier.”
She continued, “I have many times wished I could give your mom the biggest and longest hug thanking her for bringing you into this world and into my life… But today I wish it the most.
“Here’s to all the years ahead growing together, loving harder, and laughing louder,” Dewan concluded. “We love you so much and always will…!!”
Amid the controversy, Dewan posted a tribute to Kazee. jennadewan/Instagram She thanked the actor for making her life “funnier.” jennadewan/InstagramWant more celebrity and pop culture news?
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The carousel included many PDA pictures of the couple, who began dating in 2018, as well as photos of Kazee with their little ones.
The duo share son Callum, 4, and daughter Rhiannon, 4 months, and Kazee also helps Dewan co-parent daughter Everly, 11, with Tatum.
The dancer and the “Magic Mike” star, 44, welcomed their baby girl in May 2013, four years after tying the knot in Malibu, Calif.
The dancer predicted years of “laughing louder.” jennadewan/Instagram The couple began dating in 2018. jennadewan/InstagramThe former couple called it quits in April 2018 and finalized their divorce last month after a contentious legal battle over Tatum’s “Magic Mike” earnings.
By this time, the “Step Up” co-stars were both engaged to their new partners.
Kazee proposed to Dewan in February 2020, while news broke in October 2023 that Tatum, 44, had gotten down on one knee two years into his and Kravitz’s romance.
Kazee proposed in 2020. jennadewan/Instagram They share two children, as well as Dewan’s daughter with Tatum. jennadewan/InstagramPeople reported Tuesday, however, that Tatum and the “Big Little Lies” alum, 35, have ended their engagement.
Shortly after their split made headlines, Kazee went viral for writing “HAHA” dozens of times on his Instagram Story.
The Broadway star later claimed that the laughter was in reference to a video about dying houseplants that he had subsequently reposted.
The exes wed in 2009 and finalized their divorce last month. Jennadewan/Instagram The actor proposed to Kravitz last year. Diggzy/Jesal/Shutterstock“A guy can’t laugh about a houseplant TikTok in today’s world I see,” he fumed Wednesday. “It’s funny because it’s relatable. Get a life.”
While Tatum and Kravitz have yet to comment on their breakup, a source told Us Weekly that their connection “fizzled fast” after they stopped promoting “Blink Twice.”
The pair met filming the movie, first sparking romance rumors with an August 2021 bike ride.
