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Lenny Kravitz will not write a speech for his daughter Zoë Kravitz’s wedding to Channing Tatum.Getty Images
Lenny Kravitz is planning to wing it.
The “Fly Away” crooner revealed he will not write a father-of-the-bride speech for his daughter Zoë Kravitz’s upcoming wedding to Channing Tatum.
“It just comes at the moment. I don’t rehearse those things,” he told “Entertainment Tonight” at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards Sunday night, adding that his words will come “from the heart.”
Lenny, 59, added in an interview with E! News that he is “looking forward” to the nuptials, going on to gush over his soon-to-be son-in-law.
“I do love him,” he said. “We’re good friends. A lot of mutual respect. And my daughter’s happy.”
“It just comes at the moment. I don’t rehearse those things,” Lenny said at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards. FilmMagicThe Grammy winner made sure to note that he would be open to performing on the couple’s big day but would never dream of charging them.
“There is no fee. Are you kidding?” he remarked, reminding the reporter that “it’s [his] daughter.”
Regardless of whether he sings at the pair’s ceremony and/or reception, Lenny is certain he won’t be going up against the “Magic Mike” star, 43, on the dance floor.
The musician noted that he and his future son-in-law are “good friends.” Getty Images for Netflix“No, I give that to Channing. I give that to Channing,” he insisted. “I can’t mess with Magic Mike!”
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Listen to our weekly “We Hear” podcast Subscribe to our daily newsletter Shop our exclusive merchNews that Tatum had proposed to Zoë — whose mother is Lisa Bonet — broke in October 2023, two years after the duo began dating.
News that Zoë and Tatum were engaged broke in October 2023, two years after the couple began dating. SplashNews.comThe “Batman” star, 35, debuted her engagement ring while attending a Halloween party alongside the actor as they dressed up as characters from the 1968 horror flick “Rosemary’s Baby.”
A jeweler specializing in engagement and wedding rings told Page Six Style at the time that the bauble appeared to be a 7-carat, “rare, elongated cushion-cut diamond” estimated to be worth between $475,000 and $550,000.
Zoë and Tatum met on the set of the thriller “Pussy Island,” which will mark her directorial debut.
The actress debuted what appeared to be a 7-carat, “rare, elongated cushion-cut diamond” at a Halloween party. NewsYourCelebs / SplashNews.com“I’m really grateful that this movie has brought him into my life that way,” the actress told WSJ. Magazine in August 2022.
Zoë was previously married to actor Karl Glusman from June 2019 until she filed for divorce in December 2020. The two finalized their split in August 2021.
Tatum, for his part, was married to actress Jenna Dewan from July 2009 to November 2019. They share a 10-year-old daughter named Everly.
