United Kingdom, Dec. 4 -- Channing Tatum had a "man crush" on his late Magic Mike XXL co-star Stephen 'tWitch' Boss.

The 45-year-old actor held back tears as he reflected on his admiration for Stephen - who took his own life at the age of 40 in December 2022.

Speaking at the Dance Hall of Fame Ceremony in Los Angeles on Wednesday (03.12.25), Channing said: "I promised myself I wasn't going to cry.

"I do this because tWitch made me laugh all the time. But to say that it's an honour to sit up here and talk about that man is an understatement to say the least. I sat for a while, and I was like, 'What am I going to tell them?' Because lots of people her might've known tWitch much longer or more intimate than I did. I got to work with him, ...