United Kingdom, Nov. 30 -- 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." ...