Celeb obsessed? Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip direct to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Channing Tatum has opened up about his heartbreak after his childhood best friend died. Sharing a snap of the two as young pals larking about on the football pitch, Channing paid an emotional tribute to his late BFF. "Rip Corey I'll never forget your crazy ass. I love you with all my heart. All my prayers to your beautiful family," he captioned the throwback picture on Instagram . He also shared a statement in which he thanked Corey for sticking up for him when Channing first moved states. (Image: Instagram) "My very first best friend Corey Vaughn left this world for the next this Tuesday the 21st. Man there's so much to say," he wrote. "I'll never forget his crazy ass and how he stuck up for and protected me when I first moved to Mississippi. He'd a fought anybody. All the laughs and trouble we go in. "I'll never be able to see that smile of his again in this life. And it just made me need to remind everybody don't put off anything. Seeing a friend, or even calling or texting. You never know what's next." Channing then added: "Corey would have want us to laugh and raise hell in his wake and have as much joy as anyone can make. He sure did. And I'll forever miss ya man. Love ya my brother." (Image: Instagram) It comes after a tough few months for the Magic Mike star, who split from his wife Jenna Dewan in April after months of reported partying while she juggled work with raising their four-year-old daughter Everly. In a 2014 interview, the Magic Mike star admitted his boozy ways could be a problem for Jenna. Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Play now "I probably drink too much," he told Star magazine at the time. "My wife, that's what she bought into." And he hinted in 2015 how his work commitments overtook everything else - including time with his wife and daughter. (Image: FilmMagic) "None of this is easy but at the same time it’s everything I would have ever wanted," he told People magazine. He confessed that he juggled work and family life "not very well", adding: "I'm lucky to have people that care enough to make sure I’m not screwing things up." He continued by saying: "We're [Jenna and I] a good support system for each other. We keep pushing each other to grow and be better. I don't think I could do it any other way [than with her]." (Image: ©EROTEME.CO.UK) There were reports of Channing's alleged flirtatious behaviour with other women while he was filming Foxcatcher, with a source claiming to Star that he was acting like a single man on set - especially with one of his female co-stars. "After they filmed a scene together, he began singing Total Eclipse Of The Heart to her and grinding up against her. Their faces were touching while they danced and he sang," one shocked witness reported at the time. But Channing shut down reports that his behaviour was to blame for their marriage breakdown, with his rep stating: "Happy to clarify that absolutely none of these rumours are true. The reason our statement was so positive [was] because that's the reality of the situation."<doc-sep>Channing Tatum had to say goodbye to his childhood best friend. The “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” star shared a tribute on Instagram to his friend Corey, who passed away on Tuesday. “Man there’s so much to say. I’ll never forget his crazy ass and how he stuck up for and protected me when i first moved to Mississippi,” Tatum wrote. “He’d a fought anybody. All the laughs and trouble we go [sic] in. I’ll never be able to see that smile of his again in this life. And it just made me need to remind everybody don’t put off anything. Seeing a friend, or even calling or texting. You never know what’s next. Corey would have want us to laugh and raise hell in his wake and have as much joy as anyone can make. He sure did. And I’ll forever miss ya man. Love ya my brother.” Tatum captioned his statement, “Rip Corey I’ll never forget your crazy ass. I love you with all my heart. All my prayers to your beautiful family.” The “Step Up” actor, who was born in Alabama, moved around a lot as a kid. “All my family’s in Wetumpka, Alabama, on my mom’s side. Some people in Birmingham. We moved from Cullman pretty early,” he said in a public appearance, according to Alabama Living. “We moved to Mississippi for a little while, Pascagoula, Gautier, and then Florida. All around the South. Anywhere where they say y’all. That’s where I call home.”<doc-sep>Channing Tatum is mourning the loss of someone who's been a part of his life for more than 30 years. On Thursday night, the actor opened up about the death of his "very first best friend" in a tribute he shared on social media. "My very first best friend Corey Vaughn left this world for the next this Tuesday the 21st," he wrote. "Man there's so much to say." The star met Vaughn when he was just 6 years old, right after Tatum's family relocated from their home in Cullman, Alabama. "I'll never forget his crazy ass and how he stuck up for and protected me when I first moved to Mississippi," the now 38-year-old recalled. "He'd a fought anybody. All the laughs and trouble we (got) in. I'll never be able to see that smile of his again in this life." And it was that sad realization that prompted Tatum to offer up some advice to his fans and followers. "It just made me need to remind everybody don't put off anything," he continued. "Seeing a friend, or even calling or texting. You never know what's next." So the father of one suggested doing what his pal would have wanted. "Corey would have (wanted) us to laugh and raise hell in his wake and have as much joy as anyone can make," Tatum insisted. "He sure did." In the same post, Tatum included a photo of him and his friend when they were still children, side-by-side on their school's football field. "I love you with all my heart," he wrote in the caption. "All my prayers to your beautiful family."<doc-sep>Channing Tatum is mourning the death of his best friend, Corey Vaughn. On Thursday, the actor announced on Instagram that he recently lost his close pal. Along with a childhood photo of the two on a field, Channing wrote, "Rip Corey I'll never forget your crazy ass. I love you with all my heart. All my prayers to your beautiful family." Channing also reminded his fans that they should never "put off anything," adding, "You never know what's next." We're sending lots of love to Channing and his loved ones.<doc-sep>
Channing Tatum recalled how his best friend Corey "protected me when I first moved to Mississippi" when the actor was 6 years old Channing Tatum Mourns the Death of His 'Very First Best Friend': 'I Love You with All My Heart' Channing Tatum is mourning the death of his childhood friend. “My very first best friend Corey Vaughn left this world for the next this Tuesday the 21st. Man there’s so much to say,” the actor, 38, shared in a statement on Instagram and Twitter Thursday. “I’ll never forget his crazy ass and how he stuck up for and protected me when I first moved to Mississippi. He’d a fought anybody. All the laughs and trouble we go in,” Tatum recalled of his family moving to Pascagoula when was 6 years old. “I’ll never be able to see that smile of his again in this life. And it just made me need to remind everybody don’t put off anything. Seeing a friend, or even calling or texting. You never know what’s next,” he continued. “Rip Corey I’ll never forget your crazy ass. I love you with all my heart. All my prayers to your beautiful family,” Tatum captioned his message. Tatum, who was born in Alabama, previously told fans about his family moving around a lot when was a child. “All my family’s in Wetumpka, Alabama, on my mom’s side. Some people in Birmingham. We moved from Cullman pretty early,” he said during his first public appearance since he announced his split from ex Jenna Dewan on April 2, according to Alabama Living.