Overview

• Asked directly on Radio Andy, Tatum answered “Absolutely not” when pressed on whether he ever lived with Taylor.
• Tatum said he did not recognize Taylor when shown a photo and noted that agencies sometimes placed models in shared “model houses.”
• Taylor has previously claimed on Watch What Happens Live and in a 2023 Rolling Stone interview that Tatum was his first New York roommate in the early 2000s.
• Entertainment outlets framed Tatum’s remarks as settling the long-circulating rumor, and fans reacted quickly on social media.
• Separately, Taylor recently announced he will step away from the next season of The Valley to focus on sobriety, mental health, and coparenting.