Overview
- At the Los Angeles ceremony on Dec. 3, Tatum delivered a tearful tribute during Boss’s posthumous induction.
- He recalled first noticing Boss on So You Think You Can Dance and being struck by his power, humor, and presence.
- Tatum joked he had a "man crush" on Boss, citing a kinship from their shared Alabama roots and adding a "Roll Tide" shoutout.
- The actor referenced their work together on Magic Mike XXL and said Boss lifted everyone around him.
- Boss was inducted alongside Mikhail Baryshnikov, Misty Copeland, Kenny Ortega, Gene Kelly, Bob Fosse, Alvin Ailey, and Jerome Robbins; he died by suicide in 2022 at age 40.