Young Reporter With Autism Cracks Up Channing Tatum During Interview

Tatum is understandably charmed by Carly Fleischmann's hilarious questions.

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As one of the busiest A-listers in film, Channing Tatum is no stranger to totally nailing an interview. Tatum's appearance on Speechless with Carly Fleischmann, however, may just be the star's best one yet. 

Tatum is immediately taken with the interviewer, whose playful chat with the star marked the debut episode of her Speechless web seriesFleischmann, who was diagnosed with autism as a child, kicks off the discussion with something casual to break the ice.

"Would you date a 21-year-old person with autism?" she asks, speaking via keyboard. After Tatum says he'll need permission from his wife, Fleischmann reveals she already has her team working hard on divorce papers. At this point, Tatum is practically in stitches.

Fleischmann also pushed the actor for the deets on how he managed to cause a proper ruckus as a rebellious teen. "I'm still alive," he said, "So I never got caught." The extent of his youthful rebellion, at least according to this interview, was the occasional vandalismn of suburban homes in Florida. "Looking back on it, I feel bad."

Though Speechless marks Fleischmann's debut as an entertainment reporter, the YouTube series isn't the first time she's proven her command of the written word. Fleischmann penned a book on her experiences with autism, Carly's Voice: Breaking Through Autism, with her father in 2012.

"I used to think I was the only kid with autism who communicates by spelling," Fleischmann wrote on her official website in 2013. "But last year I met a group of kids that communicate the same way. In fact, some are even faster at typing then I am."

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