Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness divorcing after nearly 2-year separation
Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness divorcing after nearly 2-year separation
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Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness are officially ending their nearly three-decade marriage.
Furness initiated the uncontested divorce in New York's Suffolk County Supreme Court on May 23, according to court records reviewed by USA TODAY May 27. The filing comes more than a year and a half after the former couple announced their separation in September 2023.
USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Jackman and Furness for comment. The Daily Mail was first to report the news.
The actors, who co-starred in the 1995 Australian show "Correlli," married in 1996 and share two adult children, Oscar and Ava. Their 2023 separation was revealed in a statement to People, which read, "We have been blessed to share almost 3 decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage. Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth."
The statement continued: "Our family has been and always will be our highest priority. We undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love, and kindness. We greatly appreciate your understanding in respecting our privacy as our family navigates this transition in all of our lives."
The "X-Men" alumnus, 56, last starred alongside Ryan Reynolds in the summer blockbuster DC film "Deadpool & Wolverine" in 2024, while Furness, 69, was last on the big screen in Robert Connolly's 2024 mystery thriller sequel, "Force of Nature."
How did Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness meet?
Jackman, a relative newcomer as an actor in the mid-'90s, met "leading lady" Furness while filming "Correlli."
"I was jealous, I had a crush and I was mortified. This was maybe six weeks into shooting," Jackman told People in 2017 about the beginnings of his romance with Furness two decades prior. "Deb and I are already best friends, and I'm like, 'I've got a crush on the leading lady. This is the thing you do not do. You never, ever have a relationship with your leading lady.'"
He continued, "I was like, 'I bet everyone knows.' So I didn't talk to Deb for a week."
He later hosted a dinner party, and as they made the meal together, he admitted to having a crush on her – a sentiment that she returned.
"I never in a million years thought she reciprocated," he said.
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