Keith Urban exits interview after racy Nicole Kidman 'love scenes' question

USA Today

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Keith Urban seemingly abruptly ended a recent interview with a radio station in his native Australia after the host asked about the country star's wife, actress Nicole Kidman, participating in "love scenes."
The Grammy Award winner, 57, called into Mix 102.3's radio show "Hayley & Max in the Morning" via Zoom on Tuesday, July 1, to promote an August concert in the country. Midway through Urban was told by the hosts that they had a "very tricky" and "deeply personal question" for him during a segment on the show called "Wall of Truth."
Pearson, who said she was "uncomfortable" asking Urban the question, handed the interview over to Burford, who then asked the "Blue Ain't Your Color" crooner, "What does Keith Urban think when he sees his beautiful wife with beautiful younger men like Zac Efron, having these beautiful love scenes?"
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Urban didn't answer the question and then the host said the singer's team "disconnected from Zoom" over frustrations with the questioning. USA TODAY reached out to reps for Urban for comment.
Last year, Kidman, 58, participated in on-screen intimate scenes with 37-year-old costar Efron in Netflix's "A Family Affair."
"I think his team hung up on us because they didn't want us to ask that question," a producer said. Then, Pearson said that "he doesn't like the personal stuff" and "he doesn't like talking about his wife" because "it's private."
Burford jokingly added, "Does Keith Urban hate us? Do we have beef with Keith Urban?" The hosts were not able to get Urban back on the line for the rest of the interview.
"I've had this feeling ... that they don't like these personal questions at all," Pearson added.
Urban and Kidman, who rank among Hollywood's longest and most recognizable couples, celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary last month. The partners are parents to daughters Sunday, 16, and Faith, 14.
The Academy Award-winning actress and fellow Aussie has spoken out about filming intimate scenes herself. She told The Sun last year that "there were times when we were shooting where I was like, 'I don't want to orgasm anymore.'" She was speaking about shooting buzzy 2024 movie "Babygirl," a psychosexual thriller, opposite younger costar Harris Dickinson, who is now 29.
"There was an enormous amount of sharing and trust and then frustration," Kidman said, adding that sometimes she felt like, "I hate doing this" in regard to intimate scenes.