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7NEWS
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness: Is Hugh's ‘good man' image in tatters?
Hugh Jackman is meant to be one of the good ones. That's his whole thing. He's a husband man. He's a music man. He's a good man. In the third ever episode of The West Wing, press secretary C.J. Cregg, in a moment of frustration, said, 'I don't care what it is, I care what it looks like'. That's her job. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The façade of celebrity enabled by a publicity machine means no one ever really knows when it comes to famous people, only what it looks like. Timothee Chalamet looks like he's fun, Gwyneth Paltrow looks like she's a woo-woo queen, Tom Hanks looks like a top bloke. If you Google 'celebrities with good reputations', Jackman is right up top. What it looks like is more potent than what it is. That's why Jackman's soon-to-be ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness's statement this week, after she officially filed for divorce, has the potential to damage his career. 'My heart and compassion goes out to anyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal. It is a profound wound that cuts deep,' she said. Furness never used the words infidelity or cheating, and betrayal can encompass many things, but the implication is clear. Every woman has either been cheated on or knows another woman who has felt the sting of deception from the person they trusted the most. It's a sensitive topic, triggering terrible memories of empty nights in an emotional black hole, or of nursing their friend through the darkness. Women remember. The same day as Furness's statement, Jackman posted a video of himself doing a skip rope routine scored to NSYNC's Bye, Bye, Bye with the caption 'FINALLY'. Textually, if you want to give him the benefit of the doubt, the video is clipped from his Hugh Jackman: From New York with Love show at Radio City Hall. It's been running since the start of the year and he has struggled to nail that particular part of the performance, fubbing his moves or losing the beat. So, to finally get through must be exhilarating. Subtextually? Ooph. Jackman is a smart guy. He knows what it looks like. And it looks like he's trolling his ex-wife. Loading Instagram Post No one knows what happens in someone else's relationship and the factors that go into any marriage breakdown are complex. It's rarely simple, it's rarely one-sided. The only people who know what really happened are Jackman and Furness, and they too will have different versions of the same experience. But that's what it is, not what it looks like. Intentionally or not, one of the foundations of Jackman's career is that he's one of the good ones. He embodies romantic ideals – he can flex out as Wolverine and do an impressive amount of bench presses but is just as comfortable singing showtunes, flashing his big smile, having a laugh and going home to his wife. Jackman's charismatic masculinity is an effortless one, and heterosexual women find that extremely appealing in a world where so many men feel the need to perform a certain type of manhood. Crucial to his reputation, to the ability of female audiences to impose their fantasies about him on to him, has been his and Furness's love story. The pair met in 1995 on the set of Correlli, a 10-episode ABC series in which Furness played a prison psychologist and he portrayed an armed robber with whom she becomes romantically involved. They weren't Harley Quinn and the Joker, but the illicitness of the relationship fuelled the heat. Off-screen, he immediately found himself drawn to her, but it took him weeks before he worked up the nerves to confess his crush. 'I knew very early, I knew before Deb knew. Even when she tried to break up with me, I knew,' he told the Aussies in Hollywood podcast in 2018. 'I'm a very indecisive person, Deb really knows this about me, I can count on my hand the amount of times in my life anything has felt that clear to me, and when it happens it's such a relief.' He proposed four months later and they were married in April, 1996. In 2000 and 2005, they adopted their two kids, Oscar and Ava. When they met, Furness was the bigger name. She had been working steadily in the Australian screen industry since she was a kid with roles in The Flying Doctors, Kings and Neighbours and he was fresh out of drama school. After guest spots in local TV shows including Blue Heelers, Australian films Erskineville Kings and Paperback Hero and roles on stage in Beauty and the Beast, Sunset Boulevard and Oklahoma, he got his big international break when he was cast in X-Men in 2000. The movie was a huge hit and Jackman's turn as the gruff but upstanding Wolverine/Logan was noticed by everyone. His star was ascendant and his name was circulating among Hollywood casting directors. He made three movies that were released the following year: action thriller Swordfish, and rom-coms Kate & Leopold and Someone Like You. Opposite Meg Ryan and Ashley Judd, he played the romantic heroes, one an impoverished 19th century duke who time travels to 21st century New York City, and the other, a womanising TV producer who changes his stripes. While both films are minor works in the rom-com canon, Jackman was beguiling, and persuaded an international audience that he had shades beyond being a mutant superhero. The rom-com would not end up being one of his favourite spaces to play in. In addition to that pair of 2001 movies, he only made two other pure play rom-coms – Paperback Hero with Claudia Karvan in 1999 and Scoop opposite Scarlett Johansson in 2006. While most of Jackman's screen work has been in dramas, thrillers, action movies, many of them male-skewering fare including Chappie, The Front Runner, and 10 X-Men movies, he has still played the romantic lead in a slate of films that leveraged the goodwill of female audiences towards him. These included Australia, The Fountain, Reminiscence, Les Miserables and The Greatest Showman. The musicals are really interesting because Jackman's talents are so entrenched with his ability to entertain with his singing and dancing, and he has created a whole sub-ecosystem with that aspect of his persona. The Greatest Showman netted $US459 million off the back of a relatively $US84 million production budget partly because of repeated viewings from superfans. The movie opened in the US on soft numbers but word-of-mouth among fans pushed it to great heights. Significantly, that opening weekend in the US, 73 per cent of the audience were women. Depending on the country and the report, statistics for what percentage a live theatre audience is women vary, but the lowest estimate is 65 per cent. When it comes to deciding what show someone is going to splash out big money on, it's women who are calling the shots. Jackman needs women on his side. Post-COVID, he has only released two films, Florian Zeller's domestic drama The Son and the Marvel extravaganza Deadpool & Wolverine. He has three movies in post-production, including an action epic in which he plays Robin Hood. What he's been spending a lot of time doing instead is theatre. He did The Music Man on Broadway from late 2021 to early 2023, and now his Hugh Jackman: From New York with Love shows, which is playing sporadically until October. He's also currently doing a drama production off-Broadway, Hannah Moscovitch's Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, in which he plays a middle-aged university professor who engages in an affair with one of his students. The show runs until mid-June and it is all but sold out. For the 400-seat venue, only a handful tickets remain across the shows combined, and they cost between $US297 and $US400. So, at least for this production, Jackman's personal dramas haven't affected sales. There are still tickets available for his remaining Radio City gigs, skip rope routine and all. He and Furness were together for 27 years when they separated, which was announced in September 2023, nine months after The Music Man ended its run. Within two months, rumours flew that he and his The Music Man co-star, Sutton Foster, had an affair during the production, and that was the reason for his marriage break-up. In October 2024, Foster filed for divorce from husband Ted Griffin. Jackman and Foster were first photographed holding hands in public in early January 2025, and by the end of the month, she was at the opening night of Hugh Jackman: From New York with Love. Whether Jackman will take a direct financial hit to his career remains to be seen. Stanley Tucci cheated on his first wife, Kathryn Spath, with co-star Edie Falco before going back to Spath, but we still love him. Ewan McGregor bounced back after allegations of a crossover between his split from first wife Eve Mavrakis and the start of his relationship with Fargo co-star Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Brad Pitt is still riding high after the controversial, allegedly violent way his marriage to Angelina Jolie ended, a relationship that started with his infidelity to then-wife Jennifer Aniston. There's a study from a US company called the National Research Group that surveys 3000 audiences about actors that they would go to a cinema to see in a movie, and Pitt came in fourth in 2024. Jackman didn't make the top 25 but his Deadpool & Wolverine co-star Ryan Reynolds was fifth. Jackman and Pitt's stardom are hinged on different things. Pitt's 'heartthrob' status works differently to Jackman's. Since he's been in the public eye, Pitt has been attached to a bunch of women including Christina Applegate, Juliette Lewis, Gwyneth Paltrow as well as Aniston and Jolie. Jackman was always a one-woman man, and to a woman who is 13 years older than him. His female fans like that. Foster is only six years younger than Jackman but she's 19 years younger than Furness. Take a straw poll among the women in your life and ask them if, today, they like Jackman a little less. Don't be surprised at their answers. Whatever happened between him and Furness is, technically, their personal business. But his reputation as a good man, a wife guy who had posted effusive messages about his missus, is a business, so, it's not what it is, it's what it looks like.
Hype Malaysia
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hype Malaysia
INFINITE Member Jang Dong Woo To Hold Solo Fan-Con In KL This August
After a successful concert in Malaysia with his groupmates in February, INFINITE (인피니트) member Jang Dong Woo (장동우) is returning – this time on his own! The rapper and dancer will hold his first solo fan-con in Kuala Lumpur later this August! The INFINITE member recently announced his fan-con tour, titled 'CONNECTION'. The tour will kick start in Seoul before moving to four Asian cities: Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Hong Kong. The fan-con in KL will take place on 15th August 2025 (Friday), but details on the venue have yet to be confirmed. More information on the event will be shared by the event organiser, Star Planet, soon. This upcoming event marks Jang Dong Woo's first solo concert in Malaysia. His groupmates, Nam Woohyun (남우현) and Kim Sung Kyu (김성규), both held solo concerts in Kuala Lumpur last year. INFINITE also recently performed in town for their 15th-anniversary concert tour. There aren't many details about the concert yet, but fans can expect exciting performances, Q&A sessions and fun activities with the idol. Jang Dong Woo debuted as a member of INFINITE in 2011 as the group's dancer and rapper. In 2019, he released his solo debut album, 'Bye', with the title track, 'News'. The 34-year-old is also a talented composer and songwriter, having composed and written several tracks for INFINITE and other solo artists. If you're excited to meet Jang Dong Woo in KL, here are the details for his fan-con: Jang Dong Woo Fan-Con Tour In Kuala Lumpur Date: 15th August 2025 (Friday) Time: TBA Venue: TBA Organiser: Star Planet Ticket Sales: TBA Star Planet will reveal more details for the event soon, so stay tuned to this space. Are you ready to party with Jang Dong Woo in KL? Sources: Twitter What's your Reaction? +1 0 +1 0 +1 0 +1 0 +1 0 +1 0
Scottish Sun
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Who Wants to be a Millionaire player with no lifelines forced to take money after history question – did you know it?
A WHO Wants to be a Millionaire player with no lifelines walked away after a difficult history question - but do you know it? Jeremy Clarkson welcomed June Walker, from Galashiels, to the hot seat in Sunday night's episode. 4 Jeremy Clarkson hosts Who Wants to be a Millionaire Credit: ITV 4 Jeremy asked this difficult history question - would you know it? Credit: ITV 4 June had no lifelines left at this point in the game Credit: ITV After getting through the first few rounds, she seemed stuck on a tricky history question. With a possible £125,000 up for grabs, there was a lot riding on answering correctly. The question asked: "Which of these was a plot to assassinate Elizabeth I?" A) Rye House Plot, B) Bye Plot, C) Babington Plot and D) Despard Plot." Having used all her lifelines earlier in the show, she was therefore completely on her own. June had an inkling about one option but ultimately decided to play safe. She told Jeremy: "I don't know it well enough. No. Take the money, final answer." As a result, she walked away having won an incredible £64,000. It's not the first time contestants have been forced to walk away on the ITV show. A past episode saw Matthew Trantor, a GP from Birmingham, hope to win big. Matthew made his way up the ladder to £64,000, set his safety net and then looked at the £125,000 question. Watch as Who Wants to be a Millionaire contestant walks away from tough £125k question He was asked: "Which of these words coined by famous children's authors appeared first in print?" Former Top Gear host Jeremy then offered up "Snozzcumber, Heffalump, Chortled and Quaffle," as options. However, it was clear that Matthew wasn't feeling too confident. He said: "Literature isn't my strong point and children's literature is even lower. Who has won the jackpot on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire has offered hundreds of hopeful contestants the chance to become millionaires, but there has only been a handful of lucky winners. There have only been five real winners so far on the show as Charles Ingram, who was the third winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2001, had his claim to the prize thrown out because of cheating allegations. The official winners are... Judith Keppel In 2000, garden designer Judith Keppel made quiz show history as she became the first ever winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Judith is also the only woman ever to have won the million-pound prize. David Edwards Former physics teacher David became the second contestant to win the top prize in April 2001. Following his success, Edwards went on to compete in both series of Are You an Egghead? in 2008 and 2009. Robert Brydges Oxford-educated banker Robert became the third Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? champion when he won the quiz show several moths after David in 2001. Robert has stayed out of the limelight since his win. Pat Gibson World champion Irish quiz player Pat won the show in 2004. Amazingly Pat had TWO of his lifelines still available for his final question, something no other winner has managed. Ingram Wilcox Ingram came close to losing on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2006 as he had used all his lifelines up at the £32,000 mark, but in a shocking twist he went on to scoop the jackpot. "And I have nothing I can even go off. "If I answered this, it'll be a one in four chance and I don't think the audience's hearts can take that. "So with no regrets, I'm gonna walk." Who Wants to be a Millionaire airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Yahoo
Claremont man gets prison time for Medicare fraud
Mar. 13—A Claremont man — one half of a couple charged with defrauding New Hampshire Medicaid out of more than $40,000 — has been sentenced to prison time for his role in the scheme, he Attorney General's Office said Thursday. Joseph Bye, 32, was sentenced in Merrimack County Superior Court to 1 1/2 to 3 years in state prison on a Medicaid fraud (false claims charge), followed by a consecutive 3 to 6 year state prison sentence, fully suspended for 10 years, on a theft by deception charge. Bye was also ordered to pay restitution of $21,771.38, and is prohibited from participating in the Family and Friends Mileage Reimbursement Program. Between July 2020 and July 2022, Bye, 31, and Sara Lapointe, 29, stole a combined $41,606.62 from the New Hampshire Medicaid program by submitting fraudulent claims for mileage reimbursement as part of the Family and Friends Mileage Reimbursement Program. Bye claimed he was traveling to health care appointments in Concord from Danville, a distance of approximately 40 miles, according to the Attorney General's Office. Lapointe claimed she was traveling to health care appointments at the same facility in Concord from Cornish, a distance of approximately 65 miles, according to prosecutors. But during that period of time, Bye and Lapointe were living together in Concord, less than 1.5 miles away from the facility, prosecutors said. Lapointe, 29, was previously sentenced in Merrimack County Superior Court to serve 12 months in the Merrimack County House of Corrections on the Medicaid fraud charge, followed by a consecutive 5- to 10-year state prison sentence, fully suspended for 10 years, on the theft by deception charge. She was also ordered to pay $19,835.24 in restitution to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, and barred from participating in the Family and Friends Mileage Reimbursement Program.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Patsy Palmer says James Bye ‘will be missed so much by everyone' on EastEnders
Patsy Palmer has penned an emotional post following the exit of James Bye from EastEnders, saying he 'will be missed so much by everyone'. Bye's character Martin Fowler died of cardiac arrest after he and Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) confessed their love to each other and got engaged during the explosive live episode, as the Queen Vic crumbled around them. Martin, born in August 1985 in the first year the BBC soap was broadcast, had been played by several actors before Bye took over the role in 2014. His character died on Thursday after being trapped by a beam as the show celebrates its 40th anniversary. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Patsy Palmer (@patsypalmerofficial) On Instagram, Palmer, who plays Bianca Jackson, wrote that she wants 'to say you will be missed so much by everyone but you will go on to be the leading man that you deserve to be'. 'Your performance was amazing tonight and just gorgeous for all the years as Martin Fowler,' she added. Palmer also said 'for the rest of you and you all know who you are, I think you are all such a beautiful bunch of actors and friends', and congratulated the director and writer of the live episode. She said: 'I can honestly say hand on heart that I loved every second of tonight. 'Doing a live episode of Eastenders again after so many years was spectacular. I loved how we had the comedy too amongst so much heartbreak. It was a beautiful mix of emotions.' The live episodes saw the results of viewers' votes on storylines, including who Denise Fox (Diane Parish) picked to be with, and the name of Sonia Fowler's (Natalie Cassidy) baby. Denise reunited with her estranged husband Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) and Martin's ex-wife Sonia welcomed Julia, named after EastEnders' co-creator Julia Smith, after giving birth in the rubble of the Queen Vic. Sonia's villainous former partner Reiss Colwell (Jonny Freeman) died in Wednesday's episode after being crushed by a bathtub, after he fell over in a confrontation with Bianca – who he had previously kidnapped. The previous EastEnders live episode was broadcast on the 25th anniversary in 2010 and revealed Stacey had killed Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb). Martin's father Arthur, played by Bill Treacher, appeared in the first scene of the first EastEnders episode on February 19 1985, when he broke in to elderly neighbour Reg Cox's house with Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) and Ali Osman (Nejdet Salih). Bye said: 'It's an honour to leave on a story of this magnitude. A huge thank you to all the fans of the show, EastEnders wouldn't be what it is without you, and to the BBC and EastEnders team for trusting me with this role for so many years. 'This fruit and veg man will always hold a special place in my heart. It's time to look forward, and I'm incredibly excited for what the future holds.'
