Deborra-Lee Furness opened up about “betrayal” in a candid statement after officially filing for divorce from Hugh Jackman following his alleged affair with Sutton Foster.
The Daily Mail was the first to break the news that Furness filed for divorce from Jackman on May 23, almost two years after they announced their separation. The former couple announced their separation in September 2023, but it wasn’t until the following year that sources claimed Jackman and Foster had an affair back in 2022 while starring together in The Music Man on Broadway.
In a statement to the Daily Mail, Furness appeared to allude to the long-standing affair rumors, saying, “My heart and compassion goes out to everyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal. It’s a profound wound that cuts deep, however I believe in a higher power and that God/the universe, whatever you relate to as your guidance, is always working FOR us.”
Furness filed a “non-contested” complaint in New York, suggesting the couple had worked everything out behind the scenes.
“There is not going to be any drama with this gives closure that she needed,” a source told the Daily Mail. The source said that the exes, who were married for 27 years, had some back and forth over their financial settlement but landed on “a handsome spousal support payment” for Furness.
“They have worked out the details in advance and everything is ironed out in terms of a settlement, alimony, and the expenses for the future of their children,” a separate source said. Furness and Jackman share a 24-year-old son, Oscar, and a 19-year-old daughter, Ava. “They are amicable, and they are both fully committed to being the best parents that they can be.”
In October 2024, after Foster filed for divorce from her then-husband, Ted Griffin, rumors about her relationship with Jackman reached new heights. Furness allegedly liked an Instagram post by gossip blogger Tasha Lustig that Jackman “blindsided” his ex by “running off with the mistress.” One of Furness’ friends, Amanda de Cadenet, also commented, “You are on point with this one. My beloved friend Deb is about to have her glow up any moment fyi!”
That month, sources told Us Weekly, “there was an affair and overlap.” Foster and Jackman went public with their relationship in January of this year, stepping out together in Los Angeles for the first time. Neither has spoken publicly about the affair allegations.