The 'Deadpool & Wolverine' star and award-winning 'Shame' actress met in 1995. Photo: TNS
Hugh Jackman’s estranged wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, filed for divorce in New York, nearly two years after the pair announced they were ending their 27-year marriage.
Furness, 69, filed for divorce on Friday (May 23) in Suffolk County Supreme Court, according to court documents obtained by TMZ.
The outlet reports the divorce will be finalised once the judge signs off on the complaint and other documents Furness submitted – filings regarding continuing health care coverage, a medical child support order, the New York State child support registry form, the exes’ settlement deal, a proposed judgement of divorce and official certificate of dissolution.
The Deadpool & Wolverine star and award-winning Shame actress met in 1995, working on the Australian miniseries Correlli, and married the following year. They later adopted son Oscar and daughter Ava, now 25 and 19 respectively.
In September 2023, the couple announced their separation in a joint statement to People.
“We have been blessed to share almost three decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage,” the actors said at the time. “Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth. … We undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love and kindness.”
Jackman sparked romance rumors with his Music Man co-star Sutton Foster as far back as 2022, though the Broadway stars only confirmed their relationship earlier this year.
Furness’ filing comes seven months after 50-year-old Foster filed to divorce screenwriter Ted Griffin in October, after a decade of marriage. The exes share daughter Emily, whom they also welcomed via adoption.
Prior to Griffin, Foster was married to fellow Broadway veteran Christian Borle, who, like Jackman and the Thoroughly Modern Millie actress, has won two Tony Awards. – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service
