Why Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness Have Yet To File For Divorce

The estranged couple introduced in 2023 that they have been going their separate methods however have hit a roadblock in finding out the divorce as a result of they seemingly did not signal a prenup once they bought married.

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness saved issues going of their marriage for practically three a long time and have two kids they adopted over the course of their union.

Jackman and Furness are reportedly heading for a “messy” divorce following the breakdown of their 27-year marriage.

The exes introduced in 2023 that that they had “determined to separate to pursue our particular person progress,” however the absence of a prenup of their marriage is proving to be a bone of competition.

In response to the Daily Mail, the pair had delayed submitting for a divorce due to their choice to forgo signing a prenup, which proves difficult as they attempt to divide a reported $250 million fortune.

Sources, nonetheless, instructed the information outlet that they plan to file in New York “within the subsequent couple of weeks” and put this chapter behind them.

“One of many largest the reason why they have not but filed is that they by no means had a prenup,” a supply near Jackman stated. “Once they bought married, they thought it could be ceaselessly. Who does not? On the time, neither of them anticipated Hugh’s profession to get as monumental because it has.”

The supply continued, “As a result of there was no prenup, and he made a fortune throughout their marriage, this divorce isn’t going to be reduce and dry. It might even get messy as a result of the stakes are excessive.”

“A variety of transferring elements have to be labored out and there’s a enormous sum of money concerned,” the insider added.

The ex-couple reportedly needs to make their divorce “as straightforward as attainable.” Nonetheless, after practically three a long time and the superstar standing of 1 companion growing astronomically, “it isn’t fairly that straightforward.”

Jackman and Furness met on the Australian TV present “Correlli” again in 1995 and bought married in Melbourne a yr later.

They went on to undertake their two kids, Oscar and Ava, earlier than amassing huge wealth due to the actor’s hit position as Wolverine and their thriving enterprise empire.

In response to the Every day Mail, the pair paid $21 million in 2008 for a three-story residence within the Meier Towers constructing in New York Metropolis’s West Village and later listed it for $38.9 million in 2022. It stays unclear if the property has been offered.

Their different actual property properties embody a $3.5 million, 2.5-acre property in East Hampton, New York, a $5.9 million Bondi seashore home in Sydney, Australia, and a $21 million penthouse in Manhattan’s prosperous Chelsea neighborhood, which they purchased one yr earlier than they break up.

“Hugh and Deborra-Lee are cordial to one another, however they’re not associates,” the supply defined, referencing how tough the property division may get. “They put their variations apart to co-parent and he cares quite a bit about his kids.”

It comes after the “Logan” star went public together with his blossoming romance with Sutton Foster as they have been seen holding arms on a date in Santa Monica.

After softly launching their relationship, the pair have been pictured kissing whereas within the automotive at a San Fernando In-N-Out.

Foster was seen cradling Jackman’s face whereas they waited to get their meals, and as soon as they have been out of the automotive, they packed on the PDA again, with the actor wrapping his arms round her and pulling her in for a kiss earlier than warmly hugging her.

It was an informal outing for the pair because the actor wore a black tee and denims, paired with spectacles, whereas Foster wore an oversize shirt and denims with sneakers. Many Web customers, nonetheless, slammed him for not being thoughtful of his ex-wife’s emotions.

A supply not too long ago disclosed that Furness felt “relieved” after seeing footage of Jackman and Foster being cozy after their dinner date in Santa Monica.

Furness was “plagued with suspicions” for months as sources near her confirmed that her fears about Jackman’s relationship with Foster have been warranted.

“Deborra-Lee feels a way of reduction, to be trustworthy with you,” a supply instructed the Every day Mail. “She has been plagued with suspicions. She was instructed it wasn’t true, and that they have been nothing greater than shut associates who labored collectively.”

“However one thing in her coronary heart instructed her that this was not true,” the insider went on. “She trusted her instinct and her instinct was proper. She lastly feels comfy after getting affirmation that her fears and suspicions have been warranted.”

The supply added that Furness “can now totally shut this chapter and transfer on” as she “has nothing extra to say about her ex-husband and his ‘shut buddy’ Sutton.”

The supply additional famous that Jackman’s shut friends have noticed him turn out to be “rejuvenated” due to his romance with Foster, his co-star in “The Music Man.”

“Hugh’s shut associates have seen a rejuvenated glow to him, and that’s all due to Sutton,” the supply defined, including that the couple “bonded over their particular person, marital struggles however did not strike up a romance till he was out of the heartbreak of his relationship ending.”

“Issues had been very rudimentary between Deborra-Lee and Hugh after the pandemic,” the insider added. “Their relationship wasn’t the identical. He had such a particular reference to Deborra-Lee, however that’s now over, and he has to do what is correct for him.”