Hugh Jackman’s rumored affair with Sutton Foster ‘is the reason’ he ended marriage

Hugh Jackman’s estranged wife Deborra-Lee Furness appeared to confirm the real reason for their September 2023 legal separation stemmed from his rumored affair with his former Music Man leading lady, Sutton Foster.

The private Instagram account of the Australian 68-year-old ‘found’ an Video from October 26 from gossip blogger Tasha Lustig who claimed he ‘ran off with the mistress’ and planned a ‘soft launch’ of their relationship – according We weekly.

The claim was given more credence by Deborra-Lee’s friend Amanda de Cadenet, who responded to the same post: ‘You are in lockstep with this one. My beloved friend Deb is about to get her ass ripped off, fyi!”

It was in March 2020 — right as COVID shut down the world — when the 56-year-old Australian and the Georgia-born, Michigan-raised 49-year-old dizzily started workshopping for the first time Jerry Zaks’ Broadway revival of the 1957 musical.

Hugh and Sutton took on the roles of Harold Hill and Marian Paroo in The Music Man, which ran from February 2022 to January 2023 at the Winter Garden Theater in Manhattan.

Hugh Jackman’s estranged wife, Deborra-Lee Furness (2-L, pictured in 2023) appeared to confirm that the real reason for their separation in September 2023 stemmed from his rumored affair with his former Music Man leading lady, Sutton Foster (R, photo in 2022). )

“Sutton and Hugh’s relationship is the reason Hugh and Deb [separated],” a source close to Foster told the outlet.

“A lot of people on Broadway knew, and we kept it quiet because they’re both such nice and wonderful people. Everyone respected his privacy. But there was an affair and overlap. They are really happy now.’

They continued, “Hugh’s whole image is that he’s the nicest guy in Hollywood, so he doesn’t know what to do with this.”

And while a source told DailyMail.com on October 26 that Furness “had her suspicions when Hugh started working with Sutton,” an industry source claimed the opposite to Us Weekly.

“Deborra-Lee was stunned when she learned about the affair on the show,” the insider said.

“It was apparently Broadway’s worst-kept secret, and Deborra-Lee was the last to know. [Worse yet,] he didn’t know!’

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“For a woman who has been married for 27 years and then finds out that her partner is unfaithful and not trustworthy, it is a pretty devastating life experience,” says a friend of Deborrah-Lee.

The Australian 68-year-old’s private Instagram account ‘liked’ an October 26 video from gossip blogger Tasha Lustig, in which he claimed he was ‘eloping with the mistress’ and planning a ‘soft launch’ of their relationship was planning.

The claim was given more credence by Deborra-Lee’s friend Amanda de Cadenet, who responded to the same post: ‘You are in lockstep with this one. My beloved friend Deb is about to get her ass ripped off, fyi!”

It was in March 2020—right as COVID shut down the world—when the Australian 56-year-old and the Georgia-born, Michigan-raised 49-year-old giddily first began workshopping Jerry Zaks’ Broadway revival of the 1957 musical.

Hugh and Sutton took on the roles of Harold Hill and Marian Paroo in The Music Man, which ran from February 2022 to January 2023 at the Winter Garden Theater in Manhattan (pictured in 2022)

A source close to Foster said: ‘Sutton and Hugh’s relationship is the reason Hugh and Deb [separated]. A lot of people on Broadway knew, and we kept it quiet because they’re both such kind and wonderful people” (pictured in 2021)

“I think a lot of people were shocked that he could do this to her, especially since she is the mother of his children and they spent three decades of their lives together. A little respect might have been appropriate.’

It’s worth noting that the Deadpool & Wolverine action star fell in love with Furness while starring as a brain-damaged convict and prison psychologist in ABC’s 10-episode series Correlli in 1995.

Eyebrows were raised again when the two-time Tony winner filed for an uncontested divorce from her second husband Ted Griffin in New York County Supreme Court on October 22 – according to Page six.

During their decade-long marriage, Sutton and the 53-year-old 9-1-1 producer-writer adopted 7-year-old daughter Emily Griffin, and she shared Fashion in 2022 that her family “spent” Memorial Day with Hugh’s family.

And while a source told DailyMail.com on October 26 that Furness ‘had her suspicions when Hugh started working with Sutton’, a new industry source claimed she was ‘blindsided’ (pictured in 2023).

The Force of Nature: The Dry 2 actress and Jackman’s two adopted children are all grown up, but they’ll have a hard time dividing his alleged $180 million fortune (pictured in 2012)

It’s worth noting that the Deadpool & Wolverine action star fell in love with Deborra-Lee while starring as a brain-damaged convict and prison psychologist in ABC’s 10-episode series Correlli in 1995.

Eyebrows were raised again when the two-time Tony winner filed for an uncontested divorce from her second husband Ted Griffin (right, pictured in 2022) in New York County Supreme Court on October 22.

During their decade-long marriage, Sutton and the 53-year-old 9-1-1 producer-writer adopted seven-year-old daughter Emily Griffin (L, photo in 2023)

It’s unclear when the coy couple’s alleged affair began, but it did Weekly contact who first reported on it on December 13.

Foster divorced her first husband, actor Christian Borle, in 2009 after three years of marriage.

The Grammy nominee is currently starring as Princess Winnifred in Lear deBessonet’s Broadway musical revival of Once Upon a Mattress, which runs through November 30 at the Hudson Theater in Manhattan.

Jackman – who is just an Oscar away from EGOT status – will next star in Craig Brewer’s musical drama Song Sung Blue, Michael Sarnoski’s drama The Death of Robin Hood and Kyle Balda’s comedy Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie.