After nearly three decades of marriage, Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness are struggling to finalize their separation. Despite announcing their split in September 2023, the estranged couple have not yet filed for divorce, reportedly due to complications related to their decision to abandon the prenuptial agreement.
daily Mail have reported that their split could be “messy” as they work to divide their massive $250 million fortune. “The biggest reason he hasn’t applied yet is because he never had a prenup,” a source close to the Wolverine star told the British outlet.
The couple, who met on the Australian TV show Corelli in 1995, married in April 1996 and adopted two children, 24-year-old son Oscar and 19-year-old daughter Ava.
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“When they got married, they thought it would last forever. Who doesn’t?” The source told Dainik MaaL “At the time, none of them expected Hugh’s career to become so big. Because there was no prenup, and they made a lot of money during their marriage, this divorce is not going to last. “It could also get messy because the stakes are high.”
“He put aside his differences to co-parent and he cares very much about the children.” The insider added.
Jackman and Furness are co-parenting amid $250 million fortune split
The couple’s shared wealth includes a massive property portfolio, such as a $3.5 million estate in East Hampton, a $5.9 million Bondi Beach house in Sydney, and a $21 million Manhattan penthouse purchased just a year before their split. “There are a lot of moving parts that need to be worked out and there’s a huge amount of money involved,” the insider said, and the couple want to “make it as easy as possible” for them.
Jackman and Sutton Foster confirmed their romance last week when they were photographed holding hands outside a Los Angeles restaurant. The relationship has only fostered discord, as Furness struggled with feelings of “resentment and imbalance of power” during the final years of her marriage.
“They’re cordial to each other, but they’re not friends anymore,” the insider explained. daily Mail“They put aside their differences to co-parent, and he cares very much about his children.”
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Jackman’s relationship with Foster began as a friendship during their time on Broadway, but the insider insisted there was no overlap between his relationship with Furness and Foster. But, Furness fueled the speculation by “liking” a social media post that claimed Jackman was “running around with a mistress.”
