About a month ago, Deborra Lee Furness issued a pretty ballsy public statement about the end of her marriage to Hugh Jackman. Hugh and Deborra separated in the fall of 2023, and it’s widely believed that they spent the better part of a year and a half negotiating their divorce after 27 years of marriage. I also believe Deborra made her statement after she and Hugh completed their divorce settlement negotiations and were waiting for the judge to sign off. The timing is important – it’s pretty reasonable to think that Deborra probably has to sign an NDA as part of the divorce, so her statement – in which she said flat-out that Hugh betrayed her – was a bombshell. Jackman and his team reacted poorly, and they furiously tried to clean up the mess. But it doesn’t change the fact that Hugh dumped his wife of 27 years for a married woman, Sutton Foster. Well, anyway, the divorce has been finalized.
Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness have officially finalized their divorce. Online court records from New York’s Suffolk County Supreme Court show that a judgment of divorce was filed on June 12, and later uploaded to the website on Monday, June 23. The case status is now listed as “Disposed.”
Furness, 69, filed for divorce from Jackman, 56, on May 27, roughly two years after the pair initially announced they had amicably ended their marriage in September 2023. Her divorce filing indicated the terms of their divorce were uncontested and would only need a sign-off from a judge.
After Furness’ divorce filing, she said in a statement that her “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. This belief has helped me navigate the breakdown of an almost three-decade marriage. I have gained much knowledge and wisdom through this experience. Even when we are presented with apparent adversity, it is leading us to our greatest good, our true purpose.”
“It can hurt, but in the long run, returning to yourself and living within your own integrity, values and boundaries is liberation and freedom,” Furness added in her statement.
It’s sad but I like that Deborra and Hugh took their time to really negotiate every part of their divorce, and apparently Deborra is getting a good chunk of the money and assets they built together. A few weeks back, there was a story about all of their property and how they’re divvying up their real estate holdings. It was widely rumored that Hugh would get their NYC penthouse, but it looks like Deborra actually bought him out of the property and now it’s solely hers. Too bad for Sutton, who reportedly wanted to move into the penthouse as soon as Deb moved out. I would guess that Deborra probably holds on to one of their properties in Australia too, don’t you think?
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