Hugh Jackman’s ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness had “suspicions” about the actor’s work with Broadway star Sutton Foster in The Music Man.
It comes amid renewed rumors of a romance between the Wolverine actor, 56, and Foster, 49, following her split from husband Ted Griffin, 53.
The Tony-winning Broadway star filed an uncontested divorce from the screenwriter in New York County Supreme Court on Tuesday. Page six reported.
Furness, 68, was reportedly worried about the couple reuniting for the Broadway production in 2022, a year before Jackman announced the end of his 27-year marriage.
“Deborra-Lee had her suspicions when Hugh started working with Sutton,” a source told DailyMail.com exclusively. “Their relationship is not a secret to her.”
Hugh Jackman’s ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness had “suspicions” about the actor’s work with Broadway star Sutton Foster in The Music Man, a source told DailyMail.com.
Furness, who shares adopted children Oscar, 24, and Ava, 19, with Jackman will not address the recent speculation as She refuses to speak publicly about her ex.
“Deborra-Lee wants to stay out of this narrative,” the source explained. ‘She’s not going to address this or speak out against Hugh.
“When they divorced, they agreed to keep everything that happened during their marriage private.”
A second informant added: ‘The time has passed for Hugh to grieve his divorce and now that Sutton has ended their relationship, they are getting closer to making it official.
They’re not going to shove it down everyone’s throats. They became close friends while working together and came to confide in each other about their individual problems.’
They continued: ‘Hugh still has enormous respect for Deborra-Lee. They have children and that is what is important for both of them. They are repairing what they can and will never speak ill of each other.
Jackman shocked his fans when he filed for divorce from Furness last September.
“We have been fortunate to share almost three decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful and loving marriage,” they shared then in a joint statement. “Our journey is now changing and we have decided to part ways to pursue our individual growth.”
Months later, rumors began circulating that Foster and Jackman had become close, and this week inside sources told PageSix that they are now ‘in love.’
“They are 100 percent together, they are in love and want to spend the rest of their lives together,” a source told the publication.
‘They are still together. They try their best to hide it, but it is common knowledge.
Furness, 68, was reportedly worried about them reuniting for the Broadway production in 2022, a year before Jackman, 56, announced the end of their 27-year marriage (May 2023).
‘Time has passed for Hugh to grieve his divorce and now Sutton has ended their relationship, they are getting closer to making it official,’ a source said (seen at the 2022 Tony Awards)
Foster pictured with Griffin and adopted daughter Emily
Sutton, a Georgia native whose dramatic career spans 30 years in theater, film and television, was previously married to Christian Borle from 2006 to 2009.
She married Griffin, whose credits include Ocean’s Eleven and The Wolf of Wall Street, in 2014. They share seven-year-old adopted daughter Emily.
“He belonged to my family,” she told People of Griffin in 2018. “I didn’t really understand the concept of motherhood until he came to.”
Jackman is currently in the process of completing his upcoming tell-all memoir, which promises to shed some major new light on his life.
Furness has remained relatively quiet since her split from the Prestige star, but revealed she had “big plans” for her post-breakup career and was embracing the change in January.
He also told Australian newspaper The Daily Telegraph: ‘It’s exciting. Did you know? Change, transition, evolution are a little scary and we all feel a little scared, but I think it’s probably our greatest gift.