Hugh's Ex Deborra-lee: MY SIDE OF THE STORY

Deb said in her May 27 statement that her belief in a higher power “has helped me navigate the breakdown of an almost three-decade marriage.”

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NEARLY two years ago when Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness announced the shocking news that they'd split after 27 years of marriage, their tone was cordial. In a joint statement, they wrote about feeling “blessed to share almost three decades together” in a “wonderful, loving marriage,” sharing how they were separating “to pursue our individual growth” on “shifting” journeys and vowing to “undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love and kindness.” Further, they insisted, “this is the sole statement either of us will make.”

Until now. On May 23, Deb finally filed for divorce. Four days later, the 69-year-old issued a statement of her own. This time, she was taking a clear swipe at the Deadpool & Wolverine star. Five months earlier, the 56-year-old had gone public with two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster, 50, amid claims they'd fallen for each other while costarring in The Music Man on Broadway in 2022. “My heart and compassion goes out to everyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal,” Deb began, calling the split “a profound wound that cuts deep.” After remaining quiet out of respect for their kids, Oscar, 25, and Ava, 19, and during tricky divorce negotiations with Hugh over their reported $387 million fortune, the former actress is ready to tell her story. “Now that their divorce deal is done” — and only awaiting a judge’s sign-off, a source tells Star, “if she wants to speak out, she can.”

THERE FOR HER "He came to see the show in L.A., and he came to New York, too," Sutton's Once Upon a Mattress costar Michael Urie said June 1. "He's so cool. I think they're happy, and that's great."

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