Hugh JackmanandDeborra-Lee Furnessare back in the headlines nearly a year after finalising their divorce, after Furness appeared to post a pointed online dig in April that many read as a reference to her ex-husband's romance with Broadway starSutton Foster.
The former couple were married for 27 years and announced their separation in 2023 before Furness formally filed for divorce from the Deadpool & Wolverine actor in May 2025.Jackman, 57, is now publicly dating his The Music Man co-star Sutton Foster, 51, and the relationship has continued to attract speculation about timing and alleged infidelity, none of which has been proven.
The latest ripple in the split comes from social media, where Furness reportedly left a brief but loaded comment under anInstagram videoposted by actor Kerry Washington to promote her Apple TV seriesImperfect Women.
In the clip, Washington appears with co-stars Kate Mara and Joel Kinnaman, who play a married couple in the show, while a voice-over line about relationships says: 'You guys love each other, huh? That's sweet. That will go away. You cannot trust anybody. Ever.' Washington leaned into the cynicism in her caption, writing: 'Imperfect Women episode 5 is out NOW. And you cannot trust ANYBODY...EVER.'
Furness then replied in the comments: 'HILARIOUS .,,, so true,' according to reports carried by theDaily Mailand picked up byGlobe.
On its own, it is only a short reaction. But set against the long and very public breakdown of the Jackman and Furness marriage, the comment has been read by many as a pointed echo of old wounds.
No one from Jackman's camp has responded to the remark, and Furness has not clarified whether she meant it as a joke, a general observation or a veiled reference to her own experience. Nothing in the public record confirms that it was aimed at Sutton Foster or at Jackman personally.
What gives the comment extra bite is the language Furness used when she formally ended the marriage last year. At that point, Jackman and Foster had not publicly confirmed their relationship, although rumours about their chemistry inThe Music Manhad already been circulating.
In herstatement, Furness did not name Jackman or Foster. She said her 'heart and compassion' went out to 'everyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal,' calling it 'a profound wound' and saying the breakdown of her almost three-decade marriage had tested her faith and values.
The wording was measured, but the reference to betrayal set the tone for everything that followed. Since then, every sighting of Jackman and Foster has been filtered through speculation about overlap, loyalty and timing, even though none of the allegations has been proved.
Source: International Business Times UK
