Hugh Jackman has reportedly been at odds with his ex-wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, since their 2023 separation. Much of the speculation around their ongoing drama centers on Jackman’s new relationship with his The Music Man co-star, Sutton Foster, amid constant rumors of an affair. Both parties have denied any overlap, but tensions have continued even after Jackman and Deb finalized their messy divorce in 2025.
However, it seems Jackman’s attitude toward his ex-wife is shifting. In a June 12 report from Globe, a source claimed that the Deadpool & Wolverine star now speaks very highly of Deb. “He keeps talking about what a great wife she was and the incredible job she did raising their kids,” they revealed. “Hugh’s got her up on a pedestal again.”
The source claimed that Jackman’s shift followed months of “soul searching,” with the actor realizing “he could have handled things better.”
“Looking back, he can understand why Deb was so angry about the way everything unfolded and why she felt blindsided,” the source added. “The more ownership Hugh takes for all the pain Deb went through, the easier it is to see things from her side.”
While Jackman and Deb appear to be moving toward a better place, Globe reported that Foster finds Jackman’s renewed praise for his ex-wife upsetting. “He’s gone from being quite combative to praising her, which really is not going down well with Sutton,” the insider explained.
“Having to listen to Hugh sing Deb’s praises is demoralizing for Sutton,” the source said. “She’s got to be wondering why Hugh is suddenly so focused on his past when they’re supposed to be concentrating on their future.”
This development comes after previous reports that Jackman was blaming Deb for his and Foster’s alleged isolation in Hollywood.
“Hugh’s becoming increasingly angry over the feeling that more and more people in Hollywood are quietly turning against him,” a source told Globe in May 2026. “He blames Deb for it 100% and says there’s been a steady drip of poison behind the scenes from her and her camp.”
Jackman’s also convinced that close friends like Russell Crowe, Naomi Watts, and Nicole Kidman are “ditching him for Deb.” At the 2026 Met Gala, Kidman allegedly avoided interacting with Jackman and Foster, as she’s “firmly Team Deb,” per Hollywood insider Rob Shuter, and believes Deb was “deeply hurt” by the way her marriage with Jackman ended.
“Nicole isn’t interested in pretending otherwise just because Hugh showed up with a new woman on his arm,” a source told Shuter’s Naughty But Nice Substack. “Deb’s ‘betrayal’ comment was not forgotten in Hollywood. A lot of people close to her feel Hugh did her wrong, and Nicole is one of the friends who has stayed incredibly protective.”
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