Two years after the separation, Hugh Jackman’s ex-wife says she was betrayed: ‘a deep wound’

DeBorra-Lee Furnes, 69, spoke for the first time about the end of the marriage to Hugh Jackman, 56. The Australian actress filed a official divorce request on Tuesday (27) and pointed out the betrayal as the reason for the separation, which occurred in October 2023, after 27 years of relationship: “My heart and compassion are with everyone who has passed through the traumatic journey of betrayal,” she began.

Mother of two children with the X-Men franchise star Oscar and Ava, DeBorra stressed that the end of a marriage brings many sufferings: “It’s a deep wound that deeply cuts people.” She also said she needed faith to face the divorce process. “I believe in a higher power and that God/the universe, whatever you consider your guidance, is always working in our favor and this belief has helped me deal with the end of a marriage of almost three decades,” he said.

The actress also stated, in an interview with the Portal Daily Mail, that she has learned from the adversities she faces. “They lead us to our greatest good, to our true purpose. It may hurt, but in the long run, return to yourself and live within your own integrity, values ​​and limits is liberation and freedom,” he explained.

According to information from the website People, Furness’s lawyer Elena Karabatos presented to court the documents regarding the divorce agreement, including issues such as health plan and alimony. Also according to the publication, the terms were not contested by either party and only await the signature of a judge to be officialized.

The former couple had not yet formalized the divorce in court due to the difficulty in reaching an agreement on the division of fortune, estimated at $ 250 million-about $ 1.5 billion. Hugh Jackman and DeBorra-Lee married without a prenuptial agreement, which entitles her to half of the assets acquired during the Union.

According to the report, the two were negotiating a value less than the 50% to which Deborra-Lee would be entitled, and everything was friendly-until rumors that the actor would have closed the marriage after starting a romance with actress Sutton Foster, 50, with whom she played in the musical “The Music Man” in Broadway.