Hugh Jackman's alleged affair with Broadway star Sutton Foster is reportedly the reason behind his divorce from Deborra-Lee Furness.The 56 year old actor worked with Sutton, 49, on the Broadway revival of the Music Man from February 2022 to January 2023.
Just months later, he announced his separation from his wife Deborra-Lee, 68, in September last year and Sutton filed for divorce from her husband Ted Griffin, 53, last month.
Now, an insider has told Us Weekly: "Sutton and Hugh's relationship is the reason Hugh and Deb got divorced. A lot of people on Broadway knew, and we kept it quiet because both of them are so nice and great people.
Everyone respected their privacy. But there was an affair and overlap." Another source revealed that Deborra-Lee, who married Hugh in 1996 and shares two children with him, was "blindsided" when she "found out about the affair" during the show's run.They claimed she was "the last to know" and had wanted to save the marriage, but Hugh's relationship with Foster continued.
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