Deborra-Lee Furness describes ‘betrayal’ amid Hugh Jackman divorce

Australian actress Deborra-Lee Furness has mentioned her “compassion goes out to everybody who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal”, after submitting for divorce from her husband Hugh Jackman.

In a press release launched to media, Furness, 69, mentioned: “It’s a profound wound that cuts deep, nevertheless I imagine in a better energy and that God/the universe… is at all times working FOR us.”

The couple filed for divorce in New York on 23 May. They introduced their separation in September 2023 after 27 years of marriage.

Hugh Jackman, finest identified for enjoying Wolverine within the X-men movie sequence, has not responded on to Furness’s assertion.

Furness mentioned that she had gained “a lot data and knowledge” from the “breakdown” of her marriage to Jackman, 56.

“Sometimes the universe has to create arduous circumstances for us to stroll by with a view to discover our approach residence, again to our true essence and the sovereignty of self love.”

“It can damage, however in the long term, returning to your self and dwelling inside your individual integrity, values and bounds is liberation and freedom,” she added, within the assertion first issued to the Daily Mail.

When Furness and Jackman introduced their separation in 2023, the couple issued a joint statement which they mentioned was “the only real assertion both of us will make”.

“Our journey now’s shifting and we have now determined to separate to pursue our particular person progress… We undertake this subsequent chapter with gratitude, love and kindness,” they mentioned on the time.

The pair met on the set of the Australian TV present Corelli in 1995, shortly after Jackman had left drama college.

They married the next 12 months and later adopted two youngsters.

Since Furness issued the assertion, Jackman, at present performing in New York, posted a video to Instagram during which he’s skipping to the NYSNC track ‘Bye Bye Bye’.