{"id":678507,"date":"2026-05-18T11:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/678507\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:32:09","slug":"suffer-nicole-kidman-teams-up-with-hugh-jackmans-ex-over-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/678507\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Suffer\u2019: Nicole Kidman teams up with Hugh Jackman\u2019s ex over divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nicole Kidman\u2019s support for Deborra-Lee Furness following their respective shock splits has been revealed by an insider. <\/p>\n<p>After Kidman split from her ex, Keith Urban, last year, the Hollywood star turned to her closest friends for support, and now an insider has revealed that she\u2019s been offering Furness the same kind of friendship following her split from Hugh Jackman. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNicole is firmly Team Deb,\u201d an insider told <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshuter.substack.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Naughty But Nice\u2019s<\/a> Rob Shuter. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe believes Deb was deeply hurt by how everything unfolded. Nicole isn\u2019t interested in pretending otherwise just because Hugh showed up with a new woman on his arm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt Nicole took complete control of her divorce and came out of it triumphantly,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe can\u2019t bear to see her dear friend suffer any more than she has to. She\u2019s doing everything she can to get Deb back in charge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"poster-img\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/70ea0690590b35a14c768cc2f1db4820\" data-sctrack=\"op-poster-img\" alt=\"Fans concerned over Keith Urban's latest appearance\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The insider went on to reveal that Kidman is helping to persuade Furness that she should be gearing up to jump back into the dating pool in the near future. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re leaning on each other and with Nicole already booting up her dating life, it\u2019s hard for Deb to not feel encouraged,\u201d the insider added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s still nervous about taking that leap, but Nicole\u2019s one of the key friends in her life helping her take that step.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Furness is reportedly a \u201ctop priority\u201d in Kidman\u2019s close circle of friends, especially during a period of time when the Force Of Nature is hoping to eventually find a way to forgive Jackman and reform some kind of friendship with him. <\/p>\n<p>Deb remains Nicole\u2019s top priority when it comes to close friendships right now, though insiders say the actress is quietly hopeful she can one day repair her once-cherished bond with Hugh Jackman, 57.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s not ready to start playing nice with Hugh\u2019s new girlfriend. Not yet anyway. It\u2019s still too raw and way too soon,\u201d the insider added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut she is hoping that things between Deb and Hugh will settle down over time, and she doesn\u2019t have to exclude him from her world for too long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Furness was recently seen meeting with a top publisher in New York City to shop a \u201cbold, emotional memoir about love, identity, and starting over\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was all smiles, but it looked serious,\u201d a publishing insider, who allegedly saw Furness leaving a major publisher\u2019s building in Midtown, told British journalist Rob Shuter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were sample pages, lots of notes \u2014 it had the energy of a book deal negotiation,\u201d the source added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s reclaiming her voice,\u201d Furness\u2019s pal told Shuter. \u201cShe spent years being known as Hugh\u2019s wife. Now she wants to be known for her truth.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nicole Kidman\u2019s support for Deborra-Lee Furness following their respective shock splits has been revealed by an insider. 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