Jackman\u2019s collaboration comes as he prepares to host the Global Citizen Festival on Central Park\u2019s Great Lawn on September 26, where some 60,000 attendees are expected to gather in support of the organisation\u2019s efforts to combat extreme poverty.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Jain, the actor explained that he has been involved with Global Citizen since 2008, when he met its founder, Hugh Evans, revealing that he quickly realised the initiative was about so much more than a charitable program.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was one of those moments when I realised, this is a movement, this is a whole different way of making change, bringing people together, where it doesn\u2019t matter how old you are, what job you have, how much money you have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone, particularly as a group, can solve extreme poverty. So I just got on-board.\u201d<\/p>\n
But before Jackman\u2019s next big gig with Global Citizen takes place, he\u2019s offering, not only the chance for some Bilt members to secure free rent for a month, but also the chance to attend the festival on an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City.<\/p>\n
MORE: \u2018I tried\u2019: Vanished Imbruglia sad update at 51<\/a><\/p>\n Gervais forced to marry lover over cash blow<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018Just not fun\u2019: 90s star\u2019s sad confession at 72<\/a><\/p>\n Hollywood star Hugh Jackman is offering to help a few lucky people to snag a month of free rent. Picture: Bilt<\/p>\n The 57-year-old Wolverine star and Global Citizen ambassador (seen with partner Sutton Foster) joined Bilt founder Ankur Jain for the company\u2019s latest \u201cRent Free\u201d game show. Picture: Sean Zanni\/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images<\/p>\n His participation is just one part of a broader collaboration between Bilt and Global Citizen surrounding this year\u2019s festival.<\/p>\n Bilt members will be able to redeem general admission tickets to the event, with proceeds donated to Global Citizen. Three members and their guests will also score an all-expenses-paid VIP weekend in New York City for the festival.<\/p>\n The prize will include flights and hotel accommodations, as well as an early look at the festival and VIP access to the event on Central Park\u2019s Great Lawn.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a limited co-branded Global Citizen collection will be released through The Bilt Collection, with proceeds benefiting the cause.<\/p>\n For the first time, members will also be able to donate the points they\u2019ve accumulated through Bilt directly to Global Citizen.<\/p>\n \u201cEnding extreme poverty has never been the work of a few large donors. It\u2019s millions of people choosing to act, over and over,\u201d Global Citizen co-founder and CEO Evans said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat Bilt facilitates is a way for that choice to fit into something people already do every month, which is exactly how movements grow,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re grateful to have Bilt Members standing with us on the Great Lawn and everywhere else they live.\u201d<\/p>\n This year\u2019s campaign is focused on three major goals: helping get 2 million children into school, supporting 1.5 million smallholder farmers and bringing electricity to 2.5 million homes.<\/p>\n But Jackman\u2019s involvement in the rent-focused initiative comes with an ironic real estate twist: The actor is currently trying to offload his own pricey New York City pad, which remains on the market for just under $40 million ($US29 million).<\/p>\n In March, he put the sprawling New York City unit, which he once shared with his ex-wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, on the market for $40.1 million ($US28.75 million), less than one year after the former couple finalised their divorce.<\/p>\n Jackman and Furness, 70, purchased the palatial five-bedroom dwelling for $29.3 million ($US21 million) in 2008 and had originally listed it for sale in June 2022 \u2014 more than a year before they confirmed that they had split \u2014 for the much higher price of $54.2 million ($US38.9 million), however it was removed from the market just two months later.<\/p>\n In May, he put the sprawling New York City apartment he once shared with his ex-wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, back on the market for the discounted price of $US28.75 million. Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue<\/p>\n Instead, the duo pivoted and offered up the property as a rental, listing it for the sky-high price of $174,000 ($US125,000) a month in September 2023, around the same time that they announced their separation.<\/p>\n Sources previously confirmed to Realtor.com that the unit was leased by a tenant, who had been slated to remain in the property until December 2026, although it appears those plans have since changed, with the unit appearing back on the market on March 31.<\/p>\n Though the listing makes no mention of the property\u2019s celebrity owners, it does hint at the sellers\u2019 eagerness to remain as private as possible, noting that there are \u201cvery limited showings\u201d being offered to prospective buyers.<\/p>\n Property records show that the unit is still registered to the limited liability company that Jackman and Furness used when they purchased the home in 2008. It\u2019s the same LLC that they used to buy a majority of the dwellings they shared during their marriage.<\/p>\n As part of their divorce agreement, the duo split other properties in their portfolio, including a sprawling penthouse apartment on Eleventh Avenue, which they bought for $29 million ($US21.12 million) in 2022.<\/p>\n That unit was sold to an LLC linked solely to Furness at around the same time that the former couple\u2019s divorce was finalised \u2014 for around half of its $32 million ($US23 million) value, suggesting that she had paid her ex-spouse for his half of the dwelling.<\/p>\n It\u2019s unclear whether the pair will split the proceeds from a future sale of their other apartment, which is located in a stunning building on Perry Street and was designed by acclaimed architect Richard Meier.<\/p>\n Described in its listing as a \u201cmodernist masterpiece,\u201d the triplex unit spans exactly 11,000 square feet and features an incredible double-height living room with walls of windows that overlook the Hudson River.<\/p>\n \u201cThe residence\u2019s striking minimalist design makes it one of the most dramatic apartments in Manhattan,\u201d the listing notes.<\/p>\n Each of the levels in the three-storey apartment is equipped with enormous entertaining spaces, starting with the eighth floor, which includes a \u201chuge recreation room\u201d and a terrace, as well as a library that can also double as an additional guest room.<\/p>\n Four of the five main bedrooms in the unit are located on this floor and all have their own ensuite bathrooms.<\/p>\n Amid his ongoing romance with his former Broadway co-star Sutton Foster, Jackman made another attempt to offload his longtime Manhattan base, which he and Furness, 70, purchased for $21 million in 2008. Picture: Nina Poon via realtor.com<\/p>\n The former spouses initially listed the five-bedroom unit for sale in June 2022 for the much higher price of $38.9 million, however it was removed from the market just two months later. Picture: Nina Poon via realtor.com<\/p>\n Moving upstairs via the unit\u2019s unique spiral staircase, which connects all three floors, residents will find the \u201cdramatic double height great room,\u201d as well as a den and lounge, a professional-grade kitchen, and a separate dining room.<\/p>\n The entirety of the 10th floor is occupied by the palatial primary suite, which features its own spa-style bathroom, a sauna, a workout room, dual dressing rooms, as well as a private terrace.<\/p>\n Should the property\u2019s future buyers fail to find enough amenities to amuse them in the unit itself, they need only head downstairs, where an array of options are on offer to the building\u2019s well-to-do residents, including a \u201cstate-of-the-art fitness centre,\u201d as well as exclusive access to celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten\u2019s Perry St. Restaurant, which is located in the building.<\/p>\n In-house dining services provided by the eatery are also available to those living within the building.<\/p>\n The relisting of the palatial property comes amid Jackman\u2019s ongoing romance with Sutton Foster, 51, whom he first sparked dating rumours with after they starred together in the Broadway rendition of \u201cThe Music Man,\u201d which began previews in December 2021.<\/p>\n However, they did not officially confirm their romance until after Jackman and Furness announced their split in September 2023, telling People in a statement that they had \u201cdecided to separate to pursue their individual growth.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love, and kindness,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n Just over a year later, it was revealed that Foster and her husband, Ted Griffin, were also divorcing, around three months before she and Jackman finally confirmed their romance.<\/p>\n In May 2025, Furness issued an emotional statement about the divorce, speaking out about the \u201cbetrayal\u201d that she had experienced during the split.<\/p>\n \u201cMy heart and compassion goes out to everyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal,\u201d she told the Daily Mail. \u201cHowever I believe in a higher power and that God\/the universe, whatever you relate to as your guidance, is always working FOR us.<\/p>\n \u201cThis belief has helped me navigate the breakdown of an almost three-decade marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n Parts of this story first appeared in Realtor<\/a> and was republished with permission.<\/p>\n MORE: Hugh Jackman lover\u2019s $3.5k-a-night cash grab<\/a><\/p>\n King\u2019s shock act after Harry eviction fallout<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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