{"id":430522,"date":"2026-05-07T19:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/430522\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T19:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:30:47","slug":"nicole-kidman-reportedly-avoided-hugh-jackman-at-met-gala-after-he-allegedly-left-his-deeply-hurt-ex-wife-for-sutton-foster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/430522\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Kidman Reportedly Avoided Hugh Jackman at Met Gala After He Allegedly Left His \u2018Deeply Hurt\u2019 Ex-Wife for Sutton Foster"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster made their Met Gala debut as a couple on Monday, May 4, 2026, and not everyone was happy to see them. Sources told Rob Shuter\u2019s Naughty But Nice Substack<\/a> that Nicole Kidman, who was a co-chair for the night, reportedly kept her distance from the pair out of respect for Jackman\u2019s ex-wife, Deborra-Lee Furness.<\/p>\n

\u201cNicole is firmly Team Deb,\u201d one insider said. \u201cShe believes Deb was deeply hurt by how everything unfolded, and Nicole isn\u2019t interested in pretending otherwise just because Hugh showed up with a new woman on his arm.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The source revealed that Kidman avoided any and all interaction with Jackman, adding, \u201cShe didn\u2019t want drama. But she also wasn\u2019t going to play happy families for the cameras.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nicole Kidman attends the 2026 Met Gala on May 04, 2026 in New York City.Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images.<\/p>\n

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Kidman also wasn\u2019t the only one feeling awkward about Jackman and Foster\u2019s joint appearance at the Met Gala, as many guests were allegedly talking about the abrupt end of the Greatest Showman star\u2019s decades-long marriage.<\/p>\n

\u201cDeb\u2019s \u2018betrayal\u2019 comment was not forgotten in Hollywood,\u201d an insider explained to Shuter. \u201cA lot of people close to her feel Hugh did her wrong, and Nicole is one of the friends who has stayed incredibly protective.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to New Idea<\/a>, Deb was \u201cdevastated\u201d over Jackman and Foster attending the Met Gala together. Deb and Jackman frequented the event several times together before making their final appearance as a couple at the 2023 Met Gala.<\/p>\n

\u201cDeb had been warned Hugh would be appearing with Sutton but it still felt like a knife to the heart seeing them there,\u201d a source said. \u201cThis was her and Hugh\u2019s \u2018big night out\u2019 for the year and they were there side-by-side, just like Sutton is today, just four years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster attend the 2026 Met Gala on May 04, 2026 in New York City.Taylor Hill\/Getty Images.<\/p>\n

The source continued, \u201cThey were regulars at the Met Gala and it was one of her favourite nights out. In fact, when they split they agreed to \u2018split custody\u2019 of the Met Gala and go on alternate years, but that was before anyone knew about Sutton.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Deb\u2019s \u201cdoing well moving on\u201d from the \u201cdeeply hurtful betrayal,\u201d she had hoped Jackman would attend the annual gala on his own\u2014but he didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt adds an extra layer of hurt that Hugh\u2019s so willing to pave over their historic nights out with new memories,\u201d the source said, adding that Deb was sad to see \u201cSutton smiling on the arm of Hugh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jackman and his ex-wife, Deb, announced their separation in September 2023. At the time, they said in a statement per People<\/a>, \u201cWe have been blessed to share almost 3 decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage. Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deb filed for divorce in May 2025, and it was finalized one month later.<\/p>\n

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