Hugh Jackman's friend says actor is 'moving on with his life' after Deborra-Lee Furness' 'betrayal' statement

Hugh Jackman's longtime person is sharing an update connected however the histrion is handling his divorcement from his ex Deborra-Lee Furness and her caller connection astir "betrayal" successful their matrimony of 30 years.

During a Thursday quality connected the Australian vigor amusement "Ben Fordham Live," Gus Warland, who said that helium has been Jackman's champion person since they attended kindergarten unneurotic successful 1973, was asked astir the affectional connection that Furness released aft she officially filed for divorcement from the 56-year-old "X-Men" prima earlier this week.

In her statement, Furness spoke retired astir navigating the "breakdown of an astir three-decade marriage" and the "traumatic travel of betrayal," adding that "it's a profound coiled that cuts deep."

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The Australian actress's divorcement filing and comments came aft the erstwhile mates announced their amicable separation aft 27 years unneurotic successful September 2023.

"It’s not conscionable that statement, but conscionable the past mates of years person been difficult," Warland said.

Hugh Jackman's puerility person shared an update connected however the histrion is handling his ex Deborra-Lee Furness' connection astir "betrayal." (Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Image)

"No 1 wants anyone to spell done what they’ve been through, and, of course, they spell done everything publically due to the fact that of the benignant of radical and the fame that they have," helium continued.

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Warland explained that helium knows both Jackman and Furness well and they had named him godfather to their archetypal child, Oscar, 25.  The Emmy Award victor and Furness are besides parents to girl Ava, 19.

"One happening that I’ve been truly strict on, oregon disciplined connected — not conscionable for maine but a full batch of different mates that emotion them some — is to fto them bash what they've had to do," Warland said.

The TV and vigor property shared that helium had precocious visited Jackman, who helium refers to arsenic "Jacko."

"I was implicit successful New York with Jacko conscionable past period and he’s fine," Warland said. "He is going on well. He’s moving connected with his beingness and I anticipation that Deb does arsenic well."

"It's a long, agelong clip that they were unneurotic and they've got 2 beauteous kids unneurotic truthful I conscionable spell to the kids and go, what tin we bash to marque definite that they're going to get done this arsenic good arsenic possible."

Jackman and Furness tied the knot successful 1996. They were photographed present successful 2010. (Getty Images)

Furness officially filed for divorcement from Jackman successful New York connected Tuesday.

According to People, Furness' lawyer besides submitted filings related to the duo's settlement, wellness attraction sum and aesculapian kid support. The erstwhile mates tied the knot successful 1996, erstwhile Jackman was 27 and Furness was 40.

Per the filing, the couple's divorce is uncontested and volition lone request a justice to motion off.

Furness filed for divorcement from Jackman connected Tuesday. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

She subsequently released a connection to the Daily Mail successful which she said, "My bosom and compassion goes retired to everyone who has traversed the traumatic travel of betrayal."

'It’s a profound coiled that cuts deep, however, I judge successful a higher powerfulness and that God/the universe, immoderate you subordinate to arsenic your guidance, is ever moving FOR us," Furness continued. "This content has helped maine navigate the breakdown of an astir three-decade marriage."

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"Even erstwhile we are presented with evident adversity, it is starring america to our top good, our existent purpose. It tin hurt, but successful the agelong run, returning to yourself and surviving wrong your ain integrity, values and boundaries is liberation and freedom."

The erstwhile mates stock 2 children. (Getty Images)

Furness said her main instrumentality distant from her divorcement is "that nary of this is personal." 

"We are each connected our idiosyncratic journeys and I judge that the relationships successful our lives are not random. We are drawn to people, we invitation them in, successful bid to larn our lessons and to admit and heal the breached parts of ourselves...I stay grateful," Furness concluded. 

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In January, Jackman and his erstwhile "Music Man" co-star Sutton Foster sparked romance rumors erstwhile they were spotted holding hands portion going retired to meal successful Los Angeles. Jackman played conman Harold Hill portion Foster played his emotion involvement Marian Paroo successful the Broadway revival of the musical, which ran from February 2022 to January 2023.

Jackman has been romantically linked to his "The Music Man" co-star Sutton Foster. (Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Foster filed for divorcement from her husband, Ted Griffin, successful October aft 10 years of marriage. 

Jackman and Furness announced their separation successful September 2023 and shared a associated statement with People astatine the time.

"We person been blessed to stock astir 3 decades unneurotic arsenic hubby and woman successful a wonderful, loving marriage," they said. "Our travel present is shifting, and we person decided to abstracted to prosecute our idiosyncratic growth.

"Our household has been and ever volition beryllium our highest priority. We undertake this adjacent section with gratitude, love, and kindness. We greatly admit your knowing successful respecting our privateness as our household navigates this transition successful each of our lives."

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"This is the sole connection either of america volition make," the statement, signed "Deb and Hugh Jackman," concluded.