Deborra-Lee Furness seeking showdown with ex-partner Hugh Jackman's new romance

Hugh Jackman's relationship with Sutton Foster is reportedly causing tension with ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness.

Nearly a year after Jackman and Furness finalized their divorce, sources revealed that the Australian actress is struggling to see the Wolverine star and Foster together.

A source told Radar Online, "New York was always Deb's territory. That's a huge part of why this whole situation still cuts so deeply for her."

"Deb wasn't just Hugh's wife. She was heavily involved in his Broadway world and hugely respected both socially and professionally as well as very well loved within the New York arts scene," they added. "Watching Hugh and Sutton openly flaunting their romance and mingling with the same people they socialized with as a couple is incredibly painful and humiliating for Deb."

"It might be easier to take if Hugh and Sutton weren't constantly all over each other," the source notes.

Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster's romance rumours first began after they starred together in Broadway's The Music Man. While neither has publicly addressed the speculations, reports suggests that their growing closeness contributed to the actor's breakup with Deborra-Lee Furness.

Referring to Jackman and Foster's Met Gala appearance, the source told the outlet, "As recently as 2023 Deb and Hugh walking up those stairs – so of course it burns to see Hugh there with Sutton on his arm."

"Seeing Hugh and Sutton together at the Met Gala surrounded by so many of their old friends was very painful for Deb," they added. From her perspective, Sutton has effectively muscled her way into the life she spent decades building."

The situation has reportedly created "resentment" to the point that Furness wants to meet Foster and "make her see how disrespectful this has all been."