Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness announced in September 2023 that they had decided to separate after 27 years of marriage. Their joint statement said they were pursuing individual growth; it did not describe a specific cause. A People-exclusive headline characterized them as “devastated,” but the available excerpt does not identify who used that word.
What Jackman and Furness said in 2023
In a statement provided to People and reproduced by the Associated Press, Jackman and Furness said: “Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth.” They added that their family would remain their highest priority, asked for privacy, and indicated the statement would be their only public comment on the separation.
The statement announced a decision, not a detailed explanation for it. It did not say what had changed in the relationship or identify a particular event as the reason. The Associated Press reported the announcement on September 15, 2023; ABC News Australia covered it the following day.
What the “devastated” headline establishes—and what it doesn’t
A People exclusive headline, republished in a Yahoo Entertainment search excerpt on September 18, 2023, described Jackman and Furness as “devastated” and called the breakup “not a snap decision.” The accessible excerpt does not name the person who supplied those descriptions or provide enough article text to verify their attribution. They should therefore be treated as headline framing, not as words directly quoted from either Jackman or Furness.
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Yahoo Entertainment’s excerpt of the People exclusive is the source for that headline wording.
Their relationship and family
Jackman and Furness met in 1995 while working on the Australian television series Corelli and married in 1996. The Associated Press and ABC News Australia reported that they have two children. The reported 27-year marriage refers to the period up to their September 2023 announcement.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Furness filed for divorce in 2025
In May 2025, the Los Angeles Times reported that Furness filed for divorce in New York. It quoted a statement from her referring to a “traumatic journey of betrayal.” That statement does not, on its own, establish what she meant by betrayal, and the report did not detail the circumstances behind the phrase. It is not evidence for a specific cause of the couple’s separation.
The Los Angeles Times report was published May 27, 2025.
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