Hollywood friendships are one thing, but ex-wife loyalty? That's apparently a whole different ball game. Hugh Jackman is said to be absolutely seething after Nicole Kidman reportedly went out of her way to blank him and his new girlfriend Sutton Foster at the 2026 Met Gala — and sources say the Deadpool & Wolverine star has a very pointed two-word message for his longtime co-star: stop stirring.
The Met Gala Snub That Started It All
According to insiders, Nicole, 58, made it abundantly clear at the glittering New York event that she is firmly in the corner of Jackman's ex-wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, 70. The Oscar-winning actress reportedly refused to play happy families with Hugh, 57, and Sutton Foster, 51, keeping a very deliberate distance from the couple as they worked the VIP room together. It's the kind of pointed social manoeuvre that speaks volumes without a single word being uttered — and Hugh, it seems, got the message loud and clear.
'Burning Mad' — and Pointing the Finger
But it wasn't just the snub itself that got under Hugh's skin. Sources close to the Greatest Showman star claim he subsequently heard through the grapevine that some distinctly unflattering things were being said about him and Sutton in Nicole's orbit. He's now convinced that Kidman has been working behind the scenes to encourage Deborra to take increasingly pointed swipes at him in the press, while quietly nudging their mutual friends towards Team Deb. Nicole isn't alone in her allegiances either — reports suggest Russell Crowe and Naomi Watts have also sided with Furness, leaving Jackman feeling increasingly isolated within Hollywood's tight-knit Australian celebrity circle.
"Hugh was upset that Nicole avoided him at the Met Gala. That was very fishy to him — and then afterwards, he heard through the grapevine that some not very nice things were being said, and that she was letting everyone know she is team Deb.
The 'First Wives Club' Behind the Scenes
The dynamic makes a certain kind of sense when you consider what both women have been through. Nicole reportedly went through her own painful split from husband Keith Urban last September, and the two friends are said to have grown even closer in the wake of their respective heartbreaks, forming what sources are calling their very own 'first wives club'. It's a bond built on mutual understanding — and, apparently, mutual solidarity against their exes. For Hugh, who once starred alongside Nicole in the 2008 epic Australia, the whole situation feels like a betrayal from someone he considered a genuine friend.
From Friendly Lunch to All-Out War
What's particularly galling for Hugh, sources say, is how dramatically things appear to have shifted. As recently as May, reports suggested Deborra was open to meeting with Hugh and Sutton in a bid to broker peace — a move described at the time as being about seeking closure rather than confrontation. That apparent goodwill now seems to have evaporated entirely, and Hugh is said to believe Nicole is the reason why. Beyond the personal hurt, there are whispers that Jackman is also wary of Kidman's formidable industry power, reportedly anxious not to find himself on the wrong side of one of Hollywood's most influential figures. Whether Nicole will heed his two-word warning remains to be seen — but something tells us this particular drama is far from over.
