Hugh Jackman, Deborra-Lee Furness divvy up real estate amid divorce, including $35 million NYC apartment

As tensions heat up in their divorce, Hugh Jackman and Deborra Lee-Furness have started splitting up their real estate assets.

Furness, 69, reportedly paid $11.7 million (AU$18 million) to the company that the couple used to buy their glamorous New York City penthouse in 2022 for $21 million.

The luxury apartment in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighbourhood is now valued at around $23 million, according to People, meaning that Furness has bought Jackman, 56, out.

Property records suggest that the Australian actress made the payment on May 25, two days before she officially filed for divorce after 27 years of marriage.

The three-bedroom and 3.5-bathroom apartment sprawls over 5,000 square feet across two floors, with an additional 3,700 square feet of outdoor space.

It’s tucked near the Hudson River in a neighbourhood known for bold facades and even bolder celebrity residents.

The riverfront haven is just one of many standouts in the former couple’s enviable real estate collection, which includes properties in the US, UK and at home in Australia.

It is believed that they still own together a waterfront apartment overlooking the iconic Bondi Beach, a second apartment in New York City’s West Village and a Hamptons beach house.

The news comes after the former couple were reportedly struggling earlier this year to divvy up their estimated $250 million fortune after it was revealed they didn’t have a prenup.

The pair eventually reached an agreement behind the scenes.

“A settlement was reached that Deborra is pleased with, which includes a handsome spousal support payment,” a source revealed to The Daily Mail.

“There was some back and forth regarding this financial agreement, but in the end, she got what she believed she deserved. Both are coming out of this financially secure.”

It is believed their marriage began to unravel during COVID, which is around the same time Jackman struck up a friendship with Sutton Foster, his co-star on the hit Broadway revival of The Music Man.

In a recent statement, Furness hinted that the Wolverine star committed an act of “betrayal”, fuelling rumours that her former husband cheated on her with Foster.

Furness is now reportedly planning to publish a tell-all book, which will detail her side of the divorce.

Jackman is yet to release a statement about the divorce, but is believed to be “extremely disappointed” in Furness’ allegations about “betrayal”.