Hugh Jackman has been slammed for attending this year’s Met Gala with his new girlfriend Sutton Foster.
The Wolverine star’s shock move was seen as a brutal final blow to his ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness when they arrived at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday night tenderly holding hands as they posed for photos.
Social media users were quick to slam Hugh’s move as ‘disrespectful’ and ‘classless’.
‘Thumbs down! It’s forever team Debbie over here!!’ one person sniped.
‘Poor Deborra,’ a second added.
‘Not a fan,’ another chimed in.
Hugh Jackman has been slammed for attending this year’s Met Gala with his new girlfriend Sutton Foster
The Wolverine star’s shock move was seen as a brutal final blow to his ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness when they arrived at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday night tenderly holding hands as they posed for photos
‘I lost big respect for him,’ someone else wrote.
‘Yes, pathetic,’ someone sarcastically chipped in.
The actor finalised his divorce from Furness last June, after 27 years of marriage, while his romance with Foster began in late 2024, following their starring roles in Broadway’s 2021 revival of The Music Man.
Jackman, 57, and his ex-wife, 70, previously attended multiple Met Galas, with their last joint appearance being in 2023.
The actor notably showed up to the 2024 soiree solo and skipped the event altogether last year amid their high-profile split.
And for his grand 2026 return to the Met Gala, Jackman had Foster, 51, by his side as he trekked up the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s iconic staircase.
The couple looked totally smitten as they were often caught sharing loving glances during their red carpet stint.
Jackman towered over Foster in a black tuxedo with a stylish velvet jacket and shiny dress shoes.
Jackman, 57, and his ex-wife (pictured) previously attended multiple Met Galas, with their last joint appearance being in 2023
Social media users were quick to slam Hugh’s move as ‘disrespectful’ and ‘classless’
The actor finalised his divorce from Furness last June, after 27 years of marriage, while his romance with Foster began in late 2024, following their starring roles in Broadway’s 2021 revival of The Music Man
For his grand 2026 return to the Met Gala, Jackman had Foster, 51, by his side as he trekked up the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s iconic staircase
Hugh had a clean-shaven face and his short brunette hair was pushed back with gel.
Meanwhile, Sutton was the picture of elegance in a glittering gold one-shoulder gown with a matching jewelled clutch.
Their Met Gala debut as a couple comes amid rumours that a wedding between the pair is close at hand.
Back in February, the Globe claimed that Hugh rejected the idea of drawing up a prenup with the Broadway star.
The alleged wedding planning comes less than a year after Hugh and Deborra-Lee finalised their bitter divorce.
The exes, who first separated in 2023, share two adult children: son Oscar, 25, and daughter Ava, 20.
The Met Gala became a tradition for them in the latter years of their marriage, with the couple making back-to-back appearances in 2017 and 2018.
