Did Hugh Jackman’s Sutton Foster romance lead to Golden Globes snub?

It s been commented that Hugh Jackman isn t the type of actor who will ever win an Academy Award With his Broadway showman persona he s more of a Golden Globes guy and he s been nominated for a Golden Globe five times winning once in for starring in the film adapatation of the hit musical Les Mis rables But this week Jackman was listed among the notable snubs when the Golden Globe Awards nominations were declared Of program other A-listers like Gwyneth Paltrow Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lopez also failed to outcome nominations though they were performing in supporting roles in their respective film and TV roles Jackman s snub has really stood out because he s been getting rave reviews for the musical drama Song Sung Blue He co-stars with Kate Hudson as a real-life Vietnam vet and recovering addict who finds love and a new purpose in life by leading a Neil Diamond tribute band As Jackman s romantic interest Hudson scored a nomination for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy But Jackman who is one half of the movie duo s sparkling chemistry and impressive musicality was left out So what s going on Yes it s a pretty crowded field for male actors this year but the Golden Globes have previously loved Jackman according to veteran Hollywood journalist and gossip reporter Rob Shuter Speaking on The Nerve podcast Thursday with Maureen Callahan Shuter agreed that Jackman has become a somewhat scandalized figure in the past year first because he left his long-time wife Deborra-Lee Furness for Sutton Foster a younger actress and then because of his friendship with Hollywood super couple Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively which briefly thrust him into the middle of Lively s legal drama with Justin Baldoni Hugh Jackman whose brand is also Mr Nice Guy his brand took a huge hit when he left his wife for his co star Callahan explained referring to how Jackman s romance with Foster began as they co-stared in the - revival of The Music Man on Broadway In Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness disclosed that they had separated after years of marriage A year later it came out that the separation was preceded by Jackman and Foster becoming very close during the production of The Music Man though people close to them invariably denied that they started dating during the show Writing on his Naughty But Nice Substack Shuter disclosed that the connection between Jackman and Foster sparked during The Music Man and he was the one doing the pursuing Foster too was married and was the mother of a young daughter Jackman acted like a teenage boy around her one insider notified Shuter as his marriage to Furness had been emotionally done for years To promote Song Sung Blue Jackman invited Foster to join him on the red carpet for the film s New York City premiere Thursday night Even though he and Furness finalized their divorce in June he and Foster have been cautious about flaunting their relationship too much in populace given its tabloid-esque beginnings NEW YORK NEW YORK - AUGUST L-R Hugh Jackman Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds attend the It Ends With Us New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on August in New York City Photo by Cindy Ord Getty Images Meanwhile Jackman s other scandalous association involves Ryan Reynolds whose own nice guy persona also has been damaged in the past year in his affair by his wife s lawsuit against Baldoni her It Ends With Us director and co-star Lively accused Baldoni of engaging in sexually inappropriate behavior during the film s production and of launching a P R smear campaign against her to silence her Baldoni countered by alleging that Lively used the harassment accusations as a pretext for her and Reynolds her powerful movie star husband to wrest control of the movie from him Jackman has been drawn into this conflict because Reynolds his Deadpool and Wolverine co-star and Lively drafted him into helping to promote It Ends With Us when it was issued in the summer of while Baldoni was pushed to the side They also had earlier allowed Jackman and their other celebrity friend Taylor Swift to be present when Reynolds dressed down Baldoni for his alleged mistreatment of his wife People published According to the documents Baldoni went to Reynolds and Lively s New York City penthouse in where Reynolds unloaded on Baldoni about how horrible it was that he would ask about his wife s weight In front of Jackman and Swift Reynolds also alleged that Baldoni was fat shaming Blake Baldoni was left feeling altogether embarrassed apologized and even broked down in tears the documents declared Critics of Lively and Reynolds say that Baldoni a little known TV actor who was just starting out as a director would have felt intimidated in the presence of major stars like Reynolds Jackman and Swift Callahan described the dressing-down development as bullying and stated that Reynolds and Lively were trying to destroy Baldoni s career before it ever gets off the ground She required Who would trust either one of them After news of that affair broke last month she revealed that Jackman would likely want to keep his distance from Reynolds because he can t be associated with that kind of bullying behavior and afford another ding against his reputation Shuter concurred and wondered if Jackman s failure to total his Oscar nomination had to do with either his Foster romance or with his Reynolds association That s his audience Shuter commented about Jackmand and th Globes Shuter added People are really cautious about Hugh The last things he demands is the stench of Ryan Reynolds around him too