Hollywood is saying goodbye to one of its strongest couples: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban. After 19 years of marriage – once which produced two daughters, the couple have decided to go their separate ways.
According to initial reports, Nicole and Keith split in June after the 57-year-old singer-songwriter decided to buy property in Nashville and move out of the family home. According to insiders, the iconic actress was still trying to save her marriage. However, just hours after the news broke, Kidman decided to file for divorce.
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Kidman still in shock after spilt
“Irreconcilable differences” was the only reason given for the split although according to reports, Keith has hooked up with a “younger woman in the industry”. Many allege that the mystery woman is Maggie Baugh, a musician who has been accompanying the singer on his High and Alive World Tour although others have speculated singer Kelsea Ballerini, 32 could be “the other woman”.
Any musicians will tell you, sometimes the temptations of touring are too great to resist. Multi-instrumentalist Baugh posted a video of herself and Urban performing on stage together at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas back in April. Fans noted Keith flirting with his bandmate, even changing the lyrics of a song he had written for his wife to sing Baugh’s name instead.
“Everything points to Keith being with another woman,” an insider told the Daily Mail. “Let’s just say, Nicole doesn’t dispute that, but she’s still shocked over it. It’s all over Nashville”.
Cracks started appearing in the relationship a while back with Keith awkwardly telling one reporter, “We’re navigating through…” when asked about his family. In another more recent interview, he confessed that he has to give up a lot to further his career – among them, physical sacrifices, financial sacrifices and “relationship sacrifices”.
While promoting his new tour in an interview with Entertainment Tonight back in May, Urban told Cassie DiLaura how important his music career is to him – so important that it comes before everything else. “It’s not a job. It’s my life,” he said. “It’s just got to be your purpose.”
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What we know about Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s divorce
The “Marital Dissolution Agreement,” obtained by TMZ, suggests that Nicole and Keith had a prenuptial agreement in place, stating that each will retain their respective assets after the divorce. It also establishes shared parenting, with Nicole being the “primary residence” for the children, spending 306 days a year with her daughters, while Keith is entitled to the remaining 59 days.
Under this line, both parents will make joint decisions on issues of education and medical care. At the moment, there are no problems regarding support, since there is a clause stating that Urban has already paid it in advance.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban met in 2005, at an event in Los Angeles, California. A year later, they married in Sydney, Australia. Shortly after, they welcomed daughters: Sunday Rose, currently 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.
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