Hugh Jackman’s wife Deborra-Lee Furness has spoken out about “mean-spirited” rumours that the X-Men star is gay.The 51-year-old Australian actor has been married to 64-year-old actress and producer Lee-Furness for 24 years and they have two children together.Furness was asked about the long-running rumours about Jackman’s sexuality on Australian chat show Anh's Brush With Fame.She said: “They are just so mean-spirited.
I hope people realise it's all made up. It’s just wrong.“He’s been gay so many years. I was gay too. You know when I did Shame?
I was gay. They were shocked when I got married."And so what? What are we discussing here? Is he a vegetarian? Is he gay?"Furness added: “It’s just wrong.