Hugh Jackman surprised fans when he unloaded on his longtime frenemy Ryan Reynolds on stage on Friday.
The 56-year-old Australian song and dance man took a digression in his show at New York City‘s Radio City Music Hall in which he recalled how Ryan, 48, got his blood boiling while they were filming their blockbuster superhero film Deadpool & Wolverine.
In video exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com, Hugh says he ‘loved’ shooting the movie and had the ‘time of my life,’ but adds that he did have ‘one little gripe’ — that he was left out of the Marvel film’s musical number.
‘Don’t tell Ryan,’ the Greatest Showman star joked with the audience of his musical review, titled From New York, With Love in the footage.
Hugh — who has lately struck up a new relationship with his former Music Man costar Sutton Foster — noted that he and Ryan were together in every scene in the film — except at the beginning, when Deadpool had to find Wolverine.
‘Now that’s fine, I don’t need to be in every scene in the movie. But Ryan is a writer,’ the X-Men star continued. ‘And when I see the script, I see that the scene that I’m not in is the opening sequence which is a dance number to an NSYNC song by Ryan.
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Hugh Jackman, 56, surprised fans when he unloaded on his longtime frenemy Ryan Reynolds, 48, on stage on Friday at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall
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The Australian song and dance man called out his Ryan for writing a dance sequence set to NSYNC’s Bye Bye Bye in Deadpool & Wolverine but not using him in it
‘I’m like, the one scene I’m not in has dance. Now Ryan, he’s very talented, but dancing?’ he continued to laughter from the audience.
Lucky for his fans, Hugh said he was going to try to ‘rectify’ the issue.
He clarified that he wouldn’t be trying to replicate the work of the film’s choreographer, Darrin Henson, but he also took another swipe at Ryan by reminding the audience that he didn’t even do his own dancing.
‘There is no way I would try and match Ryan’s dance double Nick Pauley… because the guy’s like 25 years old,’ he continued.
Then he brought out his trainer, Beth Lewis — who had a ‘past life’ as a dancer — to help him perform ‘the dance that got away.’
Then Hugh did his best to show up Ryan by performing a dance to NSYNC’s 2000 monster hit Bye Bye Bye.
The new choreography emphasized his dexterity and athleticism by forcing him to jump rope the entire time.
He managed to jump in rhythm while inverting his arms and swiping the rope side to side, before he theatrically landed on the rope to signal the end of the dance.
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He reprised his role as Wolverine for the blockbuster superhero film, which saw him teaming up with Ryan’s Deadpool character; still from Deadpool & Wolverine
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In video exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com, Hugh says he ‘loved’ shooting the movie and had the ‘time of my life,’ but adds that he did have ‘one little gripe’ — that he was left out of the Marvel film’s musical number
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Then he brought out his trainer, Beth Lewis — who had a ‘past life’ as a dancer — to help him perform ‘the dance that got away.’
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He was joined by several of his backup dancers who performed the choreography in unison
He was joined by several of his backup dancers who performed the choreography in unison.
Before it got started, he joked that his trainer Beth would let him take a break from training on Monday after working up an extra sweat at the show.
The musical aficionado has been enjoying showing off his passion for singing and dancing in recent months while hosting his new stage show.
He began a 12-show run starting in January at Radio City Musical, though the schedule leaves him plenty of time for other obligations in Hollywood and elsewhere, as he is only performing on select weekends through the final shows on August 15 and 16.
Even though he took the opportunity to poke fun at his friend Ryan by showing up his dance skills, the Deadpool & Wolverine–inspired performance was right in line with the rest of the show, as he performs his iconic musical numbers and dance sequences from past projects, including Les Misérables, The Music Man, The Greatest Showman and The Boy From Oz.
The show is going on amid Hugh’s high-profile romance with fellow actress Sutton Foster, 50, following his 2023 separation from actress Deborra-Lee Furness after 27 years of marriage.
Foster later filed for uncontested divorce from her second husband, Ted Griffin, in October of last year in New York County Supreme Court.
The stage and screen performer and her ex share a seven-year-old daughter Emily, whom they adopted.
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The performance is part of a 12-show run on select weekends at Radio City Music Hall that ends with performances on August 15 and 16
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Even though he took the opportunity to poke fun at his friend Ryan by showing up his dance skills, the number was in line with the whole show, in which he performances his iconic song-and-dance sequences from past films and shows
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The show is going on amid Hugh’s high-profile romance with fellow actress Sutton Foster, 50, following his 2023 separation from actress Deborra-Lee Furness after 27 years of marriage (pictured in 2020)
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Foster later filed for uncontested divorce from her second husband, 9-1-1 producer Ted Griffin, in October of last year in New York County Supreme Court. They share a seven-year-old daughter Emily, whom they adopted; pictured Tuesday in NYC
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Sources told DailyMail.com that Hugh and Sutton never had any overlap in their relationship with his marriage. However, an insider says Deborra-Lee ‘believes they were having an emotional affair’ and ‘feels betrayed’
Prior to their split, Sutton mentioned to Vogue in 2022 that she and Hugh’s families spent Memorial Day together that year.
Despite their closeness in recent years, sources told DailyMail.com that he and Sutton never had any overlap in their relationship with his marriage to Deborra-Lee.
However, a source close to his estranged wife added that, ‘While he didn’t physically cheat on her with Sutton, Deborra-Lee believes they were having an emotional affair and she feels he betrayed her.’
Hugh and his ex, who share two adult adopted children — son Oscar, 24; and daughter Ava, 19 — may have a difficult time carving up his alleged $200 million fortune.
The couple reportedly had no prenuptial agreement, and they have since been ‘struggling to reach an agreement on how to divide their assets,’ an insider told DailyMail.com in March. ‘Deborra-Lee feels entitled to more money than Hugh is willing to offer.’
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