You probably already know where this is going.
Keith Urban has been in the news a lot lately, after it was announced earlier this month that he was separating from his wife of 19 years, actress Nicole Kidman.
Since the bombshell news that Kidman had filed for divorce, there have been plenty of rumors flying about the couple’s relationship and what led to the split, including anonymous “sources” who claim that Urban was jealous of Kidman’s acting career and that he already had a new woman here in Nashville. (It seems like all these leaks from “sources” are coming from one side of the relationship, but who knows).
Anyway, Keith was in Nashville over the weekend for the final stop on his worldwide High and Alive Tour, and if he thought he was going to be able to get away from all the drama and just play music for a couple of hours…well, one fan unintentionally made things really awkward.
During the show, Keith spotted a fan in the pit holding a sign asking if he would tell her family that she was pregnant. And he was happy to oblige, holding out the mic and asking the fan her name. Which, as it turns out, was a loaded question.
The fan even warned him:
“You’re not gonna like it.”
Now, everybody can probably already guess where this is going, but Keith was confused by the response:
“What? I’m not gonna like your name?”
She tried to warn him, but then she dropped the bomb:
“It’s Nicole.”
Keith took it in stride, falling backwards on the stage as he was laughing at the hilariously awkward situation.
But as it turns out, the woman DOES share a name with a celebrity – just not the one you’re thinking of: Her name is Nicole Richie, just not THAT Nicole Richie.
(For anyone who’s too young to remember, Nicole Richie was Paris Hilton’s best friend back in the day. They had a show together called “The Simple Life” where they basically showed off how dumb they are. It was terrible. She was terrible. Not somebody you wanna share a name with).
Luckily Keith is a pro, and turned the awkward moment into a heartwarming one as he helped Nicole Richie announce her pregnancy to her family (and the world, at this point), even hopping down in the pit as the mom-to-be held up a onesie that said “Smallest Keith Urban Fan.”
@up2datecountry.live Update: @Keith Urban helped a fan announce to her family that she is pregnant, during his show at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN #keithurban ♬ original sound – up2datecountry.live
If Keith thought he was going to come home to Nashville and not be reminded of his personal life, he was wrong. But he probably didn’t expect it to be from a fan named Nicole Richie while announcing her pregnancy.
@nashvillexp @Keith Urban was not ready to hear that name 😅 #Nashville #615 #KeithUrban #Country #NicoleKidman ♬ original sound – Nashville Experience
While the news of the divorce was shocking to everybody on the outside, as it turns out, the couple had already been working privately to get everything sorted out before the separation became public…and I mean EVERYTHING.
Kidman filed for divorce in Davidson County here in Nashville, where the couple lives with their two children, 17-year old Sunday Rose and 14-year old Faith Margaret. And though the documents were just filed earlier this month, the two had already completed a marital dissolution agreement and proposed parenting plan nearly a month ago.
The marital dissolution agreement, which outlines the division of assets and property, was signed by Kidman on September 6, while Urban had signed it a week prior on August 29. And in the document, which has been reviewed by Whiskey Riff, the parties revealed that they had already split the majority of the personal property, things like household furniture, appliances and art.
The couple also agreed that each would retain full ownership of all of their creative work, with neither getting any interest or intellectual property in the other’s work through their entertainment careers. That basically means that he gets all of his music, she gets her movies, and neither can claim that they own any part of the other’s work.
The agreement is so detailed that the couple even laid out how to divide their hotel, airline and credit card points: Basically, each party gets to keep all the points in their own name or associated with their own credit cards. It sounds like their finances were fairly separate, with each maintaining their own bank and investment accounts, so I’m assuming all of their credit cards were separate too – and with as much travel as they do (especially Keith flying back to his home country of Australia (he was born in New Zealand and raised in Australia) he’s probably racked up quite a few airline miles.
Along with splitting their property and hotel points, the couple have also worked out custody of their two teenage daughters. According to a proposed parenting plan, Kidman is to have the majority custody of the children, for a total of 306 days per year. Urban will have the children every other weekend, from Saturday at 10:00 AM to Sunday at 6:00 PM, with the holidays and school breaks rotating between the two parents. But while Kidman will serve as the primary residential parent, they both will, however, share joint decision making for the children.
As far as alimony or child support, Kidman has agreed that Urban has “prepaid” any child support owed to her, and neither parent is asking for anything further. While the parenting plan lists both parents’ income as “in excess of $100,000” monthly, they both agree that “each party has significant separate assets and means to independently care for both minor children while in his or her care.”
Based on the fact that everything has already been worked out before the divorce was even filed, it’s clear that this wasn’t a sudden decision and that the separation has been ongoing for at least over a month now. But as far as divorces go, legally speaking this is about as painless as possible, when you can get both parents to agree on everything from the beginning.
Of course a judge will still have to sign off on the agreement, and divorcing parents are required by the state of Tennessee to take a parenting class, but it seems like pretty much everything is taken care of – even the hotel and airline points – and all that’s left to do is wait the mandatory 90 day waiting period for a judge to grant the divorce.
