Is Keith Urban Upset With Simon Baker? Singer Reportedly 'Blindsided' by Nicole Kidman's PDA as Divorce Tension Mounts

Keith Urban is reported to have been left 'blindsided' in Sydney this month after photos emerged of Nicole Kidman and Simon Baker sharing hand-holding and close embraces on the red carpet, with the public display of affection said to have intensified already‑fraught divorce tensions between the three Australian stars.

Kidman, 58, and Urban, also 58, are in the midst of a widely scrutinised split after nearly two decades of marriage, while Baker, 56, finalised his own divorce from actress Rebecca Rigg in 2020. The latest flashpoint came as Kidman and Baker promoted a joint project, where their tactile behaviour set social media humming and, according to Globe Magazine, reignited old suspicions about just how close the pair really are. None of the three has publicly commented on the claims, so for now the speculation rests entirely on unnamed insiders and red-carpet images.

A Friendship Under Strain

Urban believed he had a solid friendship with Baker before the latest controversy. 'Keith can't believe Baker would do this to him,' the insiders said, adding that Urban had long considered the Mentalist star 'a good friend.' In the aftermath of the photos, that supposed friendship is now being reframed as something more fragile and, in Urban's view, more compromised.

Urban feels a personal sting not just from the optics of the hand‑holding, but from the whispers that have followed. In Hollywood terms, a bit of flirtatious red‑carpet play is hardly unprecedented. Yet Globe insists Urban sees it very differently when it involves his estranged wife and a man he had trusted. 'Of course it feels like a betrayal.'

Those close to the situation, at least as Globe presents it, have apparently tried to calm the country singer, telling him that Kidman and Baker's display was 'just a bit of fun' and a way to generate buzz for their project. Urban is said to be unconvinced. The photos, the chemistry, the way they leaned in and laced their fingers together all of it allegedly added up, in his mind, to something more than promotional enthusiasm.

'He sees the photos of them holding hands and their body language and it just doesn't sit right with him. From where he's standing, it looks like a line has been crossed, whether they admit to it or not,' the insider said.

Divorce Narratives

The Kidman–Urban break‑up has already been framed in some quarters as a story with a clear villain, and it is not the Oscar‑winning actress. Urban is acutely aware of how he is being cast. The insider described it as 'extra upsetting' for him, because 'he's the one being painted as the bad guy' as their divorce plays out in public.

Urban has chosen not to rebut that narrative, preferring to remain publicly silent 'out of respect for Nicole.' It is a deliberate restraint that, if true, sits awkwardly alongside his alleged private anger about her behaviour with Baker. 'He's had to endure so much negativity directed towards him and he's never said a word to defend himself,' the source said. 'And yet, here she is totally disrespecting him, or at least that's how he sees it.'

The connection between Kidman and Baker, however, predates this recent drama. The pair have moved in the same Australian acting circles for years and have long been described as close friends. Globe's insider claims Urban had always accepted that account at face value, trusting his wife's assurances about the nature of the relationship.

Now, in the wake of the red‑carpet episode, that trust is said to be eroding. Urban is reportedly asking himself whether 'anything went on' between the two actors before his marriage collapsed, wondering if he had misread the closeness he had been told was purely platonic. 'He always believed they were just good friends because that's what Nicole told him, but now, he's not so sure.'

Representatives for Kidman, Urban and Baker have not, at the time of writing, issued any public response to Globe's claims or to questions about their private relationships. No independent evidence has emerged to substantiate suggestions of an affair or misconduct, and much of the current chatter rests on interpretation of photographs and anonymous briefings. Until any of the parties chooses to speak on the record, nothing is confirmed and all such reports should be taken with a grain of salt.