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Keith Urban Performs First Show Since Kidman Divorce Filing, Drops ‘The Fighter

Speculation over a touring guitarist followed a pre-filing lyric change, but her father says the connection is professional.

Overview

  • Nicole Kidman filed for divorce in Nashville on September 30 after 19 years of marriage and requested primary custody of daughters Sunday, 17, and Faith, 14.
  • Keith Urban arrived in Pennsylvania without his wedding ring on October 2 and played his first concert since the filing that night in Hershey.
  • During the show, Urban omitted “The Fighter,” featured a slideshow photo of Kidman with their daughters, and guitarist Maggie Baugh was not on stage.
  • A video posted days earlier showed Urban changing a line in “The Fighter” to name Baugh, a touring utility player; the song has previously been described by Urban as inspired by Kidman.
  • Baugh’s father told the Daily Mail he knows of no romance and characterized her role as professional, while reports have said the couple had been living apart since early summer.