Keith Urban hung up on the program during an interview, which sparked a heated debate that raged in Australia.
A popular Australian radio show has been axed following a much-discussed controversy involving Keith Urban. The Aussie musician, 57, made an appearance on Australian Radio Network (ARN)’s Hayley & Max In The Morning, which has been hosted by Max Burford and Hayley Pearson for just under a year.
The interview took place just weeks before it was revealed that he and Nicole Kidman had called time on their near-20 year marriage, and that the Hollywood actress had filed for divorce herself. It all seemed to be going well until he was asked about Nicole’s sex scenes with Zac Efron in their film A Family Affair
What does Keith Urban think about his beautiful wife and his attractive younger partner, Zac Efron, who both have beautiful love scenes on television? The only thing Keith said was to call the interview over right away. A crew member was reportedly said that he and his team disliked the questioning and that the conversation had ended.
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The radio station announced that the Mix102.3 show would air for the final time on December 12 less than six months after the viral moment. As part of a revised overall station strategy that emphasizes bolder content and bigger moments that truly set the station apart, the station will introduce a new live and local breakfast show in 2026.
It comes just days after the network announced that Corey Oates, a member of the Brisbane breakfast program Robin, Kip &, and Corey Oates had also been fired. The on-air team was also praised by the rep for their “hard work, creativity, and commitment to the Brisbane audience” while they were producing.
The network “can’t reveal details just yet” of what is to come for the broadcaster, according to an email seen by Mediaweek. The radio show host, Max Burford, later said that he thought they were “vibing” with the country singer and wondered if Keith had grown to dislike them after the contentious exchange.
He continued, “I believed we were vibing with Keith.” Do you know Keith Urban is currently in trouble?
Hayley Pearson, his co-host, said that Keith “hates” us because of how much she thought their interrogation would affect their relationship. I was aware of what was going to happen. Just after their 19th wedding anniversary, Kieth’s angry response to questions about his wife’s movies was immediate.
The couple, who married in Sydney in 2006 after meeting at a Los Angeles event in 2005, have two daughters, aged 17 and 14. The divorce documents include a detailed parenting plan, with Kidman set to be the primary residential parent for 306 days of the year. Urban will have the remaining 59. The filing states both girls will remain in Nashville, where they’ve lived their whole lives.
Even though the parents are divorced, the agreement states that “the mother and father will act with each other and each child in a way that fosters a loving, stable, consistent, and nurturing relationship with the child.”
They won’t criticize one another or other members of the other parent’s family. They will encourage each child to remain devoted to the other parent and feel at ease with them.
Both parties make over $100, 000 per month, according to reports, and neither will seek child or spousal support. Each asset will be named in its own name, including royalties and copyrights.
Urban and Kidman signed the parenting agreement on August 29 and on September 6th, which suggests that the separation had been planned in advance of the release of the information. The divorce will be finalized in at least 90 days, according to Tennessee law.
This was Urban’s first marriage and Kidman’s second. She was previously married to Tom Cruise, with whom she has two older children. Just last year, at a Netflix premiere, Kidman told the Associated Press, “You’re heading for trouble if you consider yourselves the perfect couple. I’m not a believer in perfect.”
At the AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony earlier that year, Urban emotionally paid tribute to Kidman by saying, “I’m in rehab for three months.” Nic chose love despite all of her own negative voices, I’m sure even some of her own. 18 years later, we are here.



