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JANA HOCKING: I tried to seduce Hugh Jackman and discovered why THOSE rumors just won't die

I tried to seduce Hugh Jackman once. Over breakfast in Tribeca with mutual friends, he smiled politely, passed the sugar - and, disappointingly, did not ravish me.

But now that he is back on stage and in the midst of a divorce – starring in an experimental theater production so sexually charged it should come with a splash zone warning – the whispers that have long followed Hugh are rearing their head once more. Fast forward to 2017, when a snap of a shirtless Hugh and his speedo-wearing personal trainer jogging on the beach together kicked the idling rumor mill back into overdrive. Our cultural wiring still short-circuits at the idea of a straight man who’s muscular, tender, theatrical and respectful, wears tailored linen and owns a Diptyque candle.

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