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Keith Urban Changes Song Lyrics Inspired By Nicole Kidman To Reference Another Woman

A video of Urban switching up the lyrics to his song "The Fighter" at a recent gig was posted just days before news broke about his split from Kidman.

Keith Urban Changes Song Lyrics Inspired By Nicole Kidman To Reference Another Woman

Keith Urban got called out for pulling a pretty weird move.

Maggie Baugh, a rising country musician and utility player for Urban, posted a video to social media on Saturday that features her playing guitar onstage with the “Blue Ain’t Your Color” singer during a recent stop on Urban’s tour.

Keith Urban points to Maggie Baugh while the two perform during the iHeartCountry Festival at the Moody Center on May 4, 2024, in Austin, Texas.
Keith Urban points to Maggie Baugh while the two perform during the iHeartCountry Festival at the Moody Center on May 4, 2024, in Austin, Texas.
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The two were playing Urban’s hit “The Fighter” — which was inspired by his romance with Nicole Kidman. But to Baugh’s surprise, Urban decided to switch up a lyric mid-song.

The song’s original line was, “When they’re tryna get to you, baby I’ll be the fighter.” But that night, while Baugh played by his side, he instead sang, “When they’re tryna get to you, Maggie I’ll be your guitar player.”

Nicole Kidman and Urban attend the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards in January.
Nicole Kidman and Urban attend the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards in January.
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Baugh posted a video of the moment to both her Instagram and TikTok accounts. Over on Instagram, Baugh highlighted the lyric-switcheroo with overlaying text, that included the emojis,

“🫣 🤯.”

“Did he just say that👀,” she captioned the clip.

Baugh also shared the footage just four days before news broke that Urban and Kidman were splitting after 19 years of marriage.

HuffPost reached out to Baugh and Urban for comment but did not receive an immediate response.

On Monday, TMZ broke the news that Urban and the Oscar winner have been living apart “since the beginning of summer,” according to multiple sources close to the former couple. The outlet’s report also stated that Kidman “did not want the separation and has been trying to save the marriage.”

Just a day after the news broke, Kidman filed for divorce in Nashville, Tennessee, where the couple has lived since 2007, People confirmed via court documents.

The pair got married in June 2006 after meeting at a gala in Los Angeles the year prior. They share daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.