Hugh Jackman and wife Deborra-Lee Furness head to The Hamptons with their children

Hugh Jackman and wife Deborra-Lee Furness were spotted loading up their car and heading to The Hamptons with their adopted children on Friday. 

The couple cut casual figures as they packed up their belongings into a black SUV and left their New York apartment.      

It comes after Australian actor Hugh, 51, lost followers on Twitter earlier this week for sharing a picture of a protester hugging a police officer during the Black Lives Matter protests.

Hugh wore black trousers and a T-shirt with a white face mask.

Australian actress Deborra-Lee wore black three-quarter leggings with a shirt and also had a face mask on hand. 

The pair were spotted running back and forth between their apartment and car as they loaded up their belongings alongside children Oscar, 20, and Ava, 14.  

At one point, Hugh took their pet pooches for a walk before heading off in the car. Deborra-Lee was also seen carrying a dog bead.

The couple own a stunning holiday home in The Hamptons, but have been in lockdown at their lavish apartment in New York City amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

Hugh was slammed by fans earlier this week for sharing a photo to Twitter of a protester hugging a police officer following the death in custody of George Floyd.

The Wolverine star captioned the picture, which had been taken during a Black Lives Matter protester, with one word: ‘Solidarity’.

Twitter users immediately hit out at Hugh, claiming he should instead be sharing pictures highlighting police brutality during the riots.

‘This is so disappointing. You’re helping to spread propaganda. If you want to share something, there’s plenty of images and videos of protests from around the world that don’t include PR opportunities for police officers,’ one person tweeted. 

‘Jesus Christ, someone show me one celebrity that isn’t a disappointment,’ another commented.

A third wrote: ‘I’m sorry but you can’t post that if you aren’t also sharing the videos of police brutality! The news is doing enough of sharing this bulls**t instead of what’s actually going on. Peaceful protesters being attacked for no reason by the cops who are supposed to keep them safe.’

One disappointed follower tweeted: ‘That’s going to be an unfollow from me, man.’ 

However, others praised Hugh for sharing the photo and drawing attention to the good cops on duty at the protests.

‘Solidarity the way it should be. I support you. Stay safe,’ one supporter wrote, while another added: ‘Finally a message from a celebrity I can respect.’

Protests and riots have erupted across the U.S. in the days since George Floyd, an unarmed black man, died in Minneapolis last Monday after a white cop pressed his knee against his neck for eight minutes.

Floyd had been accused of using a counterfeit $20 bill at a deli.

One of the officers involved, Derek Michael Chauvin, has been charged with second-degree murder after footage of him forcefully restraining Floyd went viral.

The other three officers on the scene, Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng, have been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder.