Keith Urban
Maggie Baugh MIA at Latest Show …
Here’s the Real Reason!!!
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Keith Urban just played his first show since news broke of his split with Nicole Kidman amid a possible new romance … and the guitarist at the center of the rumors was notably absent — but not for the reason many assume.
A source with direct knowledge tells TMZ … Maggie Baugh, who played with Keith’s tour in Chicago, sparking romance rumors due to some apparent lyric rewrites … is not actually a member of his tour band or the opening acts.
Turns out, Maggie was filling in for Natalie Stovall when she was unable to perform in Chicago. Ergo … she wasn’t at last night’s show at Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania … ’cause she wasn’t needed — not due to her possibly bailing over the headlines.
Now, Maggie was also filmed playing with Keith in Vegas this year … but that was for a private function, not on Keith’s “High and Alive” world tour … and we’re told that’s the only other time so far she’s filled in on this tour. Worth noting … Maggie has played with the Keith’s band prior to this tour.
Since TMZ broke the news of Keith and Nicole’s split — and also KU possibly seeing another woman — Maggie has been radio silent, which has created a gossip feeding-frenzy.
BACKGRID
Her father, Chuck Baugh, addressed rumors and criticisms of his daughter with a since-deleted Facebook post in which he wrote “No. Just no” about a TikTok that discussed the possible romance and criticism that Maggie, essentially, is a homewrecker.
Here’s the issue … it’s unclear what exactly Chuck was disputing … it could be he was pushing back on criticism of Maggie driving a wedge between Keith and Nicole, ’cause they don’t know the full story … or perhaps he was shutting down the rumors altogether — as in, there is nothing romantic there.
As for his concert last night … Keith did not have his wedding ring on — though he’d already ditched it days earlier out in public. But during one track at the show, People reports a photo of Nicole and their two children appeared as part of a pre-existing screen display.
When it comes to just what the hell is going on between Keith and Maggie, if anything … it’s as clear as mud for the moment.