Country Singer Denies She and Keith Urban Are Dating, Moved in Together After Nicole Kidman Split: ‘Absolutely Ridiculous’

The ‘Babygirl’ actress filed for divorce from Urban in September 2025 after 19 years of marriage

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Karley Scott Collins denied rumors that she and Keith Urban are dating and living together following his split from Nicole Kidman

“yall, this is absolutely RIDICULOUS and untrue,” the rising country star wrote on social media

Kidman and Urban finalized their divorce and filed a settlement agreement with the court on Jan. 6

Karley Scott Collins is setting the record straight about rumors that she and Keith Urban are romantically involved.

On Sunday, Jan. 18, the 26-year-old rising country star, who opened for Urban, 58, on his 2025 High and Alive World Tour, responded to rumors that she and the “Blue Ain’t Your Color” singer are in a relationship and living together.

While reposting a screenshot of an article with the headline, “Keith Urban moved in with Karley Scott Collins? Fresh speculation amid divorce,” Collins wrote on her Instagram Stories, “yall, this is absolutely RIDICULOUS and untrue.”

PEOPLE reached out to reps for both Urban and Collins for comment, but did not receive an immediate response.

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Karley Scott Collins responds to Keith Urban dating rumors

Rumors of a relationship between Urban and Collins come just weeks after Urban’s divorce from Nicole Kidman was finalized after 19 years of marriage.

In a settlement agreement obtained by PEOPLE, which was filed on Jan. 6, the pair agreed to waive all child and spousal support rights for their daughters, Faith, 15, and Sunday, 17. Each person is also responsible for their own legal fees and expenses.

While the Babygirl actress’ home will be their daughters’ primary residence, a parenting plan states that both she and Urban are required to “behave with each other and each child so as to provide a loving, stable, consistent and nurturing relationship with the child even though they are divorced.”

“They will not speak badly of each other or the members of the family of the other parent,” the agreement continues. “They will encourage each child to continue to love the other parent and be comfortable in both families.”

Back in September, a source told PEOPLE that, once Urban “quietly set up his own place” and moved out before their split, his and Kidman’s “lives were moving in different directions.”

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Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman in October 2024

“It felt like the writing was on the wall,” the source continued, while another source added, “It really hasn’t been a secret in their circles that Keith and Nicole have been living separately for a while now. People close to Keith felt like the split was kind of inevitable.”

Although other sources told PEOPLE that Kidman continued to fight “to save the marriage,” the actress later opened up to Harper’s Bazaar about the wisdom she’s gained over the years and how she’s navigated such difficult times.

“As I get older, I want to be able to share and impart the things I’ve learned,” Kidman told the outlet. “I’ve seen a lot, I’ve experienced a lot, and I’ve survived a lot. I want to pass on some of that knowledge and that wisdom and whatever I’ve learned.”

“There’s something to knowing that no matter how painful, or how difficult, or how devastating something is, there is a way through,” she continued. “You’re going to have to feel it. You’re not going to be able to numb it. You are going to have to feel it, and it’s going to feel insurmountable at times. You’re going to feel like you’re broken, but if you move gently and slowly — and it can take an enormous amount of time — it does pass.”