Kevin Costner had a hunch there have been sparks between his ex-wife Christine Baumgartner and Josh Connor earlier than they went public with their romance.
“Kevin had sturdy suspicions that one thing was happening between Christine and Josh,” an insider completely reveals within the new problem of Us Weekly. “Their shut [bond] was an actual elephant within the room.”
A number of shops reported earlier this month that Baumgartner, 49, has moved on with Connor following her divorce from Costner, 69. Connor, a financier, was the previous couple’s neighbor earlier than their cut up final 12 months.
Baumgartner was noticed with Connor final summer time earlier than she finalized her divorce from Costner, however the insider tells Us that Baumgartner insists the pair’s relationship solely turned romantic “comparatively not too long ago.”
Kevin Costner, Christine Baumgartner. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Photos for Elton John AIDS Basis.
Costner, in the meantime, has been linked to Jewel since final month, so “Christine doesn’t assume Kevin has something to complain about,” the supply tells Us. “Josh has been Christine’s rock all through the divorce ordeal. If Kevin has an issue with that, that’s on him.”
Baumgartner filed for divorce from Costner in Could 2023 after practically 19 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable variations as the explanation for the cut up. Courtroom paperwork obtained by Us on the time listed the couple’s date of separation as one month prior.
Taking the great with the unhealthy. Kevin Costner has garnered essential acclaim as each an actor and a director, however he’s confronted his fair proportion of private hardships. Throughout a July 1995 interview with the Seattle Instances, the Postman star opened up about his 1994 divorce from Cindy Silva after 16 years of marriage. At […]
Because the duo battled in court docket over belongings and baby assist, Costner questioned whether or not Baumgartner was devoted after she requested paperwork referring to his funds.
“Respondent has no responsive paperwork for ‘extramarital romantic relationships’ by which he engaged as a result of he engaged in none,” learn court docket paperwork obtained by Us in August 2023. Costner’s attorneys additionally famous that the actor “doesn’t know for a truth if [Christine] engaged in any ‘extramarital romantic relationships’ earlier than separation and, in that case, whether or not she spent any of his cash or charged any bills in furtherance of her affair(s) on bank cards he paid.”
That very same month, Baumgartner testified in court docket that she and Connor have been simply mates after they have been photographed on a visit in Hawaii. She confirmed in the identical testimony that Connor had loaned her $20,000, half of which she gave to her mom, per TMZ. She famous on the time that she returned the opposite $10,000 to Connor.
Costner and Baumgartner finalized their cut up in September 2023. An insider informed Us on the time that issues between the pair had cooled off following their messy authorized battle.
“They’re now on talking phrases. Issues are higher,” the supply defined, including that the exes “didn’t need it to get ugly for the children’ sake.”
The previous couple share sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, and daughter Grace, 13. Costner additionally shares Annie, 39, Lily, 37, and Joe, 35, with ex-wife Cindy Silva and son Liam, 28, with ex Bridget Rooney.
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