{"id":4097,"date":"2024-12-20T08:11:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T08:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/?p=4097"},"modified":"2024-12-20T08:11:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T08:11:28","slug":"after-painful-divorce-kevin-costners-ex-wife-49-has-found-a-new-man-and-you-might-recognize-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/?p=4097","title":{"rendered":"After painful divorce, Kevin Costner\u2019s ex-wife, 49, has found a new man \u2013 and you might recognize him"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the painful divorce which involved a nasty custody battle, actor\u00a0Kevin Costner\u00a0has moved on, but it seems that the same is true for his ex-wife of nearly 19 years, Christine Baumgartner.<\/p>\n

According to the media, the\u00a0Yellowstone\u00a0<\/em>star is dating singer Jewel.<\/p>\n

The two were recently seen together at a tennis event on Richard Branson\u2019s Necker Island for the Inspiring Children Foundation.<\/p>\n

As per\u00a0TMZ<\/em>, the two took a plane to the Caribbean and spent nearly a week together.<\/p>\n

An insider told the magazine,\u00a0\u201cThere was definitely something going on,\u201d\u00a0confirming that the pair indeed vacationed in the Caribbean together.<\/p>\n

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Kevin Costner was recently ordered by a judge to pay his ex wife $129,000 a month temporarily. Credit \/ GVK \/ Bauer-Griffin \/ GC Images \/ Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Costner, however, had a hard time accept that his marriage was over. What\u2019s most, people close to him claimed that when Baumgartner filed for divorce, citing \u201cirreconcilable differences,\u201d Costner was in complete shock. He was aware that his absence from home was affecting his relationship with his now-ex, but he always believed the two were getting alone well.<\/p>\n

A representative for Costner released a statement reading: \u201cIt is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in\u00a0Mr. Costner\u00a0having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe ask that his, Christine\u2019s and their children\u2019s privacy be respected as they navigate this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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UNDATED: (FILE PHOTO) This undated handout image shows actor Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner posing. The couple annouced their engagement June 26, 2003. No date for the wedding has been announced. (Photo by Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Baumgartner was seeking $161,000 a month in child support for their three children, Cayden Wyatt, 15, Hayes Logan, 14, and Grace Avery, 13.<\/p>\n

In order to try and guarantee this income, Baumgartner went to court, but it was Costner who scored the victory, as per his fans, although the actor said there were \u2018no winners\u2019 in the bruising battle.<\/p>\n

Namely, a judge in Santa Barbara slashed Baumgartner\u2019s child support payments to $63,000 per month, which is less than half of the $129,000 she currently gets and considerably less than the $161,000 she asked for.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, when you have a life that long with somebody, there is no winner\u2026and it\u2019s this big, crazy thing called life and how it unravels so quickly,\u201d the actor told\u00a0Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cOne minute you feel like you\u2019re on top of the world, and then you realize how, you know, how vulnerable you are,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Costner took the stand for a second time during the final hour of the hearing and explained how he feared that he would need to take on jobs he\u2019s not comfortable with so that his now-ex wife be awarded an \u2018inflated\u2019 level of child support.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to help but the thought of having things inflated to the point I can\u2019t do what I want to do\u2026,\u201d he said, apologizing to his ex-wife. \u201cSomehow in this unusual world, we didn\u2019t make it and for that, I\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Months after the split, Baumgartner has been reported to be dating someone new. As per the\u00a0Daily Mail,\u00a0<\/em>she\u2019s seeing well-known financier Josh Connor after the two were spotted together as she was dropping him off at his home. Both of them live in Santa Barbara.<\/p>\n