Kevin Costner has been a major movie star since the 80s and has starred in some of the memorable films from that decade and the 90s. Films like Fields of Dreams, Bull Durhum, Dances With Wolves, JFK, and The Bodyguard made him a household name, and almost 40 years later, he is still going strong and continues to make bold projects.
In his personal life, Costner and Christine Baumgartner finalized this divorce in February of this year. Since then, there have been rumors about Costner dating singer-songwriter Jewel. However, in a recent interview, Costner shut down those speculations about his love life and does not want these baseless rumors to ruin their friendship.
Kevin Costner Addresses Baseless Dating Rumors With Jewel, Admits They’re Just Friends
Kevin Costner’s personal life took a big hit this year as he and his wife of 20 years Christine Bumagartmer finalized their divorce in February. He is now a single father to their 3 children and is hard at work with his passion project Horizon: An American Saga‘s future films. Since December of 2023, rumors began to link Costner with famed singer-songwriter Jewel after they were seen together at a charity event (via People).
The rumors continued this year, although Jewel did not confirm a romantic relationship with Costner while calling him “a great person” (via Elle). Costner was recently asked by Howard Stern about their rumored romance, to which the Yellowstone star stated that they are just friends, and have never gone out together as a couple.
The actor showed his disdain for all the baseless rumors about them and does not want them to ruin his special relationship with Jewel. When Stern inquired how the rumors began to start, Costner points to the aforementioned charity event held on Richard Branson’s Necker Island. He said (via YouTube),
No, Jewel and I are friends. We’ve never gone out ever. She’s special, and I don’t want, I don’t want these rumors to ruin our friendship because that’s what we have. She’s special to me. She’s beautiful enough to go out with. “I don’t want the press to ruin this for us, because … I’ve had conversations with her, text-wise, and she’s so smart, and she’s been through a lot herself, and so we have a friendship.
While Costner has not found a new romantic interest yet, his friendship with Jewel is a special one that he does not want to tarnish. Judging from his comments. the two seem to admire each other as people and formed a connection through common interests.
Kevin Costner Explains Why He Cast His Son Hayes In Horizon: An American Saga
Kevin Costner is gearing up for the release of the first part of Horizon: An American Saga. Among the ensemble cast, he included his son Hayes in the film. In an interview with Access Hollywood, the actor made it clear that he has not ‘shoved in’ his children in the industry.
The actor stated that he does not want to take away roles from talented actors by putting his children in their place. However, for this film, he wanted his son by his side for the week and inserted him into a minor role. Costner said,
I have not shoved my children into the business. I realize there’s so many young actors that would just kill to be in this movie and I don’t want to take those parts away from them just ‘cause I can place my own children in. But in this instance, it was a smaller part. I selfishly wanted him with me for the week, two weeks he was with me.
Interestingly, Costner named his character in the film as Hayes, in honor of his son. The first part of Horizon: An American Saga stars Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson, and Isabelle Fuhrman. The first part hits theatres on June 28, 2024, and part 2 on August 16, 2024.
