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Kevin Costner has had a few chaotic months in the past year. The actor-filmmaker ventured to work on his passion project of over two decades,Horizon: An American Saga. The actor also sparked controversy after his public fallout with Taylor Sheridan’sYellowstoneproducers. Amidst these issues, the actor also went through a divorce.
After nineteen years of marriage, Costner and ex-wife Christine Baumgartner reportedly filed for divorce in 2023. The couple shared two sons and a daughter and dated for six years before tying the knot in 2004. TheDances With Wolvesstar reportedly went to actor and friend Billy Bob Thornton for support after his heartbreak.
Kevin Costner And Christine Baumgartner Divorced In 2023
Actor-filmmakerKevin Costner’s career and personal life has been a series of ups and downs. The actor won the Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture for his debut directorialDances With Wolves. Though he faced a career setback after his follow-up directorialThe Postmanand the disastrousWaterworld, he bounced back with the WesternOpen Range.
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Kevin Costner first married his college sweetheart Cindy Silva and was together with her for sixteen years before filing for divorce in 1994. The actor was reportedly filming the controversialWaterworldat the time. While he dated many other celebrities after the divorce he had his second wedding with Christine Baumgartner in 2004. The couple reportedly dated for six years before marrying.
While Costner went on to film his epic Western sagaHorizon, his personal life seemed to take a toll as Baumgartner filed for divorce in May 2023. According toPeople, the couple divorced due to events ‘that were beyond his control’. In a statement to the magazine,
It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action. We ask that his, Christine’s, and their children’s privacy be respected as they navigate this difficult time.
The actor had reportedly spoken fondly about his wife just months earlier about how she would do small things that made a huge difference. Costner and Baumgartner shared three children, sons Cayden and Hayes, and daughter Grace.
Kevin Costner Saught Billy Bob Thornton’s Support After His Heartbreak
Amidst dealing with the feud between him and theYellowstoneproducers, self-financing his passion project, and dealing with the divorce, Kevin Costner seemed to have a lot on his plate in the past year. The actor reportedly sought help from his friend and fellow actor Billy Bob Thornton after his heartbreak.
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According toIn Touch Weekly, Costner and Bob Thornton share a friendship that dates back decades and have constantly supported each other through tough times. The magazine reported,
Billy Bob and Kevin have a deep, sustaining friendship and a mutual respect that has outlived divorces, scandals, and falls from grace. They will always have each other’s back and they have both been through the wringer in show business and in their personal lives.
Billy Bob Thornton himself has been through five failed marriages, including one withSaltstarAngelina Jolie. The relationship between Jolie and Bob Thornton was highly publicized due to their age gap and their public displays of affection that were often considered strange. They famously wore vials with a drop of each other’s blood in public.
According to In Touch Weekly, Bob Thornton and Kevin Costner have great admiration for each other and have shared interests such as their love for classical music, movies, and cowboy culture
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
