Kevin Costner addresses rumors he’s dating Jewel after his divorce: ‘She’s special’
nypost.com“The Howard Stern Show” on June 18.“Jewel and I are friends — we’ve never gone out. Ever,” said Costner, 69. He continued: “She’s special, and I don’t want these rumors to ruin our friendship because that’s what we have.
She’s special. I mean, she’s beautiful enough to go out with.”The “Yellowstone” star explained that he and the “Foolish Games” singer, 50, were romantically linked after they both went to a charity event on British business magnate Richard Branson’s private island in the Caribbean in December 2023.“I’m divorced.
All of a sudden I’m a single father,” Costner said to Howard Stern, referring to his split from ex-wife Christine Baumgartner that happened months before his run-in with Jewel.“I got on a plane with nine people — Jewel was one of them,” he explained. “Emma Watson was on there, and seven other people who weren’t celebrities.
We were the only three celebrities on an island for three days down there. And then we fly back. She was somebody I just had some tremendous conversations with.”Costner reiterated that the speculation about him and Jewel was completely untrue.“The rumor was I went down on a private plane with her.
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