Kevin Costner Struggling Amid Divorce Fallout

Kevin Costner is reportedly facing significant struggles following his high-profile divorce from Christine Baumgartner, 50. The actor’s personal and professional life is experiencing turmoil, leaving him emotionally and financially strained.

According to an insider who spoke with Life & Style, Costner, 69, is having difficulty dealing with the rapid developments in his ex-wife’s romantic life. “Kevin feels like he’s been stabbed in the back,” the source revealed. “Kevin’s craving closure but finding it difficult, especially as he’s hearing how happy Christine is.”

The situation is further complicated by Baumgartner’s budding relationship with Josh Connor, who once was a close friend of Costner’s. As reported by Radar Online, the relationship between Baumgartner and Connor has progressed swiftly, with talks of engagement already circulating. “Now he’s hearing Christine is firming up plans to marry Josh, who used to be his friend, and it hurts,” shared a source. “Kevin thought he was over Christine, who apparently blindsided him with divorce papers. But the combination of things including his rotten luck with Horizon… has got him fixating on where everything went wrong.”

The financial side of the divorce is also taking a toll on Costner. He is required to pay Baumgartner $63,000 monthly in child support along with a reportedly substantial settlement. This financial strain is exacerbated by the underperformance of Costner’s passion project, Horizon: An American Saga, into which he invested $38 million of his personal funds. “Kevin feels like it’s his money paying for their new life,” the Life & Style insider disclosed. “It seemed toward the end that all he was to her was a bank account and it still feels that way.”

The swift progression of Baumgartner and Connor’s relationship has led to speculation about the timeline. Costner has allegedly suggested there may have been an overlap between his marriage and Baumgartner’s new romance. The two met through their daughters, who are close friends and both 13 years old. However, Costner and Connor were acquainted before this period.

Connor’s friends have been vocal about his intentions with Baumgartner. A source told Daily Mail, “Josh knows he can give her what Kevin didn’t, even though he is a high-powered executive with his own demanding career. He also knows how important her children are to her—as his are to him. Trying to blend two families isn’t easy, but she’s worth it.”

The potential engagement between Baumgartner and Connor has left Costner feeling betrayed. “They are together all the time, and the talk among their mutual friends is that they’re moving toward an official engagement and wedding. It makes Kevin sick. He feels like he’s… never got an apology from Josh,” the Radar Online source added.

Source: Life & Style, Radar Online, Daily Mail