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Kevin Costner Reportedly Dating Again Following Divorce

Sources close to the actor say he is recovering from his recent divorce and is being linked to several women.

US Politics • 2 hours ago
Kevin Costner Reportedly Dating Again Following Divorce

Kevin Costner, 71, is reportedly on the rebound following his bitter divorce from Christine Baumgartner, 52, with insiders suggesting he may be considering marriage again.

Baumgartner filed for divorce in May 2023, reportedly blindsiding the actor after 18 years of marriage. Sources close to Costner told the Daily Mail that he was "badly burned" by the experience.

Since the split, Costner has been linked to a rotation of women. Among those mentioned are lifestyle influencer McKenna Wesley, filmmaker Kelly Noonan Gores, singer Jewel, model Brooks Nader, and actress January Jones. He was also recently photographed on a shopping trip with Jennifer Milburn, a 40-year-old lifestyle coach, near his Santa Barbara compound.

Costner's first marriage was to Cindy Silva, which lasted from 1978 until their divorce in 1994. Their relationship is described as amicable, with sources stating he "still has love for Cindy." Costner married Cindy Silva in 1978. Silva filed for divorce in 1994 and has since remarried, but sources told the Daily Mail that their relationship remains 'amicable and friendly' and that the leading man 'still has love for Cindy'

After a period of box-office setbacks, Costner returned to prominence in 2018 as John Dutton in Taylor Sheridan's television series Yellowstone. After some box-office flops, Costner regained his footing on TV in 2018, playing the gritty and protective patriarch John Dutton in Taylor Sheridan's mega-hit Yellowstone


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