Kevin Costner Allegedly Heard About Ex Christine Baumgartner’s Engagement in an Unexpected Way
And he allegedly feels quite betrayed.
While Kevin Costner has allegedly been getting closer to Jennifer Lopez, his ex-wife Christine Baumgartner just made a shocking move: she and Costner’s former pal Josh O’Connor got engaged! The pair seem as happy as can be as they get ready for marriage, but Costner is allegedly feeling quite betrayed, especially by the way he heard about it.
In case you missed it, Costner’s pals alleged to DailyMail that he learned about the engagement in an unexpected way.
“Kevin said he felt sucker-punched when his kids told him about the marriage proposal. He said he would have preferred to have heard it straight from Christine, but either way, it still feels like betrayal even after all this time,” the pal alleged to the outlet. “He just celebrated his birthday, thank God they waited at least a week to make the announcement.”
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Now, these feelings aren’t new. Back in Aug 2024, sources alleged that Baumgartner and Connor were planning marriage around then, and Costner wasn’t too thrilled about it. The insider told Radar Online at the time, “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 been stabbed in the back and never got an apology from Josh.”
Christine Baumgartner and Kevin Costner. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for WarnerMedia.
For those who don’t know, Costner and Baumgartner divorced in 2024 after nearly 20 years together, but continue to co-parent their three children named Cayden, 17, Hayes, 15, and Grace, 14. Soon after their divorce, Baumgartner started dating Connor (However, Costner alleged there was an overlap between their relationship and her new one.)
Baumgartner and Connor allegedly met through their daughters, both 13 at the time, who are close friends, but Connor and Costner were pals beforehand. Since then, they’ve been seen on vacations, and Baumgartner has allegedly moved closer to Connor, and now, they’re engaged.
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