Kevin Costner had a droop there have been sparks between his ex-wife Christine Baumgartner and Josh Connor prior to they went public with their romance.
“Kevin had strong suspicions that something was going on between Christine and Josh,” an insider solely finds within the new factor of Us Weekly. “Their close [bond] was a real elephant in the room.”
More than one retailers reported previous this month that Baumgartner, 49, has moved on with Connor following her divorce from Costner, 69. Connor, a financier, was once the previous couple’s neighbor prior to their break up closing yr.
Baumgartner was once noticed with Connor closing summer time prior to she finalized her divorce from Costner, however the insider tells Us that Baumgartner insists the pair’s courting handiest became romantic “relatively recently.”
Costner, in the meantime, has been related to Jewel since closing month, so “Christine doesn’t think Kevin has anything to complain about,” the supply tells Us. “Josh has been Christine’s rock throughout the divorce ordeal. If Kevin has a problem with that, that’s on him.”
Baumgartner filed for divorce from Costner in Would possibly 2023 after just about 19 years of marriage, mentioning irreconcilable variations as the cause of the break up. Courtroom paperwork got via Us on the time indexed the couple’s date of separation as one month prior.
Because the duo battled in court docket over property and kid fortify, Costner wondered whether or not Baumgartner was once devoted after she asked paperwork in relation to his budget.
“Respondent has no responsive documents for ‘extramarital romantic relationships’ in which he engaged because he engaged in none,” learn court docket paperwork got via Us in August 2023. Costner’s lawyers additionally famous that the actor “does not know for a fact if [Christine] engaged in any ‘extramarital romantic relationships’ before separation and, if so, whether she spent any of his money or charged any expenses in furtherance of her affair(s) on credit cards he paid.”
That very same month, Baumgartner testified in court docket that she and Connor have been simply buddies once they have been photographed on a shuttle in Hawaii. She showed in the similar testimony that Connor had loaned her $20,000, part of which she gave to her mom, according to TMZ. She famous on the time that she returned the opposite $10,000 to Connor.
Costner and Baumgartner finalized their break up in September 2023. An insider informed Us on the time that issues between the pair had cooled off following their messy prison combat.
“They are now on speaking terms. Things are better,” the supply defined, including that the exes “didn’t want it to get ugly for the kids’ sake.”
The previous couple proportion sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, and daughter Grace, 13. Costner additionally stocks Annie, 39, Lily, 37, and Joe, 35, with ex-wife Cindy Silva and son Liam, 28, with ex Bridget Rooney.
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