As romance continues to blossom between Kevin Costner and singer Jewel, his ex wife Christine Baumgartner is said to have her reservations\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1388277650_preview-e1702483262339.jpg” title_text=”GettyImages-1388277650_preview” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” min_height=”20px” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Kevin is moving on with singer Jewel following his divorce<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Three months after his bitter divorce to ex wife Christine Baumgartner was finalised, Kevin Costner is enjoying a new romance with singer Jewel. But while the Hollywood actor is happily splurging out on nice dates and lavish gifts for his new beau, an insider says Christine is fuming that he\u2019s moved on so quickly and thinks he\u2019s going through a \u201clate life crisis\u201d.
They say, \u201cChristine is not happy at all that he\u2019s got a new leading lady in his life \u2013 and she\u2019s telling him to keep Jewel far away from their kids or there\u2019ll be hell to pay.\u201d
They add that Christine thinks it\u2019s hypocritical of Kevin, 68, to have gone so public with the romance after her ex\u2019s lawyer questioned her relationship with Kevin\u2019s friend Josh Connor during divorce proceedings. Christine claimed they were friends and nothing more.
\u201cShe thinks it\u2019s pretty rich and hypocritical of Kevin to be parading around like this when he flipped out when there were rumours she\u2019d moved on with his friend Josh Connor, which she denied,\u201d they say.<\/p>\n
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The American singer-songwriter has received four Grammy nominations\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]
They add, \u201cIf he wants to dive into something with Jewel then that\u2019s his lookout, but to her it\u2019s all very lame and reeks of a late life crisis or attention stunt. She does not want this woman anywhere near their kids – for the time being at least – and will make that very plain to Kevin. And she\u2019s looking forward to seeing him with egg on his face once it all crashes and burns.\u201d
Yellowstone actor Kevin met folk-turned-pop singer Jewel during a trip to Richard Branson\u2019s Necker Island on Thanksgiving weekend last month. He was spotted with his arms wrapped around her waist as they attended a tennis fundraiser for the Inspiring Children Foundation, which was founded by 49-year-old Jewel.\u00a0
Jewel gushed about \u201ckind\u201d Kevin on Instagram.
She wrote, \u201cEvery year, my foundation @inspiringchildren and I go to Necker Island to help host a tennis event w @richardbranson to raise funds for our kids\u2026. @kevincostnermodernwest was kind enough to mentor our kids this year, and Sir Richard was his usual inspiring self- who also plays a mean game of doubles.\u201d<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-161267703_preview.jpg” title_text=”GettyImages-161267703_preview” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]
The Dances With Wolves actor and Christine Baumgartner married in 2004 and share three children<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]
After the trip, the tactile pair reportedly flew to the Caribbean together and spent over a week in each other\u2019s company.
An insider says Christine – who married Kevin in 2004 and shares three children Cayden, 16; Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13 with the star – is livid about Kevin\u2019s generosity in the his new relationship.
During divorce proceedings, the former couple fought over a disagreement over child support and accusations that handbag designer Christine cleared out their home of valuables before she moved out. They finally settled on Christine receiving around \u00a350,000 a month for the children and \u00a31.2million from his rumoured \u00a3320 million fortune, as per the conditions of their pre nuptial agreement. Kevin\u2019s first wife, Cindy Silva, got a \u00a364 million payout after they split in 1994.
The insider reveals that despite showing signs of frugality during his divorce. Kevin isn\u2019t holding back on treating Jewel.
\u201cKevin is breaking out the big bucks to keep Jewel happy and spoiled during the honeymoon phase of the new romance,\u201d they say.\u201cIt\u2019s ironic because Kevin\u2019s always been known as a major tightwad, but he\u2019s now splurging on Jewel and paying for everything. He\u2019s gotten her fancy jewellery, paid for the private jet travel and won\u2019t even hear of her chipping in when the check comes \u2013 it\u2019s a total 360 from how he acted with Christine and when he\u2019s with friends.
\u201cJewel\u2019s no gold digger, she\u2019s got plenty of her own money despite some tough challenges in years gone by and doesn\u2019t need his charity. But if he wants to spoil her like a princess she\u2019s not complaining either!\u201d
Earlier this year, Jewel – who has received four Grammy award nominations –\u00a0claimed in a podcast that her estranged mother Lenedra embezzled almost $100m (\u00a380m) from her, leaving her in debt at 34 years old.
She claimed her mother had access to her finances, which came from 30 million album sales worldwide, including her 12-times platinum 1995 debut album Pieces of You.
\u201cI didn’t really realise what my mom was until I was 30-something.\u00a0I woke up and realised she embezzled all of my money, over $100 million,\u201d Jewel admitted.
\u201c34 years old, realise I’m $3 million in debt, realise my mom stole it, realise everything I thought my mom was isn’t what she was, very difficult psychological thing to come to terms with.\u201d<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1388190383_preview.jpg” title_text=”GettyImages-1388190383_preview” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Kevin’s 18-year marriage to Christine ended in September\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]
The star has been estranged from her mother since the early 2000s.\u00a0
The insider says Kevin and Jewel are in the throes of a budding romance and are turning a blind eye to Christine\u2019s negativity.
\u201cKevin and Jewel are super excited about this romance and not paying any attention to Christine\u2019s bitching and sniping. He\u2019s aware she\u2019s rolling her eyes about it and predicting it\u2019ll all end in tears but quite honestly he couldn\u2019t care less. It\u2019s not like they\u2019ve been sneaking around for any length of time or before the divorce was finalised, he waited until all that was out the way and even then there wasn\u2019t a rush to jump into the dating scene. Instead things just organically clicked with Jewel, who\u2019s someone he\u2019s known for a while but always seen as a friend and nothing more.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1698212744_preview.jpg” title_text=”GettyImages-1698212744_preview” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Jewel has claimed her mum, who left the family home when Jewel was weight years old, stole around \u00a380m from her<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]
They add, \u201cIt was only when their mutual connections led by Sir Richard Branson pointed out that they\u2019d be a fantastic match did it occur to him that he should ask her out. So he did, she accepted right away and they\u2019ve been having a blast ever since. That was a month or two back, then came the trip to Necker Island, and that\u2019s when they went up a level and really decided to explore their feelings a lot further.\u00a0
\u201cKevin\u2019s saying he feels liberated and so much happier with this wonderful new lady in his life, he\u2019s getting a lot of pleasure spoiling her and she\u2019s not been crowded out or weirded out by it at all. She says Kevin\u2019s a true gentleman who treats her like a princess, they\u2019re just going with the flow and seeing where this very promising new journey takes them. It\u2019s not like she needs to think about meeting Kevin\u2019s kids right now, they\u2019re enjoying time together just the two of them. But the more serious they get it\u2019s inevitable he\u2019ll want to introduce them \u2013 and there\u2019s nothing Christine can realistically do about that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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