The more you keep track of celebrity culture, the more you realize a simple truth: the actual lifestyles of the rich and the famous are often far more interesting than their onscreen performances. For example, we had to wait forever to get confirmation that Kevin Costner had left the cowboy drama Yellowstone. Meanwhile, his longtime marriage heading into the sunset with an unexpected divorce kept us engaged and surprised at every turn.
After Kevin Costner’s wife Christine Baumgartner served the celeb with divorce papers, it turned his life upside down. He ended up seeking love in the arms of another celeb, and as for Baumgartner, it looks like she found love in the arms of Costner’s friend. Just who is she with now, and just how hard did Costner’s marriage hit the rocks? Keep reading to find out!
A surprising and messy divorce
Previously, Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner had been married for 18 years. By all accounts, it was a very happy marriage. Because of that, we were as surprised as Costner when his wife served him with divorce papers last year.
Unfortunately for gossip lovers, we don’t know if there was any one thing that dissolved the marriage or if Baumgartner simply fell out of love with her celebrity husband. The official reason for their divorce is simply “irreconcilable differences.” We do know, however, how Costner dealt with this bombshell news from his wife, and it might be enough to make this onscreen hero look like a villain to his biggest fans.