KEVIN COSTNER : Finally Free

WITH HIS NEW ROMANCE WITH JEWEL GOING STRONG AND HIS EPIC WESTERN FILM, HORIZON, SET FOR A SUMMER RELEASE, KEVIN COSTNER IS BREATHING EASY - AND IS OPEN TO TYING THE KNOT AGAIN!

KEVIN COSTNER made no secret K of his heartache after his exwife, Christine Baumgartner, blindsided him by filing for divorce after 18 years of marriage in May 2023. "This is a horrible place to be," he said following a court appearance in late August as the two engaged in a bitter, four-month legal battle. "It feels so bad." The ordeal, a source tells Star, "was a torturous end" to Kevin and Christine's relationship. "It was hell for him."

Months later, the dust has finally settled. And Kevin, 69, is happy to be focusing on his epic four-part Western film series, Horizon (the first and second installments will be released this summer) and his blossoming new romance with Jewel after he and the 49-year-old "Foolish Games" singer got together in December. "As difficult as Kevin's divorce was, it hasn't robbed Kevin of his positive outlook," says the source. "He's back to doing the work he loves and Jewel has been a beautiful surprise. He's even starting to think he might be open to getting married again."