Kevin Costner felt 'Sukkel' after hearing from ex-wife Christine Baumgartner's engagement with the man he had considered a friend Josh Connor, learned Dailymail.com.
Handsome financier Connor, 49, raised the question during an intimate dinner earlier this week, less than a year after Baumgartner and Costner's messy separation was completed.
And although Friends of the couple reportedly not surprised by the proposal, the news came as a shocking 'betrayal' for Costner who only discovered his children, insiders revealed.
“Kevin said he felt loser when his children told him about the wedding proposal,” a narrow source exclusively told DailyMail.com.
“He said he would rather have heard that it had heard directly from Christine, but anyway, it still feels like betrayal, even after all this time.
“He just celebrated his birthday, thank goodness, they waited for at least a week to make the announcement,” the friend added.
Kevin Costner only heard of the involvement of his ex-wife by children, insiders tell dailyymail.com
Christine Baumgartner and former friend Josh Connor van Costner were revealed on Wednesday – less than a year after her separation of the Hollywood icon – depicted May 2024
Costner, who became 70 on January 18, has stopped in recent weeks, parties in Aspen, Colorado and mixes with people like Jennifer Lopez, Jeff Bezos and other A-party stars.
Earlier this week he unveiled his new television project, Yellowstone to Yosemite, at FOX News-ownership Streaming Service Foxnation, after his shock room from Yellowstone last year.
The show, set up on 8 February, follows the actor on President Theodore Roosevelt and the Yosemite expedition of naturalist John Muir in 1903.
“Kevin will do what he always does and that is a focus on his children and his work,” the source added.
'He premiered Horizon 2 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, his docuseries will be released soon and he has his music and of course his best friend Bobby.
'Thank goodness for that dog, he has been there with Kevin through all this, so that he and the children have brought so much joy.
Sources told DailyMail.com Costner felt 'Sukkel' when he heard from the upcoming marriage of his ex-wife of his children and wished she would have passed on the news herself. He is depicted with children, Hayes, Grace and Cayden, whom he shares with Baumgartner
The former couple welcomed three children in the course of their marriage: Cayden, 17, Hayes, 15 and Grace, 14
The relationship of Baumgartner and Connor was confirmed in January 2024. They were shown in Montecito July 2024
“Kevin created that Bobby was on the cover of Dogue Magazine and how he is a celebrity in himself.”
'As far as dating is concerned, Kevin said it is simply not a priority now. He said he is not against it and when it happens, it happens. '
Costner has crowded publicly about his beloved annual English Boxhead Lab, which he took over in December 2023.
The puppy had supported him several times on the set and can often be seen on his social media.
Costner, 70, and Baumgartner, 50, split in May 2023 after a 19 -year marriage and three children – with Baumgartner who pops up a romance with Connor, 49, that year.
On January 26, the couple were engaged during an intimate dinner in Santa Barbara, according to people.
Kevin Costner's newest project moved on eyebrows, and many wonder if he subtly benefits from his Yellowstone ramp after his fall -out with the maker of the show Taylor Sheridan
Costner has crowded publicly about his beloved annual English Boxhead Lab, which he took over in December 2023
Kevin stumbled in the story of his dog last Wednesday: 'Bobby is always with me. He is on my feet, my bed, on the couch … just always by my side. He travels with me on the set and on vacations when it is suitable and possible '
A source said, “It was about to rain, so almost no one else was on the beach when Josh sat on one knee. '
The lovers of the couple were 'not surprised' by the proposal, where the source added: 'They spent Christmas together last month, where it all started. They are both in the clouds and excited for their future together. '
The proposal comes 11 months after Costner and Baumgartner have resolved their bitter divorce battle after a lot of legal fights about child and partner support.
Costner and Baumgartner both sought joint custody of their three children and Baumgartner receives $ 63.209 per month in child benefit from her ex, a much lower amount than the $ 165,000 she had requested.
In an emotional hearing in August, Christine had argued that their children had become accustomed to a luxury life, claiming that their 'prosperous lifestyle' '' in their DNA '.
Baumgartner previously wanted to overthrow her marital conditions so that she could receive alimony.
Under the Prenup it is entitled to a fixed amount of $ 1.5 million and a year in mortgage payments on a new house worth a maximum of $ 1 million.
The judge, however, rejected these protests and maintained the prenup.
Baumgartner presented a divorce at Costner in May 2023 and quoted irreconcilable differences.
She was instructed to leave Costner's $ 145 million Carpinteria compound two months later.
The former couple welcomed three children in the course of their marriage: Cayden, 17, Hayes, 15 and Grace, 14.
Baumgartner was first seen with her and Costner's former neighbor Connor in July 2023 in Hawaii. He is also divorced and a father of three children.
Their romance was confirmed in January 2024.
Since then, however, it has been reported that Costner had suspected that 'there was something wrong between Christine and Josh', a source has informed us every week.
