Hollywood veteran Kevin Costner has hit a rough patch in his personal life. The actor and his wife Christine Baumgartner have filed for divorce and are going their separate ways after being together for 18 years. Baumgartner, a former model and handbag designer, is Costner’s second wife who also shares 3 teenage children with the Bodyguard star.
With multiple rumors floating around including questions about Kevin Costner’s infidelity and his obsession with his show Yellowstone being the reasons for the breakup, the actor’s past relationship with his first wife Cindy Silva is now being rehashed online.
Kevin Costner Allegedly Begged To Reconcile With His Ex-wife
Following the big news about Kevin Costner and his wife Christine Baumgartner’s divorce, the actor’s past relationships and scandals are now being scrutinized on social media. Costner married Cindy Silva in 1978 but the marriage of 16 years did not stand the test of time. In one of Hollywood’s biggest cheating scandals, Silva decided to end her marriage to the Waterworld actor after alleged reports that Costner invited an exotic hula dancer to entertain him privately during a film shoot in Hawaii. The celebrity reportedly regretted his behavior and beseeched Silva to reconsider divorcing him. According to sources,
“He’s freaking out because he doesn’t like the way things have worked out. He tells her, ‘I can’t concentrate on work. I can’t sleep at night. You have to take me back.”
Cindy Silva though was unrelenting in her decision to walk away from the marriage. She was further validated when a pandora’s box of Costner’s capers began surfacing including a nightclub girl who claimed she had a passionate fling with Costner in London while he was making Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 1990.
What Happened Between Kevin Costner and Second Wife?
Kevin Costner and his wife of 18 years Christine Baumgartner have officially filed for divorce. The couple who share 3 teenagers together have cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the separation. A representative of Costner issued a formal statement which read,
“It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action. We ask that his, Christine’s and their children’s privacy be respected as they navigate this difficult time.”
According to sources, Costner who is an integral part of the series Yellowstone, had a grueling schedule that did not allow him to spend quality family time with his wife and children. Baumgartner’s alleged ultimatum to Costner to leave the series in favor of his family was the straw that broke the camel’s back, so to speak. Meanwhile, pictures of Costner reportedly hugging two women before the official news of his separation is now throwing up rumors about his history with infidelity.