Kevin Costner’s wife surprised Hollywood last week when she filed for divorce. But I’m only surprised that it took her so long.
Kevin Costner Divorce
Most celebrity marriages are short, expensive, and very public. They rarely last more than ten years.
By contrast, Costner’s marriage has been long and relatively private. But it, too, is now ending. And it will play out according to script in those other two respects.. Namely, it will be expensive and very public.
[W]e can’t help but be surprised when some of our favorite couples break up seemingly out of the blue. On May 3 … Kevin Costner’s wife Christine Baumgartner surprisingly filed for divorce from the Yellowstone actor after almost 18 years of marriage, TMZ first reported.
Baumgartner cited ‘irreconcilable differences’ as the reason for the split without providing any further details.
(Yahoo! News, May 3, 2023)
I’m not the most avid fan of Yellowstone. But I’ve seen enough of his John Dutton character to know that it was a masterstroke of typecasting.
More to the point, though, I suspect Costner’s wife and children felt this role hit too close to home. It hit a nerve.
Kevin Costner’s private life
After all, playing an anti-hero patriarch of shady morals on TV is one thing. It’s untenable to play that at home.
Of course, nobody knows what goes on behind closed doors. But Costner’s wife seems determined to make him pay dearly to keep what went on behind theirs private.
If he’s smart, he’ll rush to make her a settlement offer she can’t refuse. And he’ll do so before she airs all their dirty laundry in court filings. You know, the way boneheaded Fox News waited for Dominion to do before making it an offer it couldn’t refuse.
Kevin Costner is ‘stunned’
But here’s why I am not surprised. A sordid scandal should’ve ended Costner’s marriage and career long ago. Twitter’s dopamine rush has washed away much of most people’s memory. But if you’ve resisted that addiction, you might recall it.
Because there could be no brighter red flag of marital doom than a groom cheating on his honeymoon. Yet that’s what this jerkoff allegedly did.
Pee-Wee Herman lost his acting career because he masturbated in a dark adult theater. Costner masturbated in full view of his cornered masseuse at a luxury hotel. Yet he got off scot-free…
Except, his new bride stayed. And you know that’s not the only time he strayed. But I predicted back then that she was just waiting for the right time to cash in.
I didn’t think she would bear him for 18 years – complete with three kids. But she has finally filed that long-overdue Costner divorce.
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