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Kevin Costner’s Wife Christine Files for Divorce After 18 Years of Marriage: Get Details

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May 2, 2023

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Anthony Harvey/Shutterstock for SAG Awards (12818590wo) Christine Baumgartner and Kevin Costner 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Roaming Arrivals, The Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, USA - 27 Feb 2022

Kevin Costner‘s wife Christine Baumgartner has filed for divorce from the Yellowstone star, according to online case information viewed by Closer. She filed at the Santa Barbara County courthouse on Monday, May 1. The pair had been married for 18 years.

“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,” Kevin’s rep told TMZ, adding, “We ask that his, Christine’s and their children’s privacy be respected as they navigate this difficult time.”

Representatives for Kevin and Christine did not immediately respond to Closer‘s request for comment

Kevin and Christine share sons Cayden, 15, Hayes, 14, and daughter Grace, 12.

Kevin Costner Kids — Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI/Shutterstock (12442778ai) Cast member Kevin Costner (L) and his wife Christine Baumgartner and their children Grace Avery Costner, Hayes Logan Costner and Cayden Wyatt Costner (L-R) attend the premiere of the motion picture dramatic comedy "The Art of Racing in the Rain" at the El Capitan Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Thursday, August 1, 2019. Storyline: Through his bond with his owner, aspiring Formula One race car driver Denny, golden retriever Enzo learns that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to successfully navigate the journey of life... The Art of Racing in the Rain, Los Angeles, California, United States - 02 Aug 2019 Jim Ruymen/UPI/Shutterstock

The pair initially met in the Kevin and Christine first met in the ’80s, when the Dances with Wolves star was married to his first wife, Cindy Costner, and Christine was working as a model. Following Kevin and Cindy’s 1994 divorce, the two ran into each other in a restaurant in 1999 and the Oscar winner was ready for love again.

Kevin and Christine dated for four years but split in 2003 after he was reluctant to start a new family. He already shared two daughters and a son with Cindy from their 16-year marriage. Kevin also shares a son, Liam, with ex-girlfriend, Bridget Rooney, who was born in 1996.

“Fear kept me from marrying Christine,” Kevin exclusively told Closer Weekly in June 2018. “[She] wanted a child, but I was afraid I couldn’t be an effective father.”

“I woke up and thought, ‘Am I going to lose a beautiful woman who is willing to be with me to my very last breath because I am afraid to say yes to a child?’” he recalled at the time. “That’s all it took. Sometimes you learn the thing you’re most afraid of will save your life.”

After getting back together, Kevin and Christine tied the knot in a romantic ceremony on his Aspen, Colorado, property known as Dunbar Ranch on September 25, 2004. Three years later, they welcomed Cayden.

“I have played two roles in my life, one I get paid to do, which is the movies, and the other one is being a father, for which I’ll be rewarded my whole life,” Kevin explained to Closer.

After a successful career in films throughout the 1990’s, Kevin gained a new following starring on the Paramount+ smash Yellowstone starting in 2018. He plays ranching family patriarch John Dutton.