Kevin Costner is setting the record straight about his relationship with singer Jewel amid swirling rumors of a romance. During a recent appearance on “The Howard Stern Show,” the “Yellowstone” star clarified the nature of his bond with the folk singer, emphasizing that they have never been romantically involved.
Costner, whose divorce from Christine Baumgartner was finalized in February, candidly addressed the speculation. “No, Jewel and I are friends. We’ve never gone out ever,” he told Stern. “She’s special, and I don’t want these rumors to ruin our friendship because that’s what we have. She’s beautiful enough to go out with, but we just haven’t.”
When Stern probed further, asking how such rumors start, Costner explained that their connection developed during a trip to Richard Branson’s Necker Island. “She has a foundation, which I didn’t know, and she was part of the foundation,” Costner shared. “Richard Branson has been asking me for years to come down to Necker Island, and so I finally did.”
Costner elaborated on the nature of the trip, clarifying that it involved multiple people, including Jewel and actress Emma Watson. “I got on a plane with nine people. Jewel was one of them. Emma Watson was one of them. She was somebody I just had some tremendous conversations with along with Emma,” he said. “The rumor was, I went down on a private plane with her and I went back on a private plane with her. I was on with nine people.”
Costner expressed concern over the potential impact of these rumors on his friendship with Jewel. “We don’t have a romance, and we’ve not dated,” he stated firmly. “She’s beautiful and smart enough for all those things. It just has never happened for us.”
He also mentioned that he had to address the rumors with his children, who had heard the speculations. “I’ve had to explain to my kids, who were curious about it,” Costner said, highlighting the personal toll such rumors can take.
Despite the media frenzy, Costner remains committed to maintaining his friendship with Jewel. “We have a friendship. We don’t have a romance, and we’ve not dated,” he reiterated. “She’s everything you might think, but it just hasn’t happened.”
The clarification comes after the duo was spotted together in the British Virgin Islands last December, sparking widespread speculation about a possible romance.
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