Is a romance in the air between Kevin Costner and Jewel?
The Oscar-winning actor, 68, and the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter, 49, sparked dating rumors after they were spotted getting cozy at a tennis fundraiser for her Inspiring Children Foundation last month, according to photos obtained by TMZ.
In the pictures, Costner is pictured with his arms wrapped around Jewel as he sits behind her as she stands and gives a speech to the audience at the event, held on Richard Branson’s Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands. They both smiled as his hands rested on her waist and she spoke into the microphone.
Costner was a guest at the tournament, though his relationship with Jewel reportedly goes much deeper. Two sources there told TMZ there’s a “pretty new” romance between the two Yellowstone star and “Hands” singer, with the pair taking a return flight to the Caribbean together and hanging out there for over a week.
Kevin Costner and Jewel.
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PEOPLE has reached out to representatives for Costner and Jewel, whose full name is Jewel Kilcher, for comment.
On November 28, Jewel posted about the event on her Instagram page, giving Costner an honorable mention in her caption.
“@kevincostnermodernwest was so kind to mentor our kids this year,” she wrote as she shared a column that featured various moments from the trip. “And Sir Richard was his usual inspiring self – who also plays a wicked doubles game!”
“Every year my foundation @inspiringchildren and I go to Necker Island to help organize a tennis event with @richardbranson to raise funds for our kids,” her caption also read. “Amazing players like @geniebouchard come and support us playing doubles with people coming… it’s an amazing time and I’m using it to relax, rest and play with my son!”
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Kevin Costner (right) with ex-wife Christine Costner in April 2022.
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Costner and Jewel’s reported romance comes after he settled his divorce from ex-wife Christine Baumgartner, to whom he was married for 18 years. The two have three children together: sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, as well as daughter Grace, 13. He is also father to Annie, 39, Lily, 37, and Joe, 35 – with ex-wife Cindy Silva, as well as son Liam (27) with ex-partner Bridget Rooney,
Jewel, meanwhile, shares son Kase, 12, with her ex-husband, Ty Murray.
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