“Kevin Costner Reportedly Learned About Ex Christine Baumgartner’s Engagement in a Surprising Manner”

While Kevin Costner is reportedly growing closer to Jennifer Lopez, his ex-wife Christine Baumgartner has made a surprising move—she and Costner’s former friend Josh O’Connor are now engaged! The couple appears overjoyed as they prepare for marriage, but Costner is allegedly feeling deeply hurt, particularly by the way he found out about the engagement.

Sources say Costner learned about the proposal from his kids, which left him feeling “sucker-punched.” One insider claimed, “Kevin said he would have preferred to hear it directly from Christine, but hearing it through his children made it feel like a betrayal, even after all this time. Thankfully, they waited at least a week after his birthday to make the announcement.”

This isn’t the first time Costner has expressed these feelings. Back in August 2024, there were rumors that Baumgartner and O’Connor were already considering marriage, and Costner wasn’t exactly thrilled about it. “They’re always together, and mutual friends are talking about an engagement and wedding. Kevin feels sick about it. He says it’s like being stabbed in the back, and he’s never gotten an apology from Josh.”

For context, Costner and Baumgartner divorced in 2024 after nearly 20 years of marriage but are still co-parenting their three kids: Cayden, 17, Hayes, 15, and Grace, 14. Baumgartner began seeing O’Connor shortly after their split, but Costner has hinted that their relationship may have overlapped with their marriage.

Baumgartner and O’Connor reportedly met through their daughters, who are both 13 and close friends, though O’Connor and Costner had been friends prior to that. Since then, the couple has been spotted on vacations together, and Baumgartner has seemingly grown closer to O’Connor, culminating in their recent engagement.