No foolish games here.
Jewel has finally broken her silence over rumors that she’s dating Kevin Costner — and she’s not denying it.
“He’s a great person,” she told Elle in an interview published Wednesday.
“The public fascination is intense for sure,” she added.
According to the outlet, the “Hands” singer was blushing when asked about the “Yellowstone” actor.
Speculation that the pair are an item initially surfaced when they were seen together at a charity event in the British Virgin Islands in December 2023. In one photo at the time, Jewel could even be seen sitting on Costner’s lap as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
According to Daily Mail, mutual friend Richard Branson helped set them up.
“Richard is 100% responsible for Kevin and Jewel hooking up. She has been a friend of Branson’s for years, and he has been a close friend of Kevin’s since the 1990s,” a source said that month.
“Richard invited Jewel to hold her charity fund-raiser on Necker and, honestly, the hookup happened organically. They hit it off well, and Jewel seems to be happy about it.”
The source added that Jewel’s friends “can see a light in her” when she’s with the Oscar winner “that hasn’t been there in quite some time.”
“There was definitely something going on,” a source told the outlet. “They were flirty. And when they were together, it was like they both just lit up.”
A second source added, “You could tell they were trying to be discreet, but anybody who saw them could tell something was going on.”
Jewel even gave Costner a specific shout-out via Instagram following the trip.
“A little late posting. Every year, my foundation @inspiringchildren and I go to Necker Island to help host a tennis event w @richardbranson to raise funds for our kids. Amazing players like @geniebouchard come and support us in playing doubles with the folks who come. It’s an incredible time, and one I use to relax, rest and play w my son!” Jewel wrote on Nov. 28.
She went on: “@kevincostnermodernwest was kind enough to mentor our kids this year, and Sir Richard was his usual inspiring self- who also plays a mean game of doubles!”
The relationship would be Costner’s first since finalizing his nasty divorce from ex-wife Christine Baumgartner in September, which they settled in September. They share Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13, and Costner has four other children from past relationships.
He’s also dad to Annie, 39, Lily, 37, and Joe, 35, from his first marriage to Cindy Silva (from 1978 to 1994), and son Liam, 27, with his ex-girlfriend Bridget Rooney.
Jewel, for her part, shares 12-year-old son, Kase, with ex-husband Ty Murray, whom she split from in 2014 after six years.
