In May 2023, Baumgartner – the mother of Costner’s three kids – filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences, sparking a bitter legal battle over finances and custody that ended in February 2024. The Yellowstone star was ordered to pay her $63,209 per month in child support, a significant reduction from the $248,000 per month Baumgartner initially requested.

Costner crushed

Fox News reports that the couple agreed to “joint legal and physical custody” of their three children, Cayden, 18, and Hayes, 16, plus daughter Grace,15.

Describing the split as a “a crushing moment,” the Oscar-winning actor told CBS Mornings that “It’s powerful. It hurt.”

“But I go forward. I have no choice – my children are looking at me…So I can’t wilt like a daisy, I have to go forward. I have to continue to be who I am and keep a special eye on who they are,” the Dances with Wolves star said.

Happy after ‘dark time’

Now, sources say Costner has moved forward and is dating Kelly Noonan Gores, a 46-year-old filmmaker and the ex-wife of billionaire Alec Gores, 72.

While Costner has reportedly tried to keep the romance private, his recent appearances with the gorgeous blonde at the JAS Labor Day Experience festival in in Aspen suggest the relationship is growing more serious – and insiders claim the romance is just “what he needs.”