“Yellowstone” star Kevin Costner was photographed rocking his wedding ring while embracing two women in Las Vegas — just a day before his wife filed for divorce.
The photos, posted on Sunday, surfaced after Costner’s wife Christine Baumgartner, a handbag designer, filed for divorce on Monday after 18 years of marriage.
“It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action,” a representative for the “Dances With Wolves” star confirmed to The Post. “We ask that his, Christine’s and their children’s privacy be respected as they navigate this difficult time.”
The photo, taken just a day before her filing, was snapped when the 68-year-old Oscar winner went to the Milano Restaurant and Bar with his cast and crew following a special pre-screening of his new Civil War epic “Horizon: An American Saga,” the Daily Mail reported.
He had reportedly cozied up to owner Laura Migliorini and manager Laura Trent for pictures, which Trent later posted to her Instagram.
“What a pleasure it was to host this wonderful dinner at @milano_restaurant_bar for such a wonderful actor!” Trent gushed alongside the pic of the “Bodyguard” star.
Baumgartner, 49, requested joint custody of the couple’s three children — Cayden Wyatt, 15, Hayes Logan, 14, and Grace Avery, 12 — in her initial filing on Monday. Costner responded on Tuesday by also requesting the same provision.
While his soon-to-be ex-wife didn’t ask for spousal support, there is reportedly a prenup involved, per the actor’s response filed by divorce attorney Laura Wasser.
The reasons for the pair’s pending split remain unclear, however, the pair cited “irreconcilable differences.”
In October, Baumgartner had reportedly given the thespian an ultimatum to quit “Yellowstone” — for which he’s rumored to return for the final seasons — on the grounds that his busy filming schedule in Montana interfered with their family life in Los Angeles.
“She wants a firm commitment this is his last season — or he might have to hit the dusty trail!” a Baumgartner buddy told Radar.
Even if Costner quit the Taylor Sheridan-directed epic, he’d still have plenty on his plate. This past April, the “Open Range” director began filming the second installment of “Horizon,” just months after he wrapped production on the first movie.
The “Waterworld” star said he wants to shoot the four-part project back to back, a process he estimates will take around “eight months.”
“I’m as pressed as I’ve ever been in my life in terms of the responsibilities and the amount of decisions I’m having to make every day, between doing what I’m doing every day for ‘Yellowstone’ and my own [work],” he told Variety in June.
To make matters more difficult, Costner has reportedly been embroiled in a months-long backstage drama on “Yellowstone,” in which he plays rancher family patriarch John Dutton.
The Post previously reported that the show would end after five seasons amid alleged tension between the actor and series creator Sheridan, 52.
Cancellation rumors swirled earlier this year about supposed disagreements over shooting schedules that reportedly caused morale issues between Costner and other actors on the show, which also stars Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille and Gil Birmingham.
Early last month, Paramount executive Keith Cox suggested that the star wasn’t riding off into the sunset just yet.
Cox said he was “very confident” that Costner would return for Season 5 while rumors swirled that he might appear in the sixth as well, according to a report.
Costner was previously married to “Dances With Wolves” co-star Cindy Silva, with whom he shares three children: Annie, 39, Lily, 36, and Joe, 35.
Their 16-year marriage ended in divorce in 1994 amid rumors that her hubby was having an affair with a married hula dancer named Michele Amaral.
He’d reportedly met her in Hawaii while filming his epic multimillion-dollar flop “Waterworld.”
