Appearing on The Howard Stern Show Tuesday, Costner said he and Jewel have had tremendous conversations in recent months, but clarified, Weve never gone out, ever.
We have a friendship, we dont have a romance, and weve not dated, the Yellowstone actor explained. Shes beautiful and smart enough for all those things. It just has never happened for us.
Elsewhere in the chat, he noted: Shes special, and I dont want these rumors to ruin our friendship, because thats what we have.
Costner and Jewel were first romantically linked in December, when TMZ published photographs of the pair looking cozy together in the British Virgin Islands.
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At the time, People reported that there was very big attraction on both sides, adding that the relationship was fresh but not brand new by then.
The reports seemed auspiciously timed given that Costner and his wife of 19 years, Christine Baumgartner, had split just months previously. The former couples divorce was finalized in February.
Speaking to Elle in April, Jewel stayed coy on the subject of Costner.
Hes a great person, the four-time Grammy nominee said, adding that the public fascination is intense for sure.
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In his chat with Stern, Costner said that some of his seven children had even begun to believe some of the discourse regarding their dads relationship with Jewel.
I have to explain to my kids, No, he quipped.
An Oscar winner for 1990s Dances with Wolves, Costner is currently promoting Horizon: An American Saga , which he also wrote and directed. The film hits theaters next week.
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