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Kevin Costner<\/a> is addressing romance rumors linking himself and singer <\/span>Jewel<\/a>, and explaining the true nature of their relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Yellowstone<\/span><\/em> star sat down for an interview on <\/span>The Howard Stern Show<\/em><\/a> on Tuesday, where the subject of his <\/span>speculated romance with the “Foolish Games” singer<\/a> came up, and Costner stated that they are simply pals.<\/span><\/p>\n “Jewel and I are friends — we’ve never gone out,” Costner said.<\/span><\/p>\n He also explained his own reluctance to address the rumors previously, sharing, “She’s special, and I don’t want these rumors to ruin our friendship, because that’s what we have.”<\/span><\/p>\n The 50-year-old songstress posted photos in November from her annual tennis fundraiser on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island, including one group shot that featured the 69-year-old\u00a0<\/span>Yellowstone\u00a0<\/span><\/em>actor.<\/span><\/p>\n In the group photo that featured Costner, the two were not posed together directly and were joined by several others who were all dressed in white.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n However, in pics\u00a0<\/span>obtained by\u00a0TMZ<\/em><\/a>\u00a0at the time, the singer and actor were seen cozied up to one another as Jewel spoke into a microphone, and thus the romance rumors were sparked.<\/span><\/p>\n According to Costner, it was a trip to Branson’s island where he and Jewel first crossed paths.<\/span><\/p>\n “I got on a plane with nine people — Jewel was one of them,” Costner told Stern. “She was somebody I just had some tremendous conversations with.”<\/span><\/p>\n “I don’t want the press to ruin this for us,” he said of their friendship. “Because I’ve had conversations with her, text-wise, and she’s so smart and she’s been through a lot herself. We have a friendship, we don’t have a romance and we’ve never dated.”<\/span><\/p>\n “She’s beautiful and smart enough for all those things, but it just has never happened for us,” Coster said. “She’s everything you might think, but is hasn’t happened.”<\/span><\/p>\n In April,\u00a0Jewel sat down with\u00a0<\/span>Elle<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>to discuss her life, music <\/span>and the fan speculation surrounding her relationship status<\/a> in regards to the two-time Academy Award winner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “He’s a great person,” she told the outlet of the\u00a0<\/span>Field of Dreams<\/span><\/em>\u00a0star, adding, “The\u00a0public fascination is intense for sure.”<\/span><\/p>\n Costner\u00a0<\/span>split from his wife<\/a>\u00a0of nearly two decades, Christine Baumgartner, in 2023 and the former couple\u00a0<\/span>finalized their divorce<\/a>\u00a0in September. The pair share three children —\u00a0Cayden, Hayes and Grace. Costner is also the father of adult children Annie, Lily and Joe, whom he shares with ex-wife Cindy Silva, and son Liam, whom he shares with former partner Bridget Rooney.<\/span><\/p>\n “Kevin and Christine Costner have come to an amicable and mutually agreed upon resolution of all issues pertaining to their divorce proceedings,” a rep for Costner told ET in the fall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For her part, Jewel split from her husband, Ty Murray, back in 2014 after six years of marriage. They welcomed one son, Kase Townes Murray, in 2011.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Howard Stern Show,\u00a0<\/span><\/em>which airs on SiriusXM channel Howard 100, is broadcast live Mondays through Wednesdays starting at 7:00 am ET. The <\/span>full show is also available on the SiriusXM app<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n