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Kevin Costner<\/strong><\/a> has been unusually open about his private life in recent interviews \u2014 mainly in a bid to shore up interest in his teetering vanity project Horizon<\/em> \u2014 according to sources who exclusively tell Life & Style<\/em> that deep down he\u2019s \u201cin a world of pain,\u201d with friends worrying a full-blown meltdown is just around the corner.<\/p>\n Sources say the 69-year-old A-lister has everything riding on his Western saga, which earned him an 11-minute standing ovation from peers at the Cannes Film Festival premiere in May, but left a lot of critics less than thrilled<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cFor all his bravado, he\u2019s terrified Horizon<\/em> will bleed him dry and he\u2019ll lose a huge chunk of savings,\u201d dishes an insider.<\/p>\n While Kevin is seemingly keeping it together as he makes the rounds to plug his sprawling epic, friends fear he\u2019ll be crying a river if Horizon<\/em> fails to lure people into theaters, sources say.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd, of course, all the personal knocks he\u2019s getting are adding to his stress!\u201d confides the insider.<\/p>\n The Yellowstone<\/em> star was also blindsided when wife Christine Baumgartner<\/strong> filed for divorce in May 2023. The former couple share three children \u2014 Cayden, 17, Hayes, 15, and Grace, 14 \u2014 and a court battle over child support ensued, with the actor finally ordered to pay the onetime handbag designer $63,209 a month.<\/p>\n But Christine, 50, did not let the tumbleweeds gather before moving on \u2014 she\u2019s been dating Kevin\u2019s former bestie, 49-year-old financier Josh Connor<\/strong>, since the split and now there\u2019s even talk that they\u2019re ready to take it to the next level.<\/p>\n By contrast, Kevin\u2019s budding romance with Jewel<\/strong>, 50, has reached a dead end<\/a> and the \u201cYou Were Meant for Me\u201d singer has \u201cgiven up on him,\u201d a source says. \u201cKevin never wanted the divorce but that\u2019s the hand he was dealt, but seeing his ex getting ready to marry his old friend, and getting dumped by Jewel \u2014 it\u2019s left him bruised!\u201d confides an insider.<\/p>\n \u201cHe knows Hollywood and how this works and knows the best way to handle it is to take it on the chin and come back and be less reclusive, which is why he\u2019s putting more of his personal life out there and talking so much.<\/p>\n \u201cBut he\u2019s not sleeping well. He\u2019s in crisis meetings<\/a> over his projects. He can\u2019t seem to get a hit movie, he can\u2019t keep a girlfriend \u2014 and his ex seems happier than ever!<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s in a world of pain<\/a>. Everything is caving in on him now. It\u2019s only a matter of time before he crumbles!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n