Hollywood
veteran
Kevin
Costner
and
his
wife
Christine
Baumgartner
are
ending
their
marriage.
In
a
statement
to
American
media
outlet
The
Hollywood
Reporter,
the
68-year-old
actor's
representative
said
the
couple
are
going
their
separate
ways
after
being
married
for
18
years.
"It
is
with
great
sadness
that
circumstances
beyond
his
control
have
transpired,
resulting
in
Costner
having
to
participate
in
a
dissolution
of
marriage
action.
We
ask
that
his,
Christine's,
and
their
children's
privacy
be
respected
as
they
navigate
this
difficult
time," the
statement
read.
Costner,
the
star
of
movies
such
as
"The
Bodyguard",
"Dancing
With
Wolves" and
"Waterworld",
had
tied
the
knot
with
Baumgartner,
49,
in
September
2004.
They
have
three
children
together.
The
actor
also
has
four
other
children
from
previous
relationships,
including
with
his
first
wife
Cindy
Silva,
to
whom
he
was
married
from
1978
to
1994.