Cal’s Wife
In yet another bizarre urban legend, Costner was said to have come dangerously close to ending Cal Ripken Jr.’s record-breaking streak of consecutive victories after allegedly falling in love with her while staying at his house.
The rumor goes that Costner, who has played baseball players in several movies and had gotten close to Ripken Jr., was busted on the spot and beaten up by the Hall-of-Famer. The Baltimore Orioles canceled the upcoming game due to an “electrical failure” because Ripken was so upset about the incident.
In The Spotlight Once Again
Another romance from 1995 involved Kevin Costner, who was frequently seen out and about with Joan Lunden, an American journalist, author, and television host. Lunden achieved her greatest fame as the co-host of ABC’s Good Morning America from 1980 to 1997.
Unfortunately, the constant and intrusive attention from media sources caused their relationship to end. The media was naturally interested in Costner’s personal life at the time because he was actively promoting his movie Waterworld.