The Kevin Costner Cheating Rumor Explained

Publish date: 2024-05-08

In 2008, Cal Ripken Jr. addressed the audacious rumors that he had whooped Kevin Costner after catching the actor with his wife — well, he at least debunked the myth that he was unavailable to play that night at Camden Yards. "I was in discussion with the umpires. I was definitely there, I was ready to play," he said on NPR (via Uproxx). "But I definitely was there. And I'm sure I was on camera a number of times being out on the field."

Seven years prior to Ripken's NPR interview, Costner discussed the long-running rumor. As per the L.A. Times, after hearing a Fox Sports radio show mention the rumor on-air, Costner called the into the show the next day. "I thought at first you guys were saying this was true, and if you were, I was going to take your heads off," the Field of Dreams actor said, adding: "What has been strung together is some kind of story."

During his phone call into the radio show, Costner said he only "met Ripken's wife twice in his life, and altogether [had] probably spent no more than 10 minutes with her," as per the outlet. In addition to spending next to no time with Mrs. Ripken, Costner asserted that he had never even visited their home let alone seen the couple's bedroom.

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