"No foolish games here. Jewel has finally broken her silence over rumors that she’s dating Kevin Costner — and she’s not denying it. “He’s a great person,” she told Elle in an interview published Wednesday. “The public fascination is intense for sure,” she added. According to the outlet, the “Hands” singer was blushing when asked about the “Yellowstone” actor. Speculation that the pair are an item initially surfaced when they were seen together at a charity event in the British Virgin Islands in December 2023. In one photo at the time, Jewel could even be seen sitting on Costner’s lap as he wrapped his arms around her waist. According to Daily Mail, mutual friend Richard Branson helped set them up. “Richard is 100% responsible for Kevin and Jewel hooking up. She has been a friend of Branson’s for years, and he has been a close friend of Kevin’s since the 1990s,” a source said that month. “Richard invited Jewel to hold her charity fund-raiser on Necker and, honestly, the hookup happened organically. They hit it off well, and Jewel seems to be happy about it.” The source added that Jewel’s friends “can see a light in her” when she’s with the Oscar winner “that hasn’t been there in quite some time.” “There was definitely something going on,” a source told the outlet. “They were flirty. And when they were together, it was like they both just lit up.” A second source added, “You could tell they were trying to be discreet, but anybody who saw them could tell something was going on.”