She is one of the biggest famous fans of the hit western crime series Yellowstone.
And Jennifer Lopez had a major geek moment on Friday night when she got to hang out with the show’s late star Kevin Costner.
The 55-year-old singer and actress and the 69-year-old actor and filmmaker were seen enjoying drinks at the bar of the iconic Western clothing store Kemo Sabe in Aspen, Colorado.
Jennifer was spotted earlier that night as she and her daughter Emme, 16, went shopping dressed in their most stylish Western looks.
She had been spotted in the celebrity destination city days earlier as she prepared to celebrate Christmas there with her close friends and family, including her mother Guadalupe and sister Lynda Lopez.
Spending time with the star of one of her favorite shows was probably a joy for Jennifer, but her adoration of the panned series was reported to have “upset” her ex-husband Ben Affleck during their marriage.
Jennifer Lopez, a huge Yellowstone fan, had a geek moment on Friday when she was spotted hanging out with Kevin Costner.
The 55-year-old singer and actress was seen enjoying a drink with Kevin, 69, at the popular Western clothing store Kemo Sabe in Aspen, Colorado.
The Hustlers star was seen wearing a stylish black and white turtleneck with white reindeer and snowflake designs.
Jennifer looked effortlessly chic in a thick black turtleneck with cheerful winter knit designs featuring reindeer and snowflakes.
She stuck to the western theme with a black cowboy hat placed atop her bun.
She added a pop of color to the muted look with a turquoise shaft decorated on her silver hatband, as well as a black feather that fluttered in the breeze.
Jennifer showed off some sparkle with a pair of diamond-encrusted Chanel earrings in the shape of the fashion house’s double-C logo.
He was also joined by his daughter Emme, who uses gender-neutral pronouns.
They accessorized their mother with a black cowboy hat, along with a long black leather shirt jacket, dark gray jeans, and black boots.
Emme appeared to be accompanied by a friend, but her twin brother Max was seen with the entourage.
Jennifer appeared to have ditched her oversized sweater in favor of a slimmer black turtleneck while in the store.
She was also joined by friends and her daughter Emme (left), although Emme’s twin brother Max, 16, was not seen with them.
Jennifer appeared to put on a slimmer black turtleneck while inside the store.
She wore her caramel hair up in a bun and sported diamond-encrusted Chanel earrings.
Jennifer is seen making a face while relaxing with a drink
She could be seen at the store’s bar while chatting with her friends and Emme.
Kevin was seen chatting with his group, but it was unclear how much time he spent with them or if the two had much opportunity to chat.
The Dances With Wolves star and director looked suave with his thick gray mustache and soul patch, a look he’s been sporting since appearing in his flop Western Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1.
The film, the first of a proposed quarter of films, received mixed reviews from critics and was largely ignored by moviegoers in theaters, despite Kevin’s army of Yellowstone fans.
The films reportedly contributed to his poor relationship with Yellowstone co-creator and showrunner Taylor Sheridan, as Kevin was reportedly distraught over rampant delays on the show due to Sheridan’s lack of scripts, and also had requested a minor commitment in the fifth season of to film his Horizon films.
Costner seemed to be warm at home thanks to his brown scar and black jacket.
Jennifer’s love of Kevin’s Yellowstone series was “disturbing” to her ex Ben Affleck, although she explained it was because of the show’s cast.
While chatting on The Bill Simmons Podcast with his best friend Matt Damon in March 2023, Affleck revealed that Jennifer was particularly “drawn to the romance between Rip Wheeler (played by Cole Hauser) and Costner’s on-screen daughter Beth Dutton (played by Kelly Reilly).
Kevin looked dapper in his gray mustache and soul patch combo, along with a brown scarf and black jacket.
He was photographed chatting with some members of Jennifer’s group, but it was unclear if she was able to chat much with him.
In 2023, J.Lo’s ex Ben Affleck revealed that he was “disturbed” because she was a fan of Kevin’s show Yellowstone.
But that was because she was a fan of the on-screen romance played by stars Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly.
Ben revealed that he and Matt Damon had appeared with Cole in 1992’s School Ties and 1997’s Good Will Hunting.
Matt Damon recalled that he and Ben tried to decide “who’s the best actor here?” And we both, at the same time, said: “Hauser.”
“Jen showed me an Instagram clip of a monologue (Reilly) has in the car with the kid about ways to get rich,” Ben recalled. And then (Jen) said, “I love this story of these two.”
“I was like, ‘Wait a minute, with Cole Hauser?’ What do you love about this?” he continued. “I’m a little worried about the fact that my wife really likes Yellowstone.”
Matt went on to explain that Hauser had been an old acting partner for him and Ben when they first started in the industry.
The trio appeared in School Ties (1992), and Hauser appeared in Gus Van Sant’s 1997 classic Good Will Hunting, which Matt and Ben starred in and co-wrote. The film later earned them an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
Matt said he was “always baffled that Cole wasn’t a giant movie star.”
“When we worked with him, he was 16, I’ll never forget it,” Damon recalled. “We were driving back to Boston…leaving the set for the first week, driving to Cambridge, and we thought… ‘Leaving you and me out, who’s the best actor here?'” And both of us, at the same time time, we said: “Hauser.”
He added that the future Yellowstone star was “amazing” and full of “raw talent” and “just the sweetest soul.”
‘It was raw talent; “Just amazing… and just the sweetest soul,” the Bourne Identity star continued.
Ben added that Cole was “very convincing” in Yellowstone. “I think America thinks he’s Rip.”
Jennifer was seen leaving Kemo Sabe wearing a stylish black cowboy hat with a silver lattice band and turquoise shaft for an extra pop of color.
She was probably disappointed when Kevin was killed off on the series during the second half of its fifth and final season, which concluded earlier this month with a panned final episode.
Ben added that Cole was “very convincing” in Yellowstone. “I think America thinks he’s Rip.”
Costner left Yellowstone before the release of the second half of its fifth and final season, reportedly due to issues with Sheridan and salary disagreements.
His character, patriarch John Dutton, was killed off in the season 5B premiere, and the show concluded its run with a series finale earlier this month that drew criticism.
Jennifer and Ben, who dated and were engaged from 2002 to 2004, reunited in spring 2021.
They married in the summer of 2022, first in Las Vegas and then with a larger ceremony at Ben’s Georgia estate, but were dogged by rumors of trouble in paradise throughout 2023 and 2024, and Jennifer filed for divorce on January 20. August, date of their second wedding anniversary.
Kevin has had his own heartbreak in recent years after his wife Christin Baumgartner filed for divorce in May 2023.
Their tumultuous divorce, which saw them arguing over assets and a prenuptial agreement, was finalized in February this year.