Hockey Player Jesse Kortuem Comes Out as Gay, Inspired by Heated Rivalry

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Hockey player Jesse Kortuem has come out as gay, crediting the TV show 'Heated Rivalry' for inspiring him. Kortuem shared that growing up he struggled to reconcile his sexuality with the sport, fearing backlash and team dynamics. He revealed that for years, he remained closeted, even after rejoining competitive hockey as an adult. In 2017, he found community at a gay hockey tournament and now skates with Vancouver's Cutting Edges Hockey Club. Kortuem says he has finally found peace, stating,

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00:00Kevin Costner has been knocked around by reports of on-set tantrums, bad box office numbers,

00:05and multiple lawsuits. In this week's cover story, Us Weekly reveals his plans for redemption

00:09and the latest on his love life. A source tells us this period of his life has been a huge

00:14adjustment for Kevin and that the actor has been feeling more introspective since his 2024 divorce

00:19from his ex-wife Christine. In October, The Hollywood Reporter published a scathing article

00:24about Kevin, highlighting his lackluster movie Horizon and his messy 2024 exit from Yellowstone.

00:31A source told us when Kevin left the show, everyone was like, thank God. Yet there is no

00:36question that he is passionate about his work, but it can rub people the wrong way on sets. A source

00:42says that Kevin's ego is on overdrive. He's charming one minute and snapping the next. Working with him

00:48can come with challenges. And the bad press isn't helping with a source saying that Kevin was

00:52devastated and furious after reading The Hollywood Reporter's story. He cares way more than he lets

00:58on. So now is a good time to reset, with the source saying that the Hollywood sentiment toward Kevin

01:03is changing and is kind of in a polite decline mode. They add that no one's blackballing him,

01:10but the phone has stopped ringing for leading man money. However, things are looking promising in his

01:14personal life, and he has been casually dating writer Kelly Noonan Gores since the summer. The source says

01:20it's very private and casual. After such a public and expensive divorce, he's being cautious. They

01:25see each other when schedules allow, often spending time at his Santa Barbara estate. As for his ex,

01:31who remarried in October, a source says that Kevin is happy for her and he's trying to keep things

01:36positive for the kid's sake. And he's hoping to keep that positivity going in 2026, with a source saying

01:42that Kevin's been in the business for a decade and is realistic about the highs and lows. He's lived

01:47through it all before, and he will always bet on himself. That's one thing that won't change.

Hockey Player Jesse Kortuem Comes Out as Gay, Inspired by Heated Rivalry

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