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Kevin Costner forgave Madonna.
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Kevin Costner ought to spit and curse every time Madonna's name is mentioned.But even though she humiliated the Oscar winning star, he's still a fan.

And despite the way she ridiculed him when they met backstage in her film In Bed With Madonna, it seems the pop diva also has a soft spot for the Dances With Wolves actor.

Costner, who has saddled up as leading manand director in his latest western Open Range, exclusively revealed to the Record hehad patched up his differences with Madonna.

He admitted he had been terribly upset after she poked fun at him in her movie by pretending to gag whenhe said her pop concert was 'neat'.

'I was initially hurt by it,' said the 49-year-old actor. 'But she's a very interesting person and she did something cool, not cruel, at a concert in Los Angeles.'

Costner saw the other side to Madonna when he took his children Annie 19, Lily 17, and Joe 16 to see the singer perform.

'A lot of people thought it was strange that I'd want to go to her concert.

'But my daughter Lily is a singer and I didn't want to keep my kids from seeing Madonna because I hadmy feelings hurt, or I was semi-embarrassed or

whatever. My attitude was that I was not going to rob my kids of seeing a really good performer. I don't want to make my problems my children's problems.'

So, without making any fuss, Costner booked tickets for the gig and, when Madonna announced one of her songs, he discovered she might have regretted being so nasty to him.

'We were sitting in the audience and Madonna dedicated a song to me, he said. 'She must have known I was there and I thought it was very classy.'

Clearly Madonna's public action had a big impact on Costner, who emphasised it was something he'd never talked about before.

'This is the first opportunity that I have to talk about this. I've never talked to her about it or written her a thank-you note. So if you write this you might mention that I thought it was very brave on her part and I respected it,' he said.

'And what was really cool was that my kids heard that dedication from Madonna. My children understand a lot. They knew we were going to see someone that in one moment in time there was difficulty between us.

'So they learned that I wasn't afraid and also that a very big person can say something like that in front of thousands of people. Madonna didn't make a big deal about it but it was a big deal to me and I appreciate it. But I like her and I think she is an important person in our entertainment history.

Maybe some day we will shoot the breeze together.'