Amid the continuing WGA writers strike (and the more moderen onset of the SAG-AFTRA strike) that has shaken up the leisure trade, Hollywood icon Kevin Costner is at present embroiled in fairly a bit of private chaos as tied to his ongoing divorce with ex Christine Baumgartner. Tons of rumors and accusations have been bandied about up to now, with the Yellowstone star claiming he was utterly greatly surprised by her submitting for divorce earlier this 12 months. And a latest court docket submitting supplied a chunk of potential proof that factors to Baumgartner probably making ready for a break-up properly earlier than she made it official on Might 1, 2023.
Kevin Costner’s attorneys filed paperwork that alleged his former spouse had been withdrawing money advances for her personal profit with out his information, and that she’d been doing it utilizing bank cards that had been issued to varied employees members. (He’d beforehand reduce her utilization off for considered one of her private playing cards, whereas capping her spending restrict at $30K for an additional.) If that alone wasn’t sufficient to help the concept she’d been contingency-planning for a cut up, the authorized staff pointed to a significant monetary buy that they consider serves as additional proof. Right here’s the way it was worded (through Folks):
Months earlier than separation, though the events had all the time leased their cars, with out [Costner’s] information or consent, [Christine] purchased an costly automobile for her private use (in all probability as a result of the [prenuptial agreement] permits her to take that automobile along with her). Thus, it seems that [Christine] had been planning her exit lengthy earlier than she advised [Costner] in April 2023.
Christine Baumgartner cited their date of separation as April 11 in her divorce filings that got here three weeks later, however the automotive buy makes it sound like she was mentally separated from Costner for fairly some time prior. Which might probably converse to why their cut up so rapidly turned bitter, regardless of nothing seeming to be amiss as just lately as January, when Costner spoke extremely of Baumgartner in a social media video addressing his incapability to attend the Golden Globes. Such heartfelt ideas have not been as prevalent in more moderen weeks, because the Yellowstone star’s monetary data have gone public through authorized filings, which additionally consists of the household’s extreme spending habits. Costner has claimed his future ex has spent almost $200k every month on cosmetic surgery and different bills of that nature.
One other part of the filiing addresses the accusation that Baumgartner has made a behavior out of taking issues from the mansion she’ll quickly be legally compelled to vacate, and all with out Costner’s permission or consciousness. To the purpose the place a choose sided with the actor to restrict what Baumgartner is allowed to take away from the property.
In response to the newest filings, Baumgartner shared the next assertion:
[Costner’s] request features a myriad of false statements which might be little question included to play to the press and ‘smear’ me within the media. I can’t handle each.
It is unclear how a lot fact there was to rumors that the purse designer demanded Costner stop Yellowstone, because it saved him away from their then-shared mansion for months out of the 12 months. But when that was a longtime gripe of hers, and she or he might see that he had no intention of leaving the present (a minimum of forward of the Horizon-based scheduling chaos that brought about the Paramount Community western to hit the brakes), then perhaps that performed into her reported car-buying and different actions she’s been {accused} of.
