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| | Kevin Costner & Christine settled their divorce, she 'got more' than the prenup | | Added 225 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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This genuinely shocked me: Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner settled their divorce, just a few months before they were supposed to head back to court for what looked like an especially messy fight over the prenup. When we last checked in on the Baumgartner-Costner divorce, the elderly family judge was taking Costner?s side across the board, and the judge awarded Christine with significantly less money than she was asking for in child support. They were also gearing up for battle over who will pay Christine?s legal bills, and none of it was looking good for Christine. It didn?t even seem like she had a leg to stand on when it came to nullifying the prenup. So why would Kevin settle? I guess he low-balled her and she just took it, knowing that if she pursued the fight to nullify the prenup, she would end up an even bigger loser in court.
It may be the most shocking turn of events this year the divorce war between Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner is now history, because they have SETTLED UP!!!
As improbable as a settlement seemed, there were signs it might happen. As we reported, Kevins legal team, headed up by disso queen Laura Wasser, won a series of legal skirmishes, particularly in the child support department. Wasser submitted paperwork to the court saying Kevins monthly obligation should be $63k a month. Christine wanted $248k a month, and after a 2-day evidentiary hearing in Santa Barbara earlier this month, Judge Thomas Anderle sided with Kevin.
The judge also made it pretty clear the prenup would be enforced, and if Christine challenged it she would have to repay Kevin more than $1 million and pay his attorneys fees for the prenup fight. Apparently, Christine saw the handwriting on the wall and agreed over the weekend to the terms of a 3-page settlement letter.
The 2 were married for 18 years and had 3 kids together. Christine filed for divorce back in May and asked for joint custody. Kevin also asked for joint custody. We dont know the details of the settlement, but it looks like Christines $850,000 fee request is off the table.
Although the prenup is enforceable, our sources say Christine got more than what was prescribed in the doc for the sake of settlement.
[From TMZ]
Yep, Christine got hosed, not only by her ex-husband but by her lawyers too. I thought she had all of her ducks in a row, but Christine and her lawyers were no match for Costner, Laura Wasser and Costner?s bot-farm and crisis management team. I would imagine the settlement was probably little more than twice the prenup payout, meaning $2 million. Much of her settlement will be eaten up by legal fees as well. But hey, at least she?s out. At least she?s free and she can start over. Maybe rent a little beach shack and work part-time at a jewelry shop or something. Man, she really got the short end.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | The judge ruled that Kevin Costner only has to pay $63K a month in child support | | Added 241 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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People are mad at me for supporting Christine Baumgartner in her divorce drama with Kevin Costner! I get it, Christine comes across as somewhat ridiculous in much of the coverage. But I am on her side it?s clear that Costner was financially abusing her for years, all to keep her entirely dependent on him. Now that she?s broken free, he?s doing what all abusers do: punishing her, humiliating her and nickel-and-diming her. You also have to remember that part of the reason why Christine looks ridiculous in the coverage is because Costner has a world-class PR team and crisis management team, because he learned from what happened during his first divorce. In any case, Christine and Kevin were in court last week for a child support hearing. Christine wanted the court to order Costner to pay roughly $168K a month in child support. He countered with an offer of $60K a month and he told Christine to get a job. The judge agreed with him. Christine is getting hosed by this judge, ISTG.
Kevin Costner just found out how big of a check he has to cut to his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner each month for child support and hes going to be happy. The judge in Kevin and Christines divorce ruled Friday that Kevins going to be forking over $63,209 thats exactly what he said was appropriate. $63k is less than half of what she was getting in temporary support $129k. And remember, she originally asked for $248k a month.
During Fridays hearing, Kevin took the stand and answered some questions from his lawyer, Disso Queen Laura Wasser, saying Somehow in this unusual world we didnt make it and Im sorry. Kevin said his biggest concern going into the relationship with Christine was having kids and getting divorced because he had 3 kids with his first wife and got divorced. Kevin and Christine ended up having 3 kids and getting divorced too.
Remember Christine originally asked for $248,000 a month in child support, but Kevin claimed she was padding the bill simply because he could afford it with Costner claiming the actual amount she needs for their kids is around $51k a month. In the end, the judge went closer to Kevins figure.
The actors testimony also featured Kevin saying he wanted to pass his properties down to his kids and he said, I dont hide money from my wife.
[From TMZ]
?I dont hide money from my wife. I mean? maybe ?hide? isn?t the right word, but Christine definitely didn?t have money for anything beyond the household needs and children?s needs. He was mad at her for buying a car before she filed for divorce, that?s how much he was controlling her financially. He?s mad that one of their friends let her borrow money, that?s how much he was controlling her financially. Anyway, I can guarantee that Christine isn?t going to get the prenup nullified either. So she?s going to have to ?make do? with the $1 million she got from the prenup, plus the $63K a month in child support and that?s it. Ten bucks says this judge will tell her that she has to pay for her lawyers and Kevin?s lawyers too.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Christine Baumgartner wants Kevin Costner to pay $175K a month in child support | | Added 248 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner?s divorce is certainly one of the messiest celebrity divorces we?ve seen in a while. This one is not being adjudicated quietly by some private judge or mediator. It?s spilling out in open family court, with their lawyers dueling in legal filings. I?m still rooting for Christine, but I think she?s going to get reamed when it comes to nullifying the prenup. Which is probably why she?s arguing that she needs much more in child support:
Kevin Costners getting off easy paying $129k per month in child support according to Christine Baumgartner who wants that number increased to ensure their kids keep living large when theyre with her.
Christine filed docs, obtained by TMZ, asking the court to reconsider the amount of child support Kevin pays due to 2 factors 1. making sure the kids enjoy the same lifestyle with both parents, and 2. what shes learned about how much money Kevins been making. She lays it out in the docs, explaining their 4 children live in a beach compound with their dad thats worth between $65 million and $95 mil and they also fly private on luxury vacations with Kevin.
Youll recall, Kevin took the kids to Aspen last month right after Christine had them in Hawaii. She says Kevin needs to pay sufficient child support so that the children can go on comparable vacations when they are with her. This is true even if the child support payments also improve Christines lifestyle.
Christine says thats simply the standard required by California family code. Based on that alone, she says the $129k/month wont cut it, and shes instead estimating $175,057/month. And by the way, Christine says thats a deal because that higher amount will not be sufficient to replicate Kevins lifestyle, but it will be sufficient to allow her to provide a lifestyle for the children which is relatively comparable.
Now, as for Kevins income she says his average cash flow for the last 2 years was $19,248,467 each year, or more than $1.6 million each month. Based on them having 50/50 custody of the kids, she claims California guidelines require Kevin to pay that $175k/mo. shes requesting.
[From TMZ]
By the letter of the law, she?s correct. There?s a formula to how child support is calculated, and while it seems downright silly, the court absolutely takes into account ?parents should be able to give their kids comparable vacations.? While Christine?s calculations are for Kevin?s previous income, while he was on Yellowstone, his finances are probably going to take a hit now that he?s left a popular and lucrative series. So? it?s really up to the court to figure it out. Meanwhile, Christine and Kevin are also arguing about affairs:
Kevin Costner, in new divorce court documents, says he did not have an affair while adding that he does not know for a fact whether estranged wife Christine did. Ahead of an upcoming hearing on child support and the November trial to determine the validity of their premarital agreement, Christines attorneys are asking for more documentation proving Kevins finances.
As an exhibit in her latest request for order, obtained by PEOPLE, Christine?s attorneys included Kevins lawyers responding to asks from his estranged wife?s side, including one regarding any expenses paid by you, or any person at your request or on your behalf, relating to any extramarital romantic relationships.
Kevin, 68, objected to the request as his legal team wrote that it is propounded only for purposes of harassment, is overbroad as to time period and subject matter, burdensome, oppressive and impermissibly compound. They added that the request is seeking information not relevant to the subject matter since there is no community property between them in this split.
Additionally, they argued, that Kevin does not know for a fact if [Christine] engaged in any extramarital romantic relationships before separation and, if so, whether she spent any of his money or charged any expenses in furtherance of her affair(s) on credit cards he paid. His side added, [Kevin] has no responsive documents for extramarital romantic relationships in which he engaged because he engaged in none.
[From People]
LOL. This is why Christine hired that forensic accountant (and charged it to Kevin?s credit card). She wanted a better idea of what kind of money he has, and whether he?s lying about this or that. I have no idea if Costner was cheating (if past is prologue, well?) and I have no idea if Christine was cheating, but holy sh-t, this is so deliciously messy. Costner really should have just given her an eight-figure settlement and one of his 10 houses and called it a day.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Backgrid.
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| | Kevin Costner intended to file for divorce before Christine Baumgartner?? | | Added 311 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Over the weekend, Page Six ran an exclusive about Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner?s divorce, taken from some of Christine?s filings to the court. Christine hired a forensic accountant basically as soon as she decided to file for divorce, and that accountant provided Christine with a detailed summary of just how much money Costner has coming in and how much he?s spending per year. Costner isn?t overextended, but he?s spending way too much money, in my opinion. I suppose the point of filing those financials with the court is to emphasize just how badly Costner intends to screw over Christine if the prenup is upheld. Costner?s spending probably also justifies Christine?s request for $248K a month in child support. Meanwhile, the Sun?s sources now claim that Costner was really mad when Christine served him with divorce papers, because? he intended to file first??
Kevin Costner was stunned when he was given divorce papers ? as he wanted to serve them himself. We can reveal the actor thought he and wife Christine had agreed to have an amicable split. He broke the news of their impending divorce to their three children in a family summit at a restaurant near their 115 million mansion in Montecito, California. But the 68-year-old Bodyguard star was ?blindsided? the next day when Christine, 49, seized the initiative.
A source said: ?Kevin sat his family down, told them he and their mum were getting a divorce and his lawyer was getting the paperwork drawn up. He wanted everything to be peaceful for the sake of his kids and told Christine he didn?t want a messy divorce because he?d already been through one. Then first thing the next morning, boom, Christine sneak attacks him and serves him with her own set of divorce papers. Kevin was so shocked. Christine has since made him look terrible, and has continued to do so.?
She has claimed her husband ? worth 200million ? told their kids they were divorcing in a ten-minute Zoom call.
[From The Sun]
Yeah, Christine told the court that Costner told the kids on a Zoom call from Las Vegas, and now he?s trying to say that he did it in person the day before Christine filed? I don?t believe it, any of it. When Christine filed, he was not acting like a man eager to go through another divorce. His team was doing furious damage control and publicly pleading for Christine to change her mind. Even if Christine and Kevin had spoken about a separation before she filed, it?s not like she could have arranged everything last minute as a way to surprise Costner she clearly planned out everything, hired the forensic accountant, hired the divorce lawyer and had all of her ducks in a row. This is clearly Costners bruised ego. Hell hath no fury like a man whose wife charged a forensic accountant and divorce lawyer to his credit card.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images.
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| | Kevin Costner was 'blindsided' by his wife's divorce filing, 'he would take her back' | | Added 364 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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So far, no one has the tea on exactly why Christine Baumgartner filed for divorce from Kevin Costner. They were married for nearly nineteen years and together for twenty-five years. They have three kids together, two teens and a tween. She?s asking for joint custody and reportedly, there?s a pretty strict prenup in place. The sudden nature of Baumgartner?s divorce filing has led to speculation that Costner was cheating and she just found out. Costner?s ?friend? just told Page Six that?s not the situation at all.
Kevin Costner was left stunned after his wife Christine Baumgartner filed to end their 18-year marriage this week, sources told Page Six. Although the ?Yellowstone? star?s first marriage ended in an $80 million divorce amid a swirl of allegations about his serial cheating, one longtime friend said defiantly: ?There was no issue of cheating at all.?
The couple were last seen together posing, apparently happily, for the cameras at the Oscars in March, and the friend added: ?Kevin was very surprised by Christine?s actions, he obviously doesn?t want the divorce and he would take her back. It?s disappointing, he loves her and he loves his children.?
The couple have sons Cayden, 15, Hayes, 14, and daughter Grace, 12. Costner, 68 ? who had romanced a stream of supermodels and Hollywood beauties from Elle Macpherson to Halle Berry ? had indeed spent months away from home filming ?Yellowstone? in Montana, potentially putting pressure on his relationship.
However, a rep for Costner also told Page Six that any allegations of cheating are ?absolutely not true.? Asked about Baumgartner?s reasons for divorce, the Costner friend added: ?I have no idea if Kevin even knows what the reasons are.?
And a production source on his hit ?Yellowstone? also expressed shock, saying: ?No-one knew about any issues. He was not ?sequestered? on the set and would often go home to visit his family.?
Costner is currently filming the second of his multi-movie Western series, ?Horizon, an American Saga,? in St. George, Utah, which he also writes and directs. And the friend told us: ?He?s shooting right now and it?s all very upsetting, you don?t expect your wife to file for divorce when you least expect it.?
[From Page Six]
You could tell by Costner?s rep?s statement that his side was putting everything on Christine, that she decided to file for divorce without even giving Costner a heads-up. This is interesting: ?he obviously doesn?t want the divorce and he would take her back.? Is he publicly asking for reconciliation through the media? Perhaps. Honestly, wilder things have happened, especially with celebrities a spouse will get mad and file for divorce in a rage, possibly to shock their partner. And it works, and they end up working stuff out.
TMZ also has a story about the divorce their sources (Costner?s team) say that Costner was utterly ?blindsided? by this. Then the sources note that one of the terms of the prenup is that Costner solely owns all of their real estate and that Christine must vacate all of their properties. Which? yiiiikes. Entertainment Tonight also reports that the behind-the-scenes dramas on the Yellowstone set havent been settled, so Costner is leaving the show after the fifth season.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Kevin Costner's wife Christine Baumgartner filed for divorce after 19 years of marriage | | Added 365 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Well, this is a surprise. Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner are splitting up. Christine filed for divorce after almost nineteen years of marriage. They were together for six years before their 2004 wedding too, meaning? they?ve been together since the 1990s. It?s not just the fact that they?re divorcing though in an exclusive statement to People Magazine, Costner?s rep makes it sound like Kevin absolutely does not want this.
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner are separating. Baumgarten, 49, has filed for divorce, PEOPLE has confirmed.
In a statement to PEOPLE, Costners representative said, It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action. We ask that his, Christines, and their childrens privacy be respected as they navigate this difficult time, the rep added.
The pair wed in September 2004 and have three children together, sons Cayden, 15, and Hayes, 14, plus daughter Grace, 12. Costner, 68, also has four older children from previous relationships, daughters Annie and Lily and sons Joe and Liam.
[From People]
Costner sort of remade his career with Yellowstone, a hit drama he stars in and executive produces, and he?s a key part of putting together all of the spinoffs and such. Like, the franchise is his baby, and it?s a very profitable and career-fulfilling baby at that. According to the Mail?s sources, Christine asked him to quit the series because the shooting schedule (in Montana) is so intensive, it was affecting their family. The Mail also points out that Costner was recently in Las Vegas and he (gasp) posed for photos with his arms around some fans at the Milano Restaurant and Bar.
So? I don?t know. The terse statement from Costner?s rep makes me think that he crossed some kind of line somewhere and Christine decided that was it. Was the line an ?affair? or was it about his professional ambitions? I don?t know.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Kevin Costner Pays Tribute to Whitney Houston | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Flying into the east coast the previous night, Kevin Costner was among the stars in attendance for the funeral of recently departed singer/actress Whitney Houston.
With the proceedings taking place at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday (February 18), the "Dances with Wolves" actor took to the podium to offer up words in remembrance oh his former "Bodyguard" co-star.
Reminiscing about having asked Houston to join him as a castmate in "The Bodyguard," Costner said he ?was reminded that this would be her first acting role. You could also think about another singer, was the suggestion ? maybe somebody white. Nobody ever said it out loud, but it was a fair question. [I] then told everyone that I had taken notice that Whitney was black. The only problem was I thought she was perfect for what we were trying to do.?
?Whitney, if you could hear me now, I would tell you, you weren?t just good enough, you were great,? Kevin added during his closing remarks. ?You sang the whole damn song without a band. You made the picture what it was. A lot of leading men could?ve played my part ? but you, Whitney, I truely believe you were the only one who could?ve played Rachel Marron at that time. You weren?t just pretty, you were as beautiful as a woman could be. And people didn?t just like you Whitney, they loved you.?
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Adding yet another little one to his sizable brood, Hollywood veteran Kevin Costner has become a dad for the seventh time after his wife gave birth to a daughter on Wednesday (June 2).
The "Dances with Wolves" star married German model Christine Baumgartner welcomed daughter Grace, who was born on Wednesday evening, weighing in at 7 lbs, 11 oz.
Keeping their public message short and sweet, a rep for the couple says, "Both mother and daughter are doing well."
Kevin and Christine are already parents to two sons; Cayden, three, and Hayes, who turned one in February. Meanwhile, 55-year-old Costner also has three children from his marriage to Cindy Silva and a son from his subsequent relationship with Bridget Rooney.
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He’s a living legend in the world of film and last night (February 12) Kevin Costner and his wife Christine Baumgartner welcomed a baby boy into their family.
The 54-year-old actor and his 34-year-old wife named the 8-pound 15-ounce boy Hayes Logan Costner, a name Kevin derived from the “cowboy character” in an upcoming western movie.
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| | Kevin Costner called 911 on himself | | Added 15 years ago | Source: The Blemish |
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TMZ reports that around 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, Kevin Costner was driving to a meeting in Hollywood when he felt sick and light headed. Depriving everyone the joy of hearing news that he passed out behind the wheel and crashed into a parked police cruiser, Costner pulled over and called 911. While paramedics made their way over, Costner started vomiting.
He was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical and held overnight for tests. Costner was discharged the next day when the tests came back normal.
No word on why Kevin Costner was vomiting. There were recent reports of a salmonella outbreak across the country which could be the case. Or if it’s anything like what happened to me last night, Kevin should make sure he gives the girl the “right” drink next time. Heh heh heh.
[Image via Splash News]
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