Kevin Costner wanted revenge on his wife Christine Baumgartner after she filed for divorce on May 1 on the grounds of “irreconcilable differences.” This was reported to the Chron website by a friend of hers, who recounted the woman’s apparent beliefs and claimed the actor “wanted to humiliate her”. It’s not about the house, it’s about making life hell for Christine because she actually went through with the divorce. According to the prenuptial agreement, which Baumgartner disputes, if one of the two had filed for divorce, the woman would have had a month to vacate the $145 million Santa Barbara estate where she was staying with the Hollywood stars and their children lived.
Now that deadline has largely passed, the judge set a new deadline of July 31, granting the motion of Costner’s attorney, famed divorce lawyer Laura Wasser, and instead denying the motion of the 49-year-old bag designer, who she said was ready to go “on his own terms” and certainly not before August 31. “Christine said she wouldn’t be at all surprised if Kevin allowed police to escort him off the property,” the insider continued. She wanted to make the separation as peaceful as possible for the sake of the children, but Kevin did exactly the opposite. He doesn’t think about the children, how traumatizing it all is for them. Costner said he was willing to give his ex-wife $30,000 a month to rent a new home, plus another $10,000 and his staff to help with the move. “But Kevin knows that amount is not enough. Finding suitable rental accommodation in the Padaro Lane area cost much more than what he was offering Christine. He could have made it easier, he could have offered her an amount that would allow her to continue living in the community, but he decided to punish her.”
A new hearing to determine the validity of the prenup is not expected until November, and until then, Baumgartner will fight on. Meanwhile, another judge ruled earlier this week that Costner must pay $129,755 a month to support the three children he had by his ex-wife (Cayden, Hayes, and Grace, ages 16, 14, and 14, respectively). and 14). 13 years old), which is more than double what he suggested.