Kevin Costner has revealed that he nonetheless loves estranged spouse Christine Baumgartner, and that they’re each hoping to resolve the continuing divorce battle as rapidly as doable.
Exterior the courtroom in Santa Barbara, Kevin spoke to Entry Hollywood, marking his first public remarks on the cut up which started in early Might when Christine filed for divorce. Within the months since they’ve gone to courtroom over little one assist funds, and accusations have been thrown at one another.
“It is a horrible place to be, it feels so unhealthy, we’re speaking about somebody I like on the opposite aspect,” Kevin shared when requested how he was feeling. When requested if he nonetheless cherished purse designer Christine he rapidly replied: “After all,” earlier than sharing that he believes “everybody” is hoping for a fast decision.
Christine, 49, is considered at present receiving $129K a month in little one assist for his or her three kids, however was in courtroom this week to request the next quantity of $161,592. She initially requested $175,057 per thirty days in little one assist.
Kevin and Christine married in 2004 and welcomed three kids: sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, and 13-year-old daughter Grace.
In courtroom on Thursday August 31, as Christine shared footage of the life her teenagers had been used to, she reportedly started to cry and informed the Choose: “It’s a lot greater than this — it’s an expertise.”
“We’ve created fairly a neighborhood,” she stated of the house they’d constructed collectively in Santa Barbara, providing particulars of their time spent collectively on the volleyball courtroom, within the backyard, and the infinity pool. Talking on her behalf, her attorneys added that a lifetime of luxurious is “of their DNA at this level”.
Within the months because the divorce submitting, the Yellowstone actor has denied participating in any “extramarital romantic relationships,” after Christine’s attorneys requested any documentation that reveals “bills paid by you, or any individual at your request or in your behalf, regarding any extramarital romantic relationships.”
Christine has additionally accused her husband of “withholding proof,” “stonewalling,” and being “evasive” on the subject of his funds.
Forensic evaluation of his accounts by Christine’s workforce allegedly present that Kevin’s “varied accounts and entities had a complete of $17,293,117 in money equivalents as of June 30, 2023, giving him ample funds to pay his assist and likewise to pay the attorneys’ charges and prices for each events.”
Christine can be reportedly difficult the validity of the prenuptial settlement she signed earlier than their wedding ceremony, claiming she didn’t “absolutely perceive” its phrases when she signed it; Kevin accused her of “stalling ways” to tug out their divorce proceedings and as “gamesmanship of the worst type”.
The paperwork reveal Christine “felt pressured to signal the settlement due to the circumstances surrounding its execution,” although Kevin’s attorneys maintained: “This, after she beforehand admitted she entered the settlement below her personal ‘free will.'”
Beneath the phrases of Kevin and Christine’s prenup, it was agreed that the latter would obtain a $1.5 million payout ought to they divorce.
Nonetheless, Christine stands to lose all rights to any cost from Kevin because it additionally states: “If Christine, in any method, challenges or assists within the problem of the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Settlement, she shall lose any and all rights to obtain any cost, Property or Curiosity from Kevin pursuant to this Settlement.”
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