‘Yellowstone’ actor claims estranged wife won’t move out

Kevin Costner desires his soon-to-be ex-wife, Christine, to vacate his residence.

The most recent submitting, obtained by a number of shops, claims Christine (née Baumgartner) — with whom the 68-year-old Yellowstone actor shares three kids — is refusing to depart their residence, regardless of the phrases of their 2004 prenuptial settlement.

Kevin’s authorized workforce, below Laura Wasser, said in docs that the couple’s prenup stipulated that his second spouse had 30 days to vacate his residence as soon as she filed for divorce. She filed in Santa Barbara County Courtroom on Might 1, however nonetheless hasn’t moved out. The Oscar-winning filmmaker’s workforce desires the court docket to implement the phrases of the prenup, claiming Christine’s “taken the place that she won’t transfer out of Kevin’s separate property residence” till he “agrees to varied monetary calls for.”

Kevin stated in his declaration, revealed by Radar On-line, that he paid Christine $1 million after she filed for divorce, per the prenup. Nevertheless, she has ignored “a number of requests” to maneuver from their Carpinteria, Calif., compound. He stated he will even give her $200,000 in direction of a down cost on a brand new residence, and canopy the prices of her mortgage, property tax and insurance coverage for a 12 months, per the prenup. Moreover, he’ll contribute $30,000, as a part of his child-support obligation, to assist her safe a rental and advance her $10,000 for shifting prices.

In his declaration, he additionally stated he gave Christine $100,000 once they married and $100,000 on their first marriage ceremony anniversary, which has grown in financial savings to $450,000, which is also used towards the acquisition of a brand new residence.

He additionally claimed that since April, Christine has withdrawn from his checking account or charged to his bank card $95,000 for lawyer and accountant charges “with none prior discover.”

The submitting famous that Kevin included particular housing plans in his prenup with Christine as a result of after his divorce from first spouse Cindy Silva in 1994, he “discovered himself with out a residence base and unable to dwell in his own residence. … He by no means wished that to occur once more.”

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The paperwork additionally state that the Area of Desires and Dances With Wolves actor and Christine have agreed, in idea, to share custody. It is famous he has a proposal for that, pays 100% of bills for the kids and is negotiating a summer time visitation schedule for his or her teenage youngsters: Cayden Wyatt, 15, Hayes Logan, 14, and Grace Avery, 13.

“Kevin has acted in good religion and has carried out every little thing in his energy to make the transition as seamless as attainable,” Wasser wrote. “However Christine continues to refuse to vacate his separate property residence, as she agreed she would do in 2004 as a situation of marriage.”

Christine filed for divorce in Might after 18 years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable variations.” She listed their break up date as April 11. His rep confirmed the information, saying, “It’s with nice unhappiness that circumstances past his management have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to take part in a dissolution of marriage motion.”

The rep later denied Kevin was untrue on the set of Yellowstone.

Attorneys for Kevin and Christine haven’t responded to Yahoo’s request for remark.

Kevin’s dear property portfolio

Kevin — one of many highest-paid TV stars, earlier than hitting eject from Yellowstone — has a formidable actual property portfolio. The actor — who was born in Compton, Calif., and raised in Ventura — has lengthy been a home-owner in Carpinteria, which is close to Santa Barbara and posh Montecito.

Costner first purchased property in Carpinteria — on 80 toes of ocean frontage — in 1994, in line with the Wall Avenue Journal. He added on a 12 months later and now it consists of a number of buildings. He briefly listed the property, on a personal and gated street, on the market with a $24 million price ticket in 2006, with it famous the home was 4,860 sq. toes with 4 bedrooms and a sizzling tub, however ended up conserving it.

Whereas reportedly jogging in 2006, he noticed a close-by oceanfront property, set on 17-acres, together with 1,000 toes of ocean frontage — and bought it for $28.5 million, making it one of the vital costly U.S. residence gross sales that 12 months. The second property has two small homes, uncommon non-public seaside entry, in addition to equestrian services and a polo area that he transformed to a baseball area. In some unspecified time in the future, Kevin offered seven acres to a neighbor. In 2017, he listed the property for $60 million. It was famous that he had designed a big residence, pool and guesthouse to construct on the property, however by no means obtained round to it. Throughout a home tour, he confirmed off a backyard space he constructed for Christine known as “Mommy’s Backyard.” Kevin dropped the worth to $55 million, however the property did not promote and he finally took it off the market.

Earlier this month, Costner informed Deadline that he took out a mortgage on the property to partially fund his upcoming four-part film sequence titled Horizon: An American Saga. “I did it with out considering,” he stated. “It gave my accountant a freaking dizzy spell. But it surely’s my life and I consider within the thought and the story.”

Kevin has a house in close by Ventura, 15 miles south of Carpinteria, in line with a number of reviews. He has properties, together with a number of condos, in Los Angeles.

The star additionally owns a 160-acre ranch in Aspen, Colo. — named the Dunbar Ranch — the place he married Christine on Sept. 25, 2004. There are three homes on the property, boasting 12 bedrooms, and it is set on on a personal lake. He stated it is a favourite spot for him to assume, in addition to boat and fish. Earlier this 12 months, the ranch was being rented out for $36,000 an evening.

Kevin’s costly divorce historical past

The star and his first spouse, faculty sweetheart Cindy Silva, with whom he shares three kids (he additionally has a son with ex-Bridget Rooney) had one of the vital costly divorces in historical past, in line with Forbes. On the time he was considered one of Hollywood’s highest-paid film stars and he shelled out an $80 million settlement — amid rumors of infidelity on the set of Waterworld — and handed over a restaurant they owned in Pasadena, Calif.

He informed Parade in 1995, “The collapse of my marriage was the toughest factor of all for me. … I’ve skilled private tragedy. Typically I do not even know the way I am nonetheless standing.”

4 years later, he talked about co-parenting after divorce in an interview with Redbook. “My window of alternative to be with them has been lower in half. That is a logistical actuality of the separation. However what you do is ensure you take that point when it comes. You do not wish to be a weekend dad or a once-a-month dad. And you do not wish to flip right into a Disneyland dad. Cindy and I’ve actually labored onerous at being there for them and loving them. Youngsters must be snug hanging out with you. Cindy and I each can be found to them. We have been actually blessed that we may give them alternatives world wide, however there’s one thing to be stated for simply taking a Sunday and never even going to the park. We will simply be at residence and revel in one another. When my two weeks with them come up, it is not about how incredible a two weeks I could make it.”

In 2012, he informed the The Hollywood Reporter, “My religion was shaken” after divorce. “Nobody desires their marriage to finish, and it did. You will see the folks you’re keen on most, your kids, solely half as a lot. That is an enormous loss.”

Coming Up for Kevin

Kevin has been engaged on his movie Horizon in Utah, noting in his divorce declaration that he could be returning to California this month. He said he did not anticipate being on location for the remainder of 2023. That is unhealthy information for Yellowstone followers, who might hope to get even a tiny cameo of John Dutton earlier than the sequence ends later this 12 months.