Kevin Costner details ‘Yellowstone’ exit, spars with Christine Costner’s lawyer during child support hearing

Kevin Costner shed extra gentle into his departure from Yellowstone, claiming it wasn’t his alternative to go away the hit present. The truth is, the 68-year-old implied he plans to sue over the “disappointing” state of affairs.

Kevin took the stand on Friday throughout a listening to relating to youngster help funds in his divorce case. The actor is attempting to considerably cut back the quantity his estranged spouse, Christine Costner, is getting a month. Christine filed for divorce in Could after 18 years of marriage and it has been nothing wanting messy ever since.

In response to a supply contained in the courtroom, Kevin’s testimony largely revolved round his funds and the way a lot cash he is revamped the previous few years. Christine is attempting to persuade a decide to award her $161,592 a month as she claims that is the quantity vital to offer her and Kevin’s three children — Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13 — an analogous, luxurious way of life when they’re in her care. Kevin has made round $19 million yearly the final two years. Christine’s legal professional arrived at their youngster help determine by utilizing a system given Kevin’s substantial revenue, largely because of Yellowstone. Nevertheless, the actor tried to make a case as to why that shouldn’t be an element because it’s previous, not future revenue.

Kevin apparently testified he deliberate to shoot Seasons 5 and 6 of Yellowstone and negotiated a payment of $12 million for every installment. Season 5, the latest season of the hit Western collection, was in the end cut up into two. The primary a part of Season 5 was eight episodes whereas the second half can be six. The again half of Season 5 has but to be accomplished, however Kevin swore underneath oath he rearranged his schedule so as to try to make it work.

The Day by day Mail and TMZ declare that Kevin acknowledged he was able to movie final fall, solely to seek out out scripts for the second a part of Season 5 weren’t accomplished. The actor mentioned he made changes to Horizon, a multi-film ardour mission he is engaged on, so as to accommodate Yellowstone. Kevin reportedly mentioned he was nonetheless negotiating with the studio in February and Could. He apparently cited “inventive variations” as to why a deal did not get accomplished and claimed the studio walked away when he requested for $12 million.

“It is somewhat disappointing that the primary present on tv just isn’t producing. I am going to most likely go to court docket over it. I am disenchanted within the manufacturing,” Kevin apparently acknowledged.

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Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan beforehand commented on the studio and Costner’s disagreement. The author, who was rumored to be beefing with Costner, denied reviews of a rift earlier this summer time and informed The Hollywood Reporter he was “disenchanted” that the actor wouldn’t return.

“My final dialog with Kevin was that he had this ardour mission he needed to direct,” Sheridan mentioned of the actor’s four-part film collection, Horizon: An American Saga. “He and the community had been arguing about when he may very well be accomplished with Yellowstone. I mentioned, ‘We are able to actually work a schedule towards [his preferred exit date],’ which we did… I do not dictate the schedule.”

At one level throughout Friday’s listening to, Kevin made a joke when Christine’s legal professional accused him of incomes extra money throughout the first seasons of Yellowstone than beforehand acknowledged: “Oh good, we’ll should have a treasure hunt to seek out it.”

Nevertheless, Kevin mentioned it was not a laughing matter when he spoke with Entry Hollywood after the listening to.

“Had been you laughing? I wasn’t. This can be a horrible place to be however that is the place we’re at,” he replied. “It feels so dangerous, we’re speaking about any person I really like on the opposite facet.”

When requested if he “nonetheless has love” for Christine, the actor mentioned “after all” and mentioned he believes “everyone” hopes issues are resolved shortly.

It wasn’t simply Kevin’s relationship with Yellowstone that was debated on Friday. The actor was additionally requested about Christine’s new way of life and whether or not his beachfront compound and her new $40,000 rental house are “honest.”

“I do not imagine they’re equal,” he replied, per Folks, however claimed the 2 properties “are comparable” as he “does not know what honest means.”

When requested if he’d stay in Christine’s rental in Montecito, the actor replied, “No, I might not, however that is not as a result of it isn’t comparable. I raised three kids in [my] home.”

“I would like some options of [Christine’s] house, to be fairly trustworthy,” he quipped of her house.

In paperwork, Christine claimed the rental home just isn’t satisfactory.

“Not like Kevin’s Seaside Membership Compound, [the rental] is on the mountain facet of the freeway. It doesn’t have beachfront entry, neither is it strolling distance to the seashore, and has no scenic view,” her legal professionals acknowledged in a court docket submitting, arguing the children ought to stay in a “comparable home when they’re with Christine.”

Kevin reportedly nonetheless referred to Christine as his “spouse” whereas on the stand on Friday and in addition made a remark about how she “left” him. Christine didn’t react to these remarks or have a look at her ex throughout his testimony, based on Folks.

On Thursday, the previous purse designer obtained emotional when speaking concerning the estimated $100 million beachfront house she used to stay in with Kevin and their kids. Christine’s lawyer even informed the court docket luxurious is within the kids’s “DNA at this level,” which is why she wants extra money to fund an analogous way of life.

In July, Christine was awarded $129,755 in short-term spousal help. Kevin argues round $60,000 is sufficient to fairly accommodate the children as his group has laid out a precise funds of what all three want. The decide is anticipated to rule on the matter quickly.