Kevin Costner desires his soon-to-be ex-wife, Christine, to vacate his house.
The newest submitting, obtained by a number of shops, claims Christine (née Baumgartner) — with whom the 68-year-old Yellowstone actor shares three youngsters — is refusing to depart their house, regardless of the phrases of their 2004 prenuptial settlement.
Kevin’s authorized group, below Laura Wasser, said in docs that the couple’s prenup stipulated that his second spouse had 30 days to vacate his house as soon as she filed for divorce. She filed in Santa Barbara County Court docket on Could 1, however nonetheless hasn’t moved out. The Oscar-winning filmmaker’s group desires the courtroom to implement the phrases of the prenup, claiming Christine’s “taken the place that she is not going to 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. Nonetheless, she has ignored “a number of requests” to maneuver from their Carpinteria, Calif., compound. He stated he can even give her $200,000 in the direction of a down cost on a brand new house, 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 transferring prices.
In his declaration, he additionally stated he gave Christine $100,000 after they married and $100,000 on their first wedding ceremony anniversary, which has grown in financial savings to $450,000, which may be used towards the acquisition of a brand new house.
He additionally claimed that since April, Christine has withdrawn from his checking account or charged to his bank card $95,000 for lawyer and accountant charges “with none prior discover.”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 and not using a house base and unable to reside in his own residence. … He by no means needed 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 youngsters and is negotiating a summer season visitation schedule for his or her teenage children: Cayden Wyatt, 15, Hayes Logan, 14, and Grace Avery, 13.
“Kevin has acted in good religion and has finished the whole lot 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 Could after 18 years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable variations.” She listed their cut up date as April 11. His rep confirmed the information, saying, “It’s with nice disappointment 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 powerful 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 ft of ocean frontage — in 1994, based on the Wall Road Journal. He added on a 12 months later and now it consists of a number of buildings. He briefly listed the property, on a non-public and gated street, on the market with a $24 million price ticket in 2006, with it famous the home was 4,860 sq. ft with 4 bedrooms and a sizzling tub, however ended up retaining it.
Whereas reportedly jogging in 2006, he noticed a close-by oceanfront property, set on 17-acres, together with 1,000 ft of ocean frontage — and bought it for $28.5 million, making it some of the costly U.S. house gross sales that 12 months. The second property has two small homes, uncommon personal seaside entry, in addition to equestrian services and a polo discipline that he transformed to a baseball discipline. 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 house, pool and guesthouse to construct on the property, however by no means acquired round to it. Throughout a home tour, he confirmed off a backyard space he constructed for Christine referred to as “Mommy’s Backyard.” Kevin dropped the value to $55 million, however the property did not promote and he in the end took it off the market.
Earlier this month, Costner instructed Deadline that he took out a mortgage on the property to partially fund his upcoming four-part film collection 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 imagine within the concept and the story.”
Kevin has a house in close by Ventura, 15 miles south of Carpinteria, based on 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 non-public 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, school sweetheart Cindy Silva, with whom he shares three youngsters (he additionally has a son with ex-Bridget Rooney) had some of the costly divorces in historical past, based on 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 instructed 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 be sure you take that point when it comes. You do not need to be a weekend dad or a once-a-month dad. And you do not need to flip right into a Disneyland dad. Cindy and I’ve actually labored exhausting at being there for them and loving them. Youngsters should be snug hanging out with you. Cindy and I each can be found to them. We have been actually blessed that we can provide them alternatives all over the world, 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 house and revel in one another. When my two weeks with them come up, it is not about how unbelievable a two weeks I could make it.”
In 2012, he instructed the The Hollywood Reporter, “My religion was shaken” after divorce. “Nobody desires their marriage to finish, and it did. You’ll see the folks you’re keen on most, your youngsters, 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 can be returning to California this month. He said he did not anticipate being on location for the remainder of 2023. That is dangerous information for Yellowstone followers, who might hope to get even a tiny cameo of John Dutton earlier than the collection ends later this 12 months.
