Kevin Costner informed youngsters about divorce 'over a 10-minute Zoom name with out me current,' estranged spouse claims

• Kevin Costner’s estranged spouse has requested for a month-to-month fee of near $250k in new divorce paperwork.
• Christine Baumgartner, his soon-to-be ex-wife, additionally mentioned that Costner informed their youngsters the information over Zoom.
• She wasn’t within the room for the decision, she claimed in a submitting, as a result of the actor needed to inform them first.

Kevin Costner’s estranged spouse claimed in divorce courtroom filings that the “Yellowstone” actor broke the information of their divorce to their youngsters over a brief video name with out her within the room.

Christine Baumgartner, Costner’s estranged spouse, filed courtroom paperwork final week, looking for a month-to-month fee of $248,000 for her and their youngsters, Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13. 

Within the request, filed on June 16 in Santa Barbara County, Baumgartner claimed that Costner informed the children the information of their divorce over a 10-minute Zoom name — with out her within the room — whereas he was on a visit in Las Vegas.

“After a 24-year relationship, from his lodge room in Las Vegas, Kevin informed our three youngsters that we had been getting divorced over a 10-minute Zoom name with out me current,” Baumgartner mentioned within the courtroom submitting. “I’m nonetheless confused by his motivation to do that through a really quick Zoom session, particularly since he was planning on being residence 5 days later.”

The couple had been married for practically 20 years earlier than Baumgartner filed for divorce final month, citing irreconcilable variations.

She claimed that regardless of being in dialog about the way to inform their youngsters, he needed to inform the kids the information first.

In one other submitting, Baumgartner defined that they lived a jet-set life-style of personal planes, a number of sprawling estates, lavish holidays to the Caribbean and Hawaii, memberships to nation golf equipment, non-public cooks, and elite colleges for his or her youngsters. 

The mother of three mentioned Costner made $19.5 million in 2022, and he paid all of their household’s $11.9 million in bills, leaving a web revenue of $7.5 million, in line with her declaration, which was obtained by Insider. 

“Our marital life-style, together with that of the kids, was in keeping with Kevin’s long-term exceedingly excessive revenue,” Baumgartner mentioned in her June 16 declaration. She added, “My main aim is to ensure that the kids proceed to thrive, and when they’re with me, to reside in a house and life-style that’s a minimum of considerably similar to that of their father.” 

Baumgartner, 49, a purse designer, mentioned she is unemployed and spends her days elevating their youngsters and managing their households, tasks, and employees. She mentioned that exterior of $50,000 within the financial institution, she has no different property or revenue.

Baumgartner additionally insisted she has tried to maintain her now very public divorce non-public, in line with her declaration.

“I’ve prevented being public in regards to the causes for our divorce,” Baumgartner mentioned within the June 16 declaration. “I’ve accomplished this to guard our household’s privateness. I didn’t strain Kevin to go away the ‘Yellowstone’ present. Kevin’s public assaults on me are dangerous for our household. I imagine they’re meant to strain me to maneuver out with no non permanent little one help order in place.” 

Attorneys for Baumgartner and Costner didn’t reply to a request for remark Wednesday.