Kevin Costner denies affair, estranged wife says actor is ‘evasive’ about money – National | 24CA News
Divorce proceedings between Kevin Costner and his estranged spouse Christine Baumgartner are getting extra heated.
In new court docket paperwork obtained by People Magazine, Baumgartner, 49, requested Costner to offer any and all monetary information referring to an extramarital affair.
In the paperwork filed Monday within the Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Baumgartner requested Costner, 68, present “expenses paid by you, or any person at your request or on your behalf, relating to any extramarital romantic relationships.”
Through his authorized group, Costner disputed the request and denied ever having an affair.
Costner’s attorneys argued he “has no responsive documents for ‘extramarital romantic relationships’ in which he engaged because he engaged in none.”
The authorized group went on to say that Baumgartner’s request was “propounded only for purposes of harassment” and is “over-broad as to time period and subject matter, burdensome, oppressive and impermissibly compound.”
Costner added that he “does not know for a fact” whether or not or not Baumgartner had an affair of her personal.
Neither Costner nor Baumgartner have made public statements in regards to the situation.
Also this week, Baumgartner accused Costner of being “evasive” about his funds. According to Entertainment Tonight, Baumgartner argued the Yellowstone star’s monetary reporting within the divorce proceedings has been “deficient.”
She requested for Costner to submit particulars about his “anticipated income” and claimed he has “failed to produce a myriad of bank account and credit card statements which are directly relevant.”
Costner referred to as the request for his monetary paperwork “burdensome, oppressive and harassing.” He mentioned he’s unable to offer sure statements as a result of they relate to his upcoming movie Horizon and are “highly confidential.”
Costner and Baumgartner have been married for 18 years. Baumgartner filed for divorce on May 1, citing “irreconcilable differences.” The couple have three kids collectively: Cayden, 15, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 12.
The affair allegations and request for monetary documentation are the newest dramas to emerge from the couple’s divorce proceedings.
In July, Costner accused Baumgartner of charging US$100,000 (C$132,060) in authorized bills to his bank card all through May and June.
“Christine began charging large sums on the credit cards payable to her divorce attorneys and forensic accountants. She gave me no advance warning each time she did so,” Costner argued on the time.
In June, Costner claimed Baumgartner was violating the phrases of their prenuptial settlement when she allegedly refused to vacate his southern California home. The actor mentioned the settlement, which was signed when the couple married in 2004, offers Baumgartner 30 days to exit the property after submitting for divorce.
After a lot debate, Baumgartner exited the property in July. She refused to maneuver out of the multimillion-dollar property till she and Costner reached a toddler help settlement. She requested Costner pay $248,000 (about C$327,900) a month in little one help.
Though Costner initially mentioned he might pay $51,900 (about $70,750), a choose ordered him to pay $129,755 (virtually $176,900) monthly till the matter could be settled in court docket.
Baumgartner additionally requested her soon-to-be ex-husband pay $350,000 (almost C$462,900) in lawyer’s charges and $150,000 (about C$198,300) in forensic accounting prices.
Costner allegedly already paid Baumgartner $1.4 million (C$1.8 million) owed to her as a situation of their prenuptial settlement, which she has since mentioned she felt pressured to signal.
Costner, who now not stars within the hit TV collection Yellowstone, is at present in post-production for his newest movie Horizon: An American Saga, which he starred in, produced and directed.
Costner and Baumgartner are anticipated to look in court docket in August and September.
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