The most “expensive” divorce in Hollywood: Compensation fee is nearly ~250,000 USD/month, the person who benefits the most is a “stranger”

When rich people divorce, the thing that makes them most upset is probably never the feeling of nostalgia for a broken love.

Normally, when approaching the age of 70, few people think about divorce anymore. This seemingly obvious thing does not happen in the life of Kevin Costner – actor, film producer, and director who won an Academy Award.

At the age of 68, Kevin Costner is struggling with lawsuits and the only problem is compensation costs after his divorce from his wife Christine Baumgartner – 19 years his junior, a former model and bag manufacturer. carry.

Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner

A marriage of nearly 2 decades broke up for reasons “as old as the world”

Kevin Coster and Christine Baumgartner first met in the late 1980s, when Kevin was still living with his ex-wife. In 1998, he divorced his first wife. By 2003, the press reported that Hollywood’s top movie star at that time was dating a model with a height of 1m78.

Of course, that person is none other than Christine. After 1 year of dating, the two got married in 2004. As of May 2023, when the couple filed for divorce, they had lived together for 19 years and had 3 children.

Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner with their three children

Christine was the one who asked for a divorce and the reason she gave was that Kevin was always so busy with work that she and her children couldn’t see him for months at a time. In addition, “irreconcilable differences” – according to Christine, are also one of the reasons why she cannot continue living with Kevin.

“Even though she is famous and rich, Christine is still just a woman and the reason why she divorced her nearly 70-year-old husband is not strange. It seems that this is also the only normal thing in her divorce.” this couple” – The Telegraph reported.

Kevin Costner’s media representative said he was quite stunned by his wife’s decision to end the marriage and that he still “loves his wife and children very much”.

Before going their separate ways, Kevin and Christine and their three children lived in a villa worth $145 million in Santa Barbara (USA).

In June 2023, just 1 month after Christine filed for divorce, which was also the pre-divorce agreement period, the couple again caused a lot of ink in the press because of information that Kevin wanted to evict his wife and 3 children from the apartment. his multi-million dollar mansion.

The star couple’s divorce battle exploded from there. The reason is not the child custody dispute but the post-divorce compensation costs as well as child support costs.

“Heavenly” numbers and utopian thinking Laura Wasser – Kevin’s lawyer in this divorce case said her client accepted an amount of 1.2 million USD for the divorce agreement with Christine. However, this number still does not seem to satisfy Christine.

She continued to request an appeal trial and asked Kevin to provide an amount of 248 thousand USD/month on the grounds that she needed a better living space for her 3 children.

After leaving the million-dollar mansion with Kevin, Christine and her three children lived in a 3-bedroom apartment and she thought that place was not good enough for her children because it was not close to the beach and her daughter even had to share the house. cleaning with 2 older brothers.

According to the mother of three children’s argument, her children already “have rich genes so they cannot adapt to life after their parents divorce, if living conditions are not as good as before”.

“Why do they have to share a bathroom with each other and live an hour’s drive from the coast when their father owns a huge fortune?” – The Telegraph quoted Christine.

Kevin’s family was still happy

While for most people, going to the beach to have fun and relax is something that only happens a few times a year, for Christine and her children, it is something that has to happen every day.

Kevin, of course, did not accept the “sky-high” alimony proposal that his ex-wife offered. The actor’s lawyer rejected Christine’s arguments based on her somewhat surprising spending habits.

Christine spends an average of 18,000 USD/month on personal clothing, 3,000 USD/month on beauty products and the most astonishing figure is 40,000 USD/month on gifts and flowers.

Laura – Kevin’s lawyer gave the above numbers and confirmed that the former model is trying to use unreasonable arguments to take advantage of her husband’s financial capabilities. There is no reason why a woman should be able to spend that much money on herself, and not be able to ensure stable living conditions for her children according to her own standards.

Currently, Christine and Kevin’s post-divorce lawsuits have not yet been resolved. When looking at the numbers that this couple is trying to fight with each other to protect their rights and property, one thing is quite certain that when rich people divorce, the person who benefits the most is the law. their monk.

Laura – Kevin’s lawyer “pocketed” 63,000 USD/month for more than 5 months accompanying the actor in divorce proceedings. She is also the legal representative for Britney Spears in her divorce from Sam Asghari. Kim Kardashian, Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp were also close clients of this lawyer.

Laura Wasser