Kevin Costner Reveals Why He Left 'Yellowstone' While Testifying Against Ex Christine Baumgartner in Court

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Who knows what’s in store for “Yellowstone” after this story breaks? IndieWire (via The Independent) reports that series star Kevin Costner denies that he wanted to exit Taylor Sheridan‘s hit Paramount series. Instead, alleges the actor, he “did negotiate” to return for three more seasons of the show, but left due to scheduling conflicts.

Christine Baumgartner must be fuming right now! Not only has she lost her bid for increased child support payments last week, but a judge ordered her to pay for a part of her estranged husband Kevin Costner’s legal fees now!

Yellowstone” fans have been waiting for any news about the second part of Season 5. The show has become a hot topic of conversation as controversy has surrounded actor Kevin Costner’s role as John Dutton. Earlier this year, it was reported that Costner was causing issues with production.

The order comes less than a week after Costner’s monthly child support payments were drastically reduced.

Now that the dust has settled on the “contentious” and “acrimonious” battle over how much Kevin Costner should pay his estranged wife in child support, the judge is explaining why he sided with the actor and not Christine Baumgartner.

In the latest update about Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner‘s divorce, she has reportedly been ordered to pay his legal fees.

whether or not Baumgartner understood the prenuptial agreement she signed before their wedding in 2004, TMZ reported. It’s still unclear whether or not Baumgartner will challenge the prenup.

“Yellowstone” star after a judge ruled that the actor will pay her less than half of her preferred amount of monthly child support.“I will look into the steps I need to take and any schooling I need to do, and I will enter the workforce,” Baumgartner, 49, said in court last week about how she’ll support herself moving forward, according to People.The new ruling came as a win for Costner, 68, as he was tentatively ordered to make monthly payments of $129,755 to the former handbag designer for their three kids — Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13 — in July.But in prior legal documentation, Baumgartner, who filed for divorce from Costner in May after 18 years of marriage, allegedly claimed that the six-figure number still would be “insufficient” and result in the kids not living the same lifestyle with each parent.On Thursday in court, Baumgartner reportedly argued that Costner should cough up more in child support because a luxurious life “is in their DNA at this point.”“It’s an experience,” she claimed, per People, before describing the family home as a “community.”“We create whatever we can dream up in here,” she added.The Post has contacted reps for Costner and Baumgartner for comment. Meanwhile, Baumgartner reportedly starting the next chapter of her life in a $40,000-a-month rental home in Montecito, California.As for Costner, the Oscar-winner allegedly admitted to the court that “my world’s been a little shook up” last week amid the messy split.

Kevin Costner‘s estranged wife Christine Baumgartner is new neighbors with royalty — and yet she still thinks her accommodations are s**tty?!?!

Yellowstone.Back in May, it was confirmed that the Paramount series would be concluding with its fifth season, the final episodes of which will begin this November. The news came alongside the announcement of a sequel series.Reports at the time claimed that Costner would not return for a future series, having committed to the two-part Western feature Horizon: An American West.

told Vulture. “I auditioned several times.

Christine Baumgartner is now living in a pricey four-bedroom home in Santa Barbara County.

Killers Of The Flower Moon actor Lily Gladstone has described Yellowstone as a “delusional” portrayal of the American West.The American neo-Western drama created by Taylor Sheridan and starring Kevin Costner premiered in June 2018, with the second part of the fifth and final season due to air this November.The show follows the Dutton family who own the Yellowstone Dutton ranch, and the conflicts they face from groups along their shared borders – including an Indian reservation, a cattle ranch and land developers.Gladstone – who featured in Martin Scorsese‘s Killers of the Flower Moon – said that she found Yellowstone‘s depiction of the American West “delusional” and “deplorable” in an interview with Vulture.She added that she’d previously auditioned for the show, having worked on projects with both Native and non-Native creators, sharing: “No offence to the Native talent in that. I auditioned several times.

Kevin Costner still has love for his estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner.

Lily Gladstone is not holding back her opinion on Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone and raising her voice against the depiction of the American West.

Lily Gladstone is condemning Hollywood’s glorification of the American West, particularly in Yellowstone.

Kevin Costner must be breathing a sigh of relief now!

Kevin Costner is sharing new details about his decision to leave Yellowstone.

Michaela Zee Lily Gladstone is condemning Hollywood’s depiction of the American West in film and television, particularly the Kevin Costner-led series “Yellowstone.” “Delusional! Deplorable!” Gladstone told Vulture of Taylor Sheridan’s Western drama. “Yellowstone” and its spinoff series “1883” and “1923” follow different generations of the Dutton family and their cattle ranch in Montana.

There have been plenty of rumours surrounding Kevin Costner’s exit from “Yellowstone” after five seasons starring in one of the streaming world’s most successful series.