Kevin Costner’s complicated divorce proceedings with estranged wife Christine Baumgartner continued this week, as the “Yellowstone” star requested that his ex pay him $100,000 in legal fees related to their ongoing court battle.
In legal documents obtained by ET and filed on Thursday, Christine asked the court to deny Kevin’s request to pay $100,000 of his legal fees, claiming he wouldn’t have incurred them if she had moved out of the Southern California home — which has been a major point of contention in the couple’s messy divorce — in a timely manner.
Christine argues that Kevin could have avoided the legal fees by simply waiting for their pre-determined November court date, rather than filing an additional motion in July, requesting that she move out of their house earlier than Aug.
31, a date Christine had previously agreed to. A hearing on the legal fees has been scheduled for Aug. 2 in Santa Barbara. Christine filed for divorce on May 1 after 18 years of marriage.
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