Kevin Costner ‘dazzled’ when his wife handed him the divorce papers because he wanted to serve her first

Kevin Costner was reportedly “blindsided” after his wife Christine Baumgartner delivered the divorce papers to him in early May.

That’s because he believed the two had agreed to a more amicable divorce proceeding, where he would hand her the papers before following the procedure outlined in their prenuptial agreement, according to sources who spoke to him. The sun.

Instead, 49-year-old Christine — who asks for $248,000 a month in child support — served him the paperwork the day after he told their kids about the split.

DailyMail.com has reached out to Costner’s representative for comment.

The 68-year-old Yellowstone actor “sat down his family and told them that he and their mother were getting divorced and that his lawyer was preparing the papers,” a source claimed to the publication.

“He wanted everything to go peacefully for the sake of his children and told Christine he didn’t want a messy divorce because he had already been through one,” they continued.

But ‘the next morning, boom, Christine sneak attacks him and serves him her own set of divorce papers.

“Kevin was so shocked,” the source added. “Christine has made him look awful ever since, and has continued to do so.”

However, Baumgartner has previously shared a different, less flattering version of how their children learned of their impending divorce.

In a court filing obtained earlier this month by Peopleshe claimed Costner told the three kids about the divorce over a Zoom chat while he was in Las Vegas filming on location.

The handbag designer added that she was not present during the Zoom call, noting that she wondered why the kids had to be told that way, given that Costner was due to return home in a few days.

“I’m still confused by his motivation for doing this through a very short zoom session, especially since he planned to be home five days later,” she wrote.

She added that she feared the children would learn of the split from an outside source, and she shared with him research she had done that indicated that a united front with both parents was the best way to communicate the divorce to the children. to announce.

However, Baumgartner claimed that Costner was adamant about sharing the information for her and on his own.

“He ignored my suggestion to do what I felt was right based on research and my relationship with the kids. Instead, he insisted he had a right to tell them we were getting divorced “first” and to tell them privately “without me there,” she claimed.

It’s unclear if the alleged Zoom session could be the same event described by the source, or if there were two dates when Costner spoke to the kids about his divorce from Baumgartner.

Costner and his estranged wife share sons Cayden, 15; and Hayes, 14; along with their youngest daughter Grace, 13.

He also has four older children from previous relationships. With ex-wife Cindy Silva, he shares adult children Annie, 39; Lily, 36; and Joe, 35.

He also has a 26-year-old son named Liam from a short-lived relationship with Bridget Rooney.

The latest development in Costner’s latest divorce comes next People reported that Baumgartner was requesting a whopping $248,000 a month in child support from the JFK star.

She also asks the actor to pay for their private school in full, as well as any health care and extracurricular costs.

Baumgartner’s request may be a striking amount to pay monthly, but she claims the amount is less than the children’s lifestyle currently requires.

According to the documents, Costner earned about $19.5 million in 2022, and his family’s expenses were about $6.6 million for the same period, while their net income after expenses and taxes would be around $7.6 million.

DailyMail.com exclusively revealed earlier this month that Baumgartner refused to vacate the $145 million mansion, despite Costner’s attempts to get her to leave the property.

He claimed in a lawsuit obtained by DailyMail.com that he was essentially “homeless” while his estranged wife refused to leave.

He added that he hoped she would be gone by the time he returned from shooting in a few days, noting that he intended to start editing his project at home.

The couple’s 2004 prenuptial agreement requires her to vacate the property if they separate, while gaining access to a $1.2 million fund to find a new home.

However, she would probably choose something close to her children in Southern California, and with the current housing prices in the area, she would probably be able to buy a very small house on her own with that amount.

A friend complained that the Dances With Wolves star should be thinking more about his family’s well-being than a document that’s nearly two decades old.

“Kevin should be thinking about the kids instead of himself. She also said that Kevin has plenty of other homes for him to choose from to make it his primary home,” they claimed.

Costner’s latest troubles come during difficult negotiations over his popular western series Yellowstone.

The show’s creator and showrunner, Taylor Sheridan, has negotiated with the actor to let him return to film some final episodes to direct his character, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The series will reportedly end after the end of the second part of Yellowstone’s season five, though the scripts are reportedly not yet written, and the ongoing WGA writers’ strike will prevent work on it until it’s resolved.