Kevin Costner's estranged wife Christine gushes over 'charming' actor trends now
Kevin Costner's estranged wife has described how she was instantly wowed when she first met 'the handsome, charming movie star' when she was age 18 and he was 37 in court documents obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com.
Christine Baumgartner's effusive description is in her latest court filing in the couple's divorce battle – in which she also reveals extensive details of their extravagant lives together.
Baumgartner also asserted that his hit show Yellowstone was not the reason for the split.
'I have avoided being public about the reasons for our divorce,' she wrote. 'I have done this to protect our family's privacy. I did not pressure Kevin to leave the Yellowstone show.
'Kevin's public attacks on me are harmful for our family. I believe they are meant to pressure me to move out without a temporary child support agreement in place.'
Kevin Costner's estranged wife Christine Baumgartner wrote to a judge in a plea to get $248,000 a month in child support from the actor. She wrote how she was instantly wowed when she first met Costner at 18 and detailed their extravagant life together
Christine Baumgartner's effusive description is in her latest court filing in the couple's divorce battle – in which she also reveals extensive details of their extravagant lives together
Baumgartner asserted that hit show Yellowstone was not the reason for the split. 'I did not pressure Kevin to leave the Yellowstone show'
Baumgartner, 49, recalled the magic moment they met in 1992 in support of her bid for $248,000 in child support for the couple's three teenagers.
Baumgartner wrote, 'I met Kevin on the golf course at the Alisal Ranch (an exclusive 'dude' ranch in Solvang, California) when I was eighteen years old,' she wrote in papers filed in Santa Barbara Superior Court, California.
'We played our first game of golf six years later and started dating shortly thereafter.
'Kevin was handsome, charming and a movie star. We traveled the world in private planes, stayed in luxurious hotels and private homes.'
She also said she was the driving force for the Field of Dreams star to realize his own dreams, writing: 'During our marriage, I encouraged Kevin to wear many hats and live his dreams, even if that meant spending time away from our family.
'I encouraged him to reconnect with his former bandmates from college and to start a new band. He became a singer/songwriter and toured for weeks at a time in many countries. He became an investor in several companies, some of which were through my connections.'
She added: 'Despite all of Kevin's commitments, I made sure to always keep him and the children connected as much as possible. I never questioned the time or commitment it took for him to do what he loved.'
Baumgartner also revealed in the court documents obtained by DailyMail.com that Costner broke the news to their three kids that their parents were divorcing via a 10-minute Zoom call.
The star of hit TV drama Yellowstone called them from his hotel room in Las Vegas despite Christine imploring him to allow them to tell them together to soften the blow, she says in the new filings.
'Kevin was handsome, charming and a movie star. We traveled the world in private planes, stayed in luxurious hotels and private homes,' she wrote
The pair wed in September 2004. It was Costner's second marriage following his divorce from Cindy Silva in 1994
The couple had a private wedding at his ranch in Aspen, Colorado
The handbag designer and former model said in one new document: 'The children's welfare has always been my highest priority, and I was concerned they would find out about the divorce before Kevin and I could tell them.
'It was important for me that we tell the children in person and together. I explained this to Kevin and shared several articles about the importance of talking to the children as a united front. I requested that we do this as
