Kevin Costner claimed he cannot find the money for to fork out estranged wife Christine Baumgartner $248,000 a month in baby support now that he is no for a longer time “under contract” for Yellowstone.
“I will receive considerably less in 2023 than I did in 2022. This is due to the fact I am no longer beneath deal for Yellowstone, the principal source of my cash flow last year,” Costner, 68, said in files submitted on Wednesday, June 28, and obtained by Us Weekly the next working day. “The fastened quantity ‘pay or play’ and episodic compensation I obtained has ceased. Now, any payment I receive from Yellowstone will derive only from my back-end contractual participation rights, which amounts are not fastened.”
Costner, who has starred as patriarch John Dutton on the family drama due to the fact it premiered in 2018, extra that a “recent report from the producer for Yellowstone confirmed he was not owed any participation money” — a assert he has since “disputed” — and that he has but to acquire any compensation from the collection this year.
Paramount Network formally announced in May that Yellowstone will end with its fifth season, the initially 50 percent of which concluded in January. The next batch of episodes had been to begin with slated to premiere in the summertime, but had been pushed back again to drop. The information came after months of speculation about a rift in between creator Taylor Sheridan and Costner, who reportedly preferred off the series. The extent of Costner’s participation in the ultimate episodes of Yellowstone has nonetheless to be confirmed. (Paramount has however to reply to a request for comment from Us Weekly.)
Very last week, Baumgartner, 49 — who submitted for divorce from Costner in May — claimed in files obtained by Us that her estranged spouse helps make an believed $1,537,000 a thirty day period from his many careers as an actor and director. She shown their monthly expenses — which have been compensated entirely by Costner — as above $550,000 and observed she did not have the money to retain the family’s latest way of living. (She filed the paperwork after Costner took lawful motion to oust her from their shared dwelling.)
Costner, having said that, mentioned in Wednesday’s documents that his estranged spouse did “not give a genuine photograph of my money flow” by “looking only at very last year’s income.” Thanks to the character of his career, Costner reported that how substantially he earns is “variable and can alter fairly dramatically” based on the calendar year. He referred to as her request for $248,000 a thirty day period “astonishing” and a little something he simply cannot find the money for to shell out. “Nor can I manage to pay back these amounts and pay out my living and company bills devoid of liquidating assets,” he additional.
Costner, who shares youngsters Cayden 16, Hayden 14, and Grace, 13, with Baumgartner, also noted in his submitting that he told his estranged spouse 2023 “would be a tricky yr financially” if he was not operating on Yellowstone and he would likely have to “defer my salary on the Horizon movie assignments to the back-end (which I did). Christine explained to me she comprehended.”
The Horizon saga — which is co-prepared, made and directed by Costner — is an forthcoming American epic Western movie costarring Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Luke Wilson and Thomas Haden Church. A few sequels have previously been greenlit, with the initially having started filming in August 2022. In May well, Costner confirmed that filming was underway on the 2nd film.
To counter Baumgarner’s $280,000 for every month request, Costner — who reported Baumgartner allegedly “allocates 60 p.c of expenses” for personalized requirements like “a non-public trainer” and “plastic surgery” — made available on Thursday to proceed to fork out $51,940 a thirty day period plus 100 percent of the children’s well being coverage, their extracurricular costs, daughter Grace’s non-public university tuition and Cayden’s vehicle fees.
