<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/reese-witherspoon-announces-divorce-from-jim-toth-after-12-years-of-marriage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reese Witherspoon</a> had something to say about rumors that surfaced earlier this week that she and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-talks-leaving-yellowstone-hints-at-possible-court-battle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin Costner</a> have started dating.
The 47-year-old actress broke her silence on Thursday over reports that she and Costner have been talking a whole lot lately and that discussions over a possible project together had turned into something more following both stars&#8217; recent divorces.
&#8220;This story is completely fabricated and not true,&#8221; a representative for the &#8220;Legally Blonde&#8221; star told <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/11/09/entertainment/reese-witherspoons-rep-responds-to-kevin-costner-dating-rumors/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Page Six</a>.
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The rumors started after Australian publication <a href="https://www.newidea.com.au/reese-witherspoon-kevin-costner-relationship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Idea</a> reported that an insider said, &#8220;Kevin&#8217;s had his eye on Reese ever since she won her Oscar, but he didn&#8217;t count on finding her absolutely charming as hell.&#8221;
&#8220;They&#8217;ve been calling and texting on the pretense of finding the perfect script, but it&#8217;s becoming almost a daily occurrence,&#8221; the alleged insider added.
&#8220;No-one is surprised that Kevin and Reese have hit it off,&#8221; the alleged source continued. &#8220;They&#8217;re extremely compatible.&#8221;
In March, Witherspoon announced she and ex-husband Jim Toth were separating after 11 years of marriage, just days before their 12th wedding anniversary, the <a href="https://theblast.com/518944/reese-witherspoon-is-officially-divorced-from-jim-toth-after-signing-agreement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blast</a> noted.
&#8220;We have some personal news to share… It is with a great deal of care and consideration that we have made the difficult decision to divorce,&#8221; the since-deleted post on Instagram read. &#8220;We have enjoyed so many wonderful years together and are moving forward with deep love, kindness, and mutual respect for everything we have created together.&#8221;
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&#8220;Our biggest priority is our son and our entire family as we navigate this next chapter,&#8221; the post added. &#8220;These matters are never easy and are extremely personal. We truly appreciate everyone&#8217;s respect for our family&#8217;s privacy at this time.&#8221;
The &#8220;Sweet Home Alabama&#8221; star and Toth <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/reese-witherspoon-breaks-her-silence-172402575.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">share</a> a son together. Their divorce was finalized in August. The superstar actress also shares two children from a previous marriage.
In May, reports surfaced that Costner and his then-wife Christine Baumgartner were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-star-kevin-costners-wife-files-for-divorce-after-18-years-of-marriage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">divorcing</a> after 18 years of marriage.
&#8220;It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action,&#8221; a representative for the &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; star said in a <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/celebrity/9587053/reese-witherspoon-kevin-costner-dating-rumors/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
&#8220;We ask that his, Christine&#8217;s, and their children&#8217;s privacy be respected as they navigate this difficult time,&#8221; the statement added.
The pair share three children together. Their divorce was finalized in September.

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The &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; universe is growing after the highly-anticipated upcoming Season 5 comes to an end — with two more spinoffs of the series following <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-talks-leaving-yellowstone-hints-at-possible-court-battle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin Costner</a>&#8216;s departure from the Paramount show.
The upcoming season will mark the end of the current Dutton family saga led by Costner&#8217;s character, John Dutton, when it premieres in November 2024. However, two spinoffs are in the works, from the existing producers MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/yellowstone-premiere-date-final-episodes-more-spinoffs-1235635194/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollywood Reporter</a> reported.
One of the shows will put the Duttons in the present day — with a working title of &#8220;2024&#8221; — and the other will follow in the footsteps of the two other &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-creator-breaks-silence-on-show-ending-kevin-costner-exit-im-disappointed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yellowstone</a>&#8221; prequels &#8220;1883&#8221; and &#8220;1923,&#8221; with a current show title of &#8220;1944,&#8221; the outlet noted.
&#8220;Within five years, we grew &#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; from a hit U.S. cable show with five million viewers into a global hit franchise with over 100 million fans around the world and multiple extensions — and we&#8217;re just getting started,&#8221; Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios, said.
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The final episodes of “Yellowstone” are now slated to air in November 2024.
In addition, Paramount has greenlit two new spinoff series — “1944” and a contemporary series currently titled “2024.”
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— Variety (@Variety) <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1720071488345198657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 2, 2023</a></blockquote>
&#8220;On the heels of &#8216;1883&#8217; and &#8216;1923&#8217;s&#8217; success, our new planned spinoffs, 1944 and 2024, will take audiences on a thrilling, new and unexpected journey with the complex and compelling storytelling that has become a hallmark of the franchise and has helped turn it into a worldwide cultural phenomenon thanks to the creative mastermind of Taylor Sheridan,&#8221; he added.
&#8220;The global success of &#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; continues to thrill and excite us at 101 Studios and Bosque Ranch,&#8221; 101 Studios CEO David Glasser added. &#8220;This has been such an exhilarating ride with our partners at MTV Entertainment Studios and we can&#8217;t wait to bring 1944 and 2024 to audiences everywhere.&#8221;
The &#8220;2024&#8221; series is expected to follow the Dutton&#8217;s story, but with new characters and locations, along with existing ones. But whether those existing characters include stars of the show like Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, Luke Grimes, and or Wes Bentley has yet to have been provided.
Earlier this year, rumors surfaced that Costner was leaving the show at the height of its popularity. He recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-talks-leaving-yellowstone-hints-at-possible-court-battle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opened</a> up about what caused his departure from the popular series over a scheduling conflict.
&#8220;Somewhere along the line they wanted to change things,&#8221; Costner said of the &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; filming process. &#8220;They wanted to do 5A and 5B … affected ‘&#8217;Horizon.&#8217; I was going to do my movie ‘&#8217;Horizon&#8217; and leave that show, do my movie, then do B. A show I was only doing once a year I was now doing twice.&#8221;
Costner said Paramount &#8220;walked away&#8221; from negotiations.  &#8220;We did negotiate. There were issues about creative. I tried to break the log jam. They walked away.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-talks-leaving-yellowstone-hints-at-possible-court-battle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin Costner Talks Leaving &#8216;Yellowstone,&#8217; Hints At Possible Court Battle</a>

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Superstar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin Costner</a> opened up about what caused him to leave his hit Paramount TV series &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; and hinted that a possible court battle could be in his future over the series ending at the end of Season 5.
During the 68-year-old actor&#8217;s appearance on Friday in court to deal with his custody battle over his monthly child support payments to his estranged wife <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costners-estranged-wife-addressed-yellowstone-exit-rumors-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christine Baumgartner</a> for the care of their three children, the &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; star was asked about the drama on the series after it was reported he walked away from the show, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kevin-costner-hints-yellowstone-lawsuit-during-heated-divorce-battle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> noted.
&#8220;Somewhere along the line they wanted to change things,&#8221; Costner said of the &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; filming process. &#8220;They wanted to do 5A and 5B … affected &#8216;Horizon.&#8217; I was going to do my movie &#8216;Horizon&#8217; and leave that show, do my movie, then do B.&#8221;
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&#8220;Horizon: An American Saga,&#8221; a four-part movie series, is currently in &#8220;post production&#8221; and the &#8220;Field of Dreams&#8221; star said the production schedule of his western drama came at a &#8220;critical&#8221; time in the process.
&#8220;A show I was only doing once a year I was now doing twice,&#8221; the Hollywood star said, noting that he had originally been offered $24 million to do seasons five, six and seven before all the scheduling drama and &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; was canceled.
&#8220;I will probably go to court over it,&#8221; Costner added, when asked by Baumgartner&#8217;s lawyer if he had received a payout for Season 5.
When pressed by her attorney if he was &#8220;offered&#8221; to &#8220;do season six,&#8221; the actor said it was &#8220;complicated,&#8221; the outlet noted.
&#8220;We did negotiate,&#8221; he added. &#8220;There were issues about creative. I tried to break the log jam. They walked away.&#8221;
Earlier this year, rumors surfaced that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-star-discusses-rumors-kevin-costner-is-leaving-the-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Costner</a> was leaving the show at the height of its popularity. At the time, some speculated that Baumgartner had pressured him to do so before their split. She filed for divorce on May 1 from &#8220;The Postman&#8221; star after 18 years of marriage, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-wins-court-battle-against-estranged-wife-after-judge-sides-with-him-on-child-support-payments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">citing</a> &#8220;irreconcilable differences.&#8221;
The &#8220;Dances with Wolves&#8221; star was previously married to Cindy Costner, with whom he shares three children: Annie, 39, Lily, 37, and Joe, 35. The couple divorced in 1994. He also has a son, Liam, 27, with Bridget Rooney.
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Kevin Costner Talks Leaving 'Yellowstone,’ Hints At Possible Court Battle

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin Costner</a> won a court battle against his estranged wife <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costners-estranged-wife-accuses-him-of-withholding-financial-info-amid-divorce-battle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christine Baumgartner</a> after a judge sided with the star on child support payments after the couple filed for divorce in May following nearly 20 years of marriage.
Judge Thomas Anderle ruled on Friday that the 68-year-old actor would pay $63,209 monthly in his custody battle after the &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-thanks-fans-after-yellowstone-scores-first-major-award-explains-why-he-missed-ceremony" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yellowstone</a>&#8221; star was initially temporarily ordered to pay the former handbag designer, 49, in July $129,755 for support of the estranged couple&#8217;s kids, Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kevin-costner-wins-divorce-court-battle-child-support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> reported.
The ruling came after Baumgartner had asked for an increase of the initial payment to $161,592 during a Thursday hearing, <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kevin-costner-spotted-son-winning-060033323.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yahoo Entertainment</a> noted.
The actor&#8217;s wife initially filed a request in June of $248,000 per month for child support, <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/09/01/kevin-costner-ordered-to-pay-estranged-wife-63k-in-child-support/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a> noted. Costner asked for the support payments to be $51,000.
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During a hearing on Friday, Costner took the stand and said, &#8220;Somehow in this unusual world, we didn&#8217;t make it, and I&#8217;m sorry,&#8221; <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kevin-costner-spotted-son-winning-060033323.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yahoo</a> noted.
&#8220;The last thing I wanted was to not be able to come home to my home with my children,&#8221; the Hollywood star told the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kevin-costner-wins-divorce-court-battle-child-support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">court</a>. &#8220;We did a prenup.&#8221;
&#8220;My biggest concern now is that the court orders me to pay child support so much so that … I run out of cash,&#8221; he added.
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The &#8220;Field of Dreams&#8221; star spoke to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kevin-costner-wins-divorce-court-battle-child-support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> and said that his world has &#8220;been shook up&#8221; by the divorce.
&#8220;So, there’s a few things I have to do with this seismic change,&#8221; Costner said. &#8220;There&#8217;s a few responsibilities I can&#8217;t run away from. Mostly what I have to do is figure out how to spend more time with the children and help walk them through this … spend a little time with myself.&#8221;
Costner and Baumgartner split in April, per court documents. In May, Christine <a href="https://people.com/kevin-costner-wife-christine-never-pressured-him-to-leave-yellowstone-before-breakup-7550917" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed for divorce</a> from &#8220;The Postman&#8221; star after 18 years of marriage, citing &#8220;irreconcilable differences.&#8221;
The &#8220;Dances with Wolves&#8221; star was previously married to Cindy Costner, with whom he shares three children: Annie, 39, Lily, 37, and Joe, 35. The couple divorced in 1994. He also has a son, Liam, 27, with Bridget Rooney.
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Kevin Costner Wins Court Battle Against Estranged Wife After Judge Sides With Him On Child Support Payments

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner">Kevin Costner</a>’s divorce drama is still going strong as estranged <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">wife</a> Christine accused the actor of “withholding” financial information ahead of a court hearing on child support.
The former handbag designer, 49, and the “Yellowstone” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood">actor</a>, 68, announced they were divorcing in May after being married for 18 years. They have three children: Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13.
Court documents filed this week show how Christine petitioned the court to compel her ex to produce documents related to his business dealings, including upcoming entertainment projects, per a report from <a href="https://people.com/kevin-costner-ex-accuses-withholding-evidence-finances-he-responds-7814351">People</a>. 
“[Kevin] has requested a multi-day evidentiary hearing on [Christine’s] request for child support, at which time the Court will receive evidence regarding [Kevin’s] gross cash flow available for support and anticipated future income. [Kevin] has also requested a trial to determine the validity of the parties&#8217; Premarital Agreement, the unconscionability of which will depend on an analysis of how the terms of that agreement compare to the parties&#8217; present financial realities,” Christine’s lawyer wrote in the document.
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“The Court will need to receive evidence regarding those circumstances to make its determination. However, [Christine] will be unable to present any evidence that [Kevin] has chosen to withhold from discovery,” the attorney wrote.
Christine had requested $248,000 per month in child support in June. Despite Costner’s income being a reported $20 million, the actor disputed the request and said he could not afford that amount.  
Costner has been actively promoting his new Western series, “Horizon,” which was mentioned in the documents. 
The attorneys asked for details on the upcoming project &#8220;as such documents evidence his future endeavors and anticipated income.” They accuse the actor of “withholding” this paperwork in particular. 
The “Yellowstone” actor’s attorney responded to the request, the outlet noted, calling it “burdensome, oppressive and harassing.”
“These documents have no bearing on Christine&#8217;s request for child support and her ability to calculate Kevin&#8217;s gross cash flow available for child support,” an attorney for Costner wrote of the request.
Christine is entitled to a $1.5 million payout per the premarital agreement and was temporarily awarded $129,755 per month in child support in July.

Kevin Costner’s Estranged Wife Accuses Him Of ‘Withholding’ Financial Info Amid Divorce Battle

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&#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-is-officially-ending-new-sequel-series-to-debut-immediately-after-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yellowstone</a>&#8221; star Kelly Reilly hinted that the love her character Beth Dutton has finally found with her on-screen love interest Rip Wheeler, played by Cole Hauser, isn&#8217;t meant to last.
The 46-year-old actress, who plays the wild daughter of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-creator-breaks-silence-on-show-ending-kevin-costner-exit-im-disappointed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin Costner&#8217;s</a> character John Dutton, said in a <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/yellowstone-kelly-reilly-beth-dutton-will-lose-rip-in-the-end/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recent interview</a> that she has often disagreed with &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; co-creator and writer Taylor Sheridan when it comes to her character and that she&#8217;s basically in the dark about the character&#8217;s storyline.
&#8220;Beth is haunted by her past,&#8221; Reilly said in a behind-the-scenes clip on the Blu-ray and DVD release of &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; season 5, part one, per <a href="https://www.insider.com/yellowstone-kelly-reilly-beth-taylor-sheridan-vision-storyline-2023-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Insider.com</a>. &#8220;She has a lot of regrets, and she has a lot of secrets that he doesn&#8217;t know. So there is something that is under the surface that will one day, I&#8217;m sure, come, and she&#8217;s probably certain that she will lose him.&#8221;
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&#8220;I&#8217;m coming to it almost the same as the audience,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I mean, I have my hopes and thoughts for the character. Also, as I&#8217;ve played her for over five years now, I feel like I know her so well, but I&#8217;m still learning.&#8221;
&#8220;There are still things that I read and I didn&#8217;t expect, or sometimes I wish for something else for her, but that&#8217;s the same as the audience,&#8221; Reilly continued. &#8220;We&#8217;re all sort of beholden to the vision of the storyteller and we serve the story. Who knows what&#8217;s going to happen? I find that exciting as an actor.&#8221;
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Beth, who has been played by Reilly since the Paramount network series premiered in 2018, finally tied the knot with Hauser&#8217;s character at the end of season 4 following the pair&#8217;s long-standing off-and-on relationship throughout the years.
The hit series is set to come to an end at the conclusion of the second half of season 5 following a contract dispute between Costner and Paramount. The show was previously scheduled to air in summer 2023, but with the ongoing strike among writers and actors with the studios, it is likely the <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/yellowstone-kelly-reilly-beth-dutton-will-lose-rip-in-the-end/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">end of the season</a> won&#8217;t happen until next year.
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“Yellowstone” actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin Costner</a> considers himself a true <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taylor-swift" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift</a> fan now.
The 68-year-old star recounted his recent experience of attending a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concert</a> with his daughter, saying that he was “blown away” by the show.
&#8220;My videos are blurry, but I had an amazing time with my daughter at the [Taylor Swift] show,&#8221; Costner shared Thursday on Thursday. &#8220;I was absolutely blown away watching her art bring so many people together. I had a great view of her band and had a blast watching them, too. An inspiring night. I’m officially a Swiftie!&#8221;  
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Besides the video post, Costner shared an update in Instagram stories that included more clips of Swift dancing on stage. &#8220;I guess I&#8217;m officially a Swiftie,&#8221; he wrote in a caption that appeared on the video.
This is high praise coming from Costner, who is involved in the music industry himself. He has been part of the country rock band Kevin Costner &amp; Modern West since 2007. Some of his newest tracks were inspired by the hit series “Yellowstone” and are featured in the third season of the show.
The actor filed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-star-kevin-costners-wife-files-for-divorce-after-18-years-of-marriage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">divorce papers</a> in May to end his marriage with his wife of 18 years, Christine Baumgartner. She is seeking $248,000 in monthly child support payments for their three children, sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, and daughter Grace, 13.
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“It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action,” a representative for Costner told TMZ at the time. “We ask that his, Christine’s, and their children’s privacy be respected as they navigate this difficult time.”
The “Yellowstone” star was previously married to Cindy Costner and shares three children with her: Annie, 39, Lily, 36, and Joe, 35. They divorced in 1994.
He also has a son, Liam, 26, with Bridget Rooney.

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Kevin Costner&#8217;s estranged wife, Christine <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-star-kevin-costners-wife-files-for-divorce-after-18-years-of-marriage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Baumgartner</a>, reportedly addressed rumors about her husbands&#8217; sudden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-hints-at-new-western-movie-amid-yellowstone-exit">departure</a> from the hit TV series &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; in a court filing, according to the Daily Mail.
The 68-year-old actor&#8217;s wife reportedly claimed the Paramount show had nothing to do with the couple&#8217;s divorce proceedings after nearly 20 years of marriage, according to court documents obtained by the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12223657/Kevin-Costners-estranged-wife-Christine-gushes-charming-actor.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>.
&#8220;I have avoided being public about the reasons for our divorce,&#8221; Baumgartner wrote. &#8220;I have done this to protect our family&#8217;s privacy. I did not pressure Kevin to leave the &#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; show.&#8221;
&#8220;Kevin&#8217;s public attacks on me are harmful for our family,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I believe they are meant to pressure me to move out without a temporary child support agreement in place.&#8221;
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Earlier this year, rumors surfaced that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-star-discusses-rumors-kevin-costner-is-leaving-the-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Costner</a> was leaving the show at the height of its popularity. At the time, some speculated that Baumgartner had pressured him to do so before their split. She <a href="https://people.com/kevin-costner-wife-christine-never-pressured-him-to-leave-yellowstone-before-breakup-7550917" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> for divorce on May 1.
The creator of the hit western show, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-creator-breaks-silence-on-show-ending-kevin-costner-exit-im-disappointed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Sheridan</a>, recently opened up about Costner&#8217;s exit and admitted he&#8217;s &#8220;disappointed.&#8221;
&#8220;My opinion of Kevin as an actor hasn&#8217;t altered,&#8221; Sheridan told the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/taylor-sheridan-yellowstone-interview-1235519261/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollywood Reporter</a>. &#8220;His creation of John Dutton is symbolic and powerful … and I&#8217;ve never had an issue with Kevin that he and I couldn&#8217;t work out on the phone. But once lawyers get involved, then people don&#8217;t get to talk to each other and start saying things that aren’t true and attempt to shift blame based on how the press or public seem to be reacting.&#8221;
&#8220;He took a lot of this on the chin and I don&#8217;t know that anyone deserves it,&#8221; Sheridan added. &#8220;His movie seems to be a great priority to him and he wants to shift focus. I sure hope [the movie is] worth it — and that it&#8217;s a good one.&#8221;
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&#8220;I&#8217;m disappointed,&#8221; Sheridan continued. &#8220;It truncates the closure of his character. It doesn&#8217;t alter it, but it truncates it.&#8221;
In February, reports surfaced that Costner&#8217;s character, John Dutton, could be leaving the series due to scheduling conflicts — and Paramount said little at the time to dispel those rumors.
In May, sources close to the production told <a href="https://www.etonline.com/yellowstone-kevin-costner-not-returning-after-season-5-exclusive-203893" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Entertainment Tonight</a> that Costner is not returning to the show after the fifth season. Filming on the remaining episodes of season 5 has yet to get underway.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-stars-admit-theyre-in-dark-as-to-kevin-costners-future-say-filming-hasnt-started-for-rest-of-season" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; Stars Admit They&#8217;re In Dark As To Kevin Costner&#8217;s Future, Say Filming Hasn&#8217;t Started For Rest Of Season</a>

Kevin Costner’s Estranged Wife Addressed ‘Yellowstone’ Exit Rumors: Report

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner">Kevin Costner</a>’s estranged wife Christine Baumgartner is seeking $248,000 in monthly child support payments, according to recently filed court documents.
The former handbag designer alleges the figure &#8220;is less than the amount needed to maintain the children in their accustomed lifestyle,” per a report from <a href="https://people.com/kevin-costner-estranged-wife-christine-requests-248k-child-support-7550920">People</a>. Baumgartner also requests that Costner continue paying 100% of private-school tuition, extracurricular activities and sports, plus health-care expenses for their three children. The couple was married for 18 years before filing for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marriage">divorce</a> on May 2. 
They share two sons, Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, and daughter Grace, 13.
The documents state that Costner’s 2022 income was $19,517,0641, per the report from People. There was also a breakdown of the family’s expenses totaling $6,645,285, which included travel, entertaining, catering, and upkeep on multiple properties.
This brought their income after expenses and taxes to $7,595,520. 
Baumgartner was refusing to leave the former couple’s residence despite a clause in their prenuptial agreement mandating that she do so within 30 days of a divorce filing, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costners-estranged-wife-refuses-to-vacate-home-until-financial-demands-are-met-report">reported</a>.
The documents laid out terms for the “Yellowstone” actor to pay $38,000 a month in child support plus provide “100% of certain child related costs, including private school tuition, books, fees and uniforms and school trips, children’s sports, camps and other agreed upon extracurricular activities.”
Costner would also pay $30,000 monthly toward a rental home for Christine and $10,000 toward moving costs. His total estimated net worth is $145 million.
The 68-year-old actor recently made headlines for his decision to leave the hit television series “Yellowstone” and pursue his own Western-themed project, “Horizon.” 
In mid-May, Costner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-hints-at-new-western-movie-amid-yellowstone-exit">shared an image</a> to social media of a director’s chair in front of a desert landscape that said, “We’re deep into the production of #HorizonFilm, and, I have to tell you, I haven’t felt this way about a movie since we were making ‘Dances With Wolves.’ Can’t wait to share it with all of you.”

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Kevin Costner’s Estranged Wife Requests $248K Monthly For Child Support: Report

Kevin Costner's Estranged Wife Requests $248K Monthly For Child Support: Report

Taylor Sheridan, creator of the hit series “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone">Yellowstone</a>,” recently did an interview with <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/taylor-sheridan-yellowstone-interview-1235519261/">The Hollywood Reporter</a> discussing his thoughts on the show coming to an end with lead actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner">Kevin Costner</a> exiting.
“My last conversation with Kevin was that he had this passion project he wanted to direct. He and the network were arguing about when he could be done with ‘Yellowstone.’ I said, ‘We can certainly work a schedule toward [his preferred exit date],’ which we did,” Sheridan said.
Fans were shocked that Costner would choose to depart when the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">show</a> was more popular than ever, with multiple spinoffs, including “1923” and “1883,” on the air and several others in the works. But Sheridan said Costner wanted to work on his own Western-style project, which he’s apparently been developing for 35 years, instead of continuing with “Yellowstone.”
“My opinion of Kevin as an actor hasn’t altered,” Sheridan told THR. “His creation of John Dutton is symbolic and powerful … and I’ve never had an issue with Kevin that he and I couldn’t work out on the phone. But once lawyers get involved, then people don’t get to talk to each other and start saying things that aren’t true and attempt to shift blame based on how the press or public seem to be reacting.”
“He took a lot of this on the chin and I don’t know that anyone deserves it,” Sheridan continued. “His movie seems to be a great priority to him and he wants to shift focus. I sure hope [the movie is] worth it — and that it’s a good one.”
“I’m disappointed,” Sheridan said. “It truncates the closure of his character. It doesn’t alter it, but it truncates it.”
The interviewer noted how the “Yellowstone” creator hinted that John Dutton wouldn’t have survived through the entire series anyway. 
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“I don’t do f***-you car crashes,” Sheridan said, referencing a time when Shonda Rhimes killed off Patrick Dempsey’s character on “Grey’s Anatomy” amid rumors of drama on the set. “Whether [Dutton’s fate] inflates [Costner’s] ego or insults is collateral damage that I don’t factor in with regard to storytelling,” Sheridan said.
Sheridan confirmed that more spinoffs would happen, including one likely involving Matthew McConaughey. 
As for the end of the original &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; series, Sheridan said there could be more than six episodes in the second half of the fifth season. “If I think it takes 10 episodes to wrap it up, they’ll give me 10,” he said. “It’ll be as long as it needs to be.”

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‘Yellowstone’ Creator Breaks Silence On Show Ending, Kevin Costner Exit: ‘I’m Disappointed’

'Yellowstone' Creator Breaks Silence On Show Ending, Kevin Costner Exit

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Christine Baumgartner, the estranged wife of “Yellowstone” actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin Costner,</a> filed for divorce after 18 years of marriage on May 1, and now court documents seem to indicate she’s refusing to leave her home for financial reasons. 
<a href="https://radaronline.com/p/kevin-costner-accuses-ex-wife-christine-refusing-to-leave-mansion-divorce-prenup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Radar Online</a> accessed legal documents detailing the situation between the estranged couple. Costner and Baumgartner signed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marriage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prenuptial agreement</a> when they wed in 2004, which Costner says included the stipulation that she vacate their shared property within 30 days of any divorce filing. 
Now that time period has passed, and Costner is taking legal action for a breach of contract. Costner and his lawyer Laura Wasser are now asking the court to issue an order prohibiting Christine from continuing to occupy the residence.
The document reportedly says Baumgartner refuses to move out despite “multiple requests that she do so and despite Kevin’s offers to assist her financially in relocating to a new residence.”
The “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yellowstone</a>” star alleged that his estranged wife had “taken the position that she will not move out of Kevin’s separate property residence unless and until Kevin agrees to various financial demands.”
Costner also said he already gave Baumgartner a $1 million payment per the prenup agreement plus an additional $200,000 during earlier years of their marriage.
The couple shares custody of their three children: Cayden, 15; Hayes, 14; and Grace, 12. The document Radar Online accessed said Costner had also arranged a “comprehensive temporary child support and fee proposal, he has agreed to and has maintained the financial status quo since the Petition was filed, continuing to pay all of the parties’ children’s expenses, and he is negotiating a summer visitation schedule for the parties’ three teenage children.&#8221;
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TMZ initially reported that Baumgartner, a handbag designer, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-star-kevin-costners-wife-files-for-divorce-after-18-years-of-marriage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not seeking spousal support</a>.
“It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action,” a representative for Costner told the outlet just after news of the divorce filing broke.
“We ask that his, Christine’s, and their children’s privacy be respected as they navigate this difficult time.”

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Kevin Costner’s Estranged Wife Refuses To Vacate Home Until ‘Financial Demands’ Are Met: Report

Kevin Costner's Estranged Wife Refuses To Vacate Home Until 'Financial Demands' Are Met: Report

&#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-stars-admit-theyre-in-dark-as-to-kevin-costners-future-say-filming-hasnt-started-for-rest-of-season" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yellowstone</a>&#8221; star Wes Bentley said he has not seen any scripts for the end of the hit television series, and he thinks his character Jamie Dutton will &#8220;go out like a cannonball.&#8221;
The 44-year-old actor, who plays the adopted son of John Dutton (played by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-star-discusses-rumors-kevin-costner-is-leaving-the-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin Costner</a>), said he would &#8220;celebrate it being over&#8221; at the end of Season 5, according to the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/wes-bentley-yellowstone-ending-jamie-dutton-1235506233/">Hollywood Reporter</a>.
&#8220;We&#8217;re at a point where I think everything is possible with the Duttons,&#8221; Bentley said. &#8220;It&#8217;s so hot and combustible right now that it could blow them all up together. I think the potential for that is real. But I also know that I am always surprised by Taylor [Sheridan] and the turns and directions.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m kind of waiting for whatever extra thing he is thinking about that I&#8217;m not thinking about,&#8221; he added. &#8220;But with the tension and danger right now, it potentially could be either they are all gone, or one of them survives.&#8221;
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The character Jamie could &#8220;go out like a cannonball maybe. Just blow it all up. There was a switch in him. So with that forward momentum, it seems hard to avoid that he&#8217;s on the attack.&#8221;
Bentley reiterated that he has not seen the final scripts and said he doesn&#8217;t &#8220;have a clue where it’s going.&#8221;
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&#8220;Does he go down with John? Does John go down because of Jamie?&#8221; Bentley asked. &#8220;Does Jamie have a hand in it at all, or does it turn out Jamie tries to protect him? It&#8217;s hard to read Jamie. Is he playing everybody right now? He&#8217;s realizing now that he has this power and potential for more power? I can&#8217;t tell what&#8217;s real and what&#8217;s not with him. There are so many potential ways he deals with John&#8217;s ending.&#8221;
&#8220;It will always be there as one of the hardest things I&#8217;ve ever accomplished, or tried to accomplish, bringing out all the facets and nuances of this complicated character,&#8221; he added. &#8220;So I will miss it, but I will also celebrate it being over.&#8221;

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