The Hollywood actor and his wife, with whom he had three children, announce their separation in the American press.
Kevin Costner and his wife Christine Baumgartner are separating after 18 years of marriage. The actor of Dancing with the wolves announced their divorce through a cryptic statement from her spokesperson to US media, including People:
“Elements that do not depend on him have come to light, and it follows that Mr. Costner must take part in the dissolution of his marriage”, can we read.
“We ask that his privacy, that of Christine and their children be respected at this difficult time for them,” he adds.
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner, handbag designer and former model, married in Colorado in 2004, as reported CNN. They have three children together: Cayden, 15, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 12. Kevin Costner is the father of seven children born from three different unions.
Second Divorce
According to the Los Angeles Times, the divorce petition comes from Christine Baumgartner, 49. The American media quotes TMZa people site always very well informed, which claims that she has requested joint custody of their children, which the 68-year-old actor also wants.
The LA Times continues by recalling that this is a second divorce for Kevin Costner after his separation from his first wife, Cindy Silva, in 1994. Forbes evokes one of the most expensive divorces in Hollywood history, with a settlement set at $80 million paid by the actor to Cindy Silva. According TMZChristine Baumgartner is not asking for child support.
After being one of Hollywood’s most prominent actors in the 1980s and 1990s, with cult films like Bodyguard or Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, Kevin Costner was more discreet. For a few years, he has been the star of the American series Yellowstone which earned him the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Series last January.
