The estranged wife of ‘Yellowstone” actor Kevin Costner have to be seeing red.
A judge has ordered Christine Baumgartner to pay his attorney’s fees.
The 49-year-old will probably be required to pay the $14,237.50 value of legal fees the actor accrued during discussions regarding whether or not Baumgartner understood the prenuptial agreement she signed before their wedding in 2004, TMZ reported.
It’s still unclear whether or not Baumgartner will challenge the prenup.
If she does and loses, she may even be required to pay the attorney’s fees incurred in defending the prenup.
The outlet previously reported that the 68-year-old actor’s legal team filed a court document asking if his former partner actually comprehended what she signed.
“Christine asserts she cannot admit or deny that she understood the Premarital Agreement because she (and apparently all of her attorneys) don’t understand the word ‘understand,’” the court docs read, per the outlet.
Costner’s lawyer, Laura Wasser, wrote within the filing, “Christine’s counsel asked for a definition of ‘understood’ and Kevin’s counsel provided the dictionary meaning of the word ‘understood,’ to wit, ‘comprehended or perceive the intended meaning of words.’”
Per TMZ, the filing got here after Baumgartner’s lawyer objected to Wasser stating that Baumgartner “understood the legal effect of the premarital agreement before you signed the premarital agreement.”
Her attorney responded stating that the “request is vague as to the scope and meaning of the terms ‘understood,’” adding that Baumgartner was “unable to confess or deny the request.”
Nonetheless, if the previous model challenges the prenup, TMZ reports that she’s going to should return the $1.5 million Costner gave her and pay his attorney’s fees.
This comes after Baumgartner lost her bid to extend her ex’s child support payments.
A judge ruled Friday that the “Yellowstone” star can be ordered to present Baumgartner just $63,209 monthly, in accordance with TMZ, a drastic drop from the $248,000 a month payment she requested.
The choice comes amid a bitter months-long saga that began when the famed couple filed for divorce in May, citing “irreconcilable differences” after an 18-year marriage.
Costner finally addressed the tense situation on Friday after his win. “This can be a horrible place to be, but that is where we’re at,” he told Access Hollywood.
“It feels so bad,” the actor said outside of the courtroom. “We’re talking about any individual I really like on the opposite side. I just can’t.”
Baumgartner has since reportedly moved out of the couple’s family home and begun planning to enter the workforce to support herself and her children.
