Kevin Costner, 68, took the stand Friday in his ongoing dramatic divorce battle with estranged wife Christine Baumgartner, 49, who was also in the courtroom.
The couple, who married in 2004 and share three kids together, began divorce proceedings in May citing “irreconcilable differences.”
Costner was questioned about his funds and expenses, which proceed to be at the center of the legal fight as the couple has did not agree on child support payments.
The actor recently starred in Paramount’s canceled hit show “Yellowstone,” raking in $1,468,953 monthly.
“Somewhere along the line they wanted to alter things,” Costner said of the “Yellowstone” filming process, in response to Fox News.
“They desired to do [Season] 5A and 5B. I used to be going to do my movie ‘Horizon’ and leave that show, do my movie, then do B. A show I used to be only doing every year I used to be now doing twice.”
He claimed that he had been offered $24 million to do seasons five, six and 7 of “Yellowstone,” but scheduling and artistic issues ended the negotiations, and the show was eventually canceled.
![Kevin Costner in Yellowstone](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/NYPICHPDPICT000022762891.jpg?w=1024)
Costner went on to shoot two “Horizon” movies — they’re planned to be a four-part series.
The star reportedly funded $20 million for the movies and owns a 3rd share in the franchise but has not collected the $24 million he was to bring home for each works, claiming that he has deferred payment to avoid overstretching the budget.
“I’d have liked to have it. I feel anyone would, but I did what I assumed was right,” he told the court, in response to the Each day Mail.
![Kevin Costner and Laura Wasser outside the court house](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/NYPICHPDPICT000030050480.jpg?w=776)
Costner was also questioned about his five-lot beachfront property which Baumgartner claims is value between $75 million and $95 million.
She is reportedly renting a house for $40,000 a month, which she insists shouldn’t be as much as par for her and her children and goals to upgrade to a $150,000-a-month home along with her requested child support payments.
Costner said that the properties were “comparable” but not “equal.”
![Christine Baumgartner outside the courthouse](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/NYPICHPDPICT000030041439.jpg?w=730)
Asked if he would swap homes together with his ex, Costner, reportedly burst out laughing: “This is difficult!”
“No, I’d not but not because I don’t think that house is comparable. I even have raised three children in my home, their hands are in the stone. I feel most individuals would understand that.”
But he was sure to notice that Baumgartner’s home included some features that his didn’t.
His attorney Laura Wasser accused Baumgartner of creating “unreasonable” financial demands to fund her own lavish lifestyle despite having already received a $1.5 million payout — an amount laid out in the former couple’s prenuptial agreement in the event of a divorce.
![Actor Kevin Costner, wife Christine Baumgartner and children Grace Avery Costner, Hayes Logan Costner and Cayden Wyatt Costner](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/NYPICHPDPICT000029182301.jpg?w=842)
Wasser called Baumgartner’s demands an “overreach” and noted that a review of the prenuptial agreement and spousal support can be reviewed in court in November.
“Even in LA, I even have never seen a toddler support request this high,” she said.
This comes after Baumgartner formally requested a judge set a latest monthly child support payment, raising the request from $129,755 to $161,592 on Thursday. Costner reportedly desires to pay $60,000 monthly.
For now, Costner is scheduled to return to the stand later this afternoon as a witness for his own legal defense.