Christine Baumgartner (left), Josh Connor (center) and Kevin Costner (right).Photo:Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic, Tasos Katopodis/Getty, Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic
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Financier Josh Connor is only a friend toChristine Costner, her lawyer said in court Thursday as herdivorce proceedings with estranged husbandKevin Costnercontinue.
Both Christine, 49, and Kevin, 68, appeared at a Santa Barbara, California court for a child support hearing Thursday. At one point, Christine’s attorney John Rydell stated that Connor is merely a friend of Christine’s and “nothing more than that.”
During the hearing, Rydell said Christine’s brother gave her $80,000 to support her amid the divorce this summer. Rydell also said that Connor lent Christine $20,000 this summer when she appeared to be in “distress.“Christine and Connor were previously spotted spending time together in Hawaii back in July while Christine wason vacation with her kids. The sighting came more than two months after Christine originally filed for divorce from Kevin on May 1. She’d listed their date of separation as April 11.
Christine’s lawyer said in court Thursday that Connor lent her the $20,000 sum after that July vacation in Hawaii. On the stand, Christine said she slept in the same room as another friend, not Connor, during the trip, and answered “no” when asked whether Connor is her boyfriend. She also said he funded the Hawaii trip for “everyone.”
Christine Costner and Kevin Costner attend OmniPeace Foundation Presents Rock Rwanda Benefit Honoring Kevin & Christine Costner at Vibrato Grill Jazz on April 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Lester Cohen/Getty
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Kevin and Christine got married in 2004 with a prenup in place. They share three kids:Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13. Christinemoved out of the family’s homein Santa Barbara in late July in order to follow acourt order that mandated her to vacatethe property.
Kevin Costner and Christine in January 2015.Eric Charbonneau/Shutterstock
Eric Charbonneau/Shutterstock
Kevin’s lawyers also argued that he “does not know for a fact if [Christine] engaged in any ‘extramarital romantic relationships’ before separation and, if so, whether she spent any of his money or charged any expenses in furtherance of her affair(s) on credit cards he paid.”
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His side added, “[Kevin] has no responsive documents for ‘extramarital romantic relationships’ in which he engaged because he engaged in none.”
Christine and Kevin are set for a November trial to determine the validity of their premarital agreement. The agreement entitles Christine to a $1.5 million payout, which shepreviously indicated that she felt “pressured” to sign.
When the breakup made headlines, a rep for Kevin said “circumstances beyond his control have transpired” that led to the divorce filing. A source told PEOPLE at the time that the divorce “wasnot anything that [Kevin] wanted or sought, and if he could change the situation, he would.”
source: people.com
