Kevin Costner’s estranged wife Christine Baumgartner has claimed that he broke the news of their divorce to their children on a short Zoom call. A court filing obtained by the news outlet PEOPLE says Christine alleged that Kevin told their children – Grace, 13, Hayes, 14, and Cayden, 16 – about their divorce on a Zoom call while filming on location in Las Vegas.
"The children’s welfare has always been my highest priority, and I was concerned they would find out about the divorce before Kevin and I could tell them. It was important for me that we tell the children in person and together," Christine alleged in the documents.
Christine said she confided in Kevin that she was afraid the children would get the news through an "outside source” and shared "several articles about the importance of talking to the children as a united front.” She expected they would do it together.
"He disregarded my proposal to do what I felt was right based on research and my relationship with the children. Instead, he insisted that he had the right to tell them that we were getting divorced 'first' and tell them privately 'without me present,'" Christine claimed.
"After a 24-year relationship, from his hotel room in Las Vegas, Kevin told our three children that we were getting divorced over a 10-minute Zoom call without me present," she said. "I am still confused by his motivation to do this via a very short Zoom session, especially since he was planning on being home five days later. He also could have easily come home from Las Vegas to have the conversation in person.
{{/usCountry}}"After a 24-year relationship, from his hotel room in Las Vegas, Kevin told our three children that we were getting divorced over a 10-minute Zoom call without me present," she said. "I am still confused by his motivation to do this via a very short Zoom session, especially since he was planning on being home five days later. He also could have easily come home from Las Vegas to have the conversation in person.
{{/usCountry}}Kevin and Christine, married for 18 years, are reportedly splitting after the latter filed for divorce. They tied the knot in September 2004. Kevin is father to four other children – Annie, Lily, Joe and Liam – from his previous relationships.