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Kevin Costner’s attorney blasts Christine Baumgartner’s request for $885K in legal fees

Kevin Costner’s lawyer skewered Christine Baumgartner’s request for the actor to pay his estranged wife an alleged $885,000 in legal fees.

After Baumgartner’s legal team claimed she will be charged the staggering sum to argue her case against the former couple’s prenuptial agreement, Costner’s high-powered attorney Laura Wasser argued in a new filing that the fee in question would be absurd, according to TMZ.

Wasser reportedly argued that, based on hourly rates, Baumgartner’s legal team would have to put in 1,106 hours of billable work hours to justify charging her that amount.

The legal eagle dubbed Baumgartner’s request for Costner to cover her steep legal bill as “nothing short of outrageous,” noting that the judge already deemed their prenup enforceable.

Wasser also alleged that Baumgartner has no leg to stand on and should just throw in the towel.

Kevin Costner’s lawyer blasted Christine Baumgartner’s alleged request for $885,000 in legal
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Kevin Costner’s Divorce Lawyer Laughs At Estranged Wife’s Request Of $885,000 For Attorney Fees

Honestly, it’s funny to see that all of the drama that we were used to seeing play out in Yellowstone is now instead unfolding in Kevin Costner’s actual life.

It has been a long year for Costner and his estranged wife Christine, who filed for a divorce from the Yellowstone star back in May. The divorce reportedly “blindsided” Kevin, and the proceedings since then can definitely be categorized as an “ugly divorce.”

Things first started going sideways when Christine wouldn’t leave the Costner household, even though the prenuptial agreement clearly stated that she had a deadline to vacate the premises. Most of the other issues involved in the split have revolved around money, and specifically the fact that Christine feels entitled to a lot of it.

TMZ has reported that in the latest revelation, Christine wants to take the divorce to a “mini trial” over a disagreement in the prenup,

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