Kevin Costner accuses ex Christine Baumgartner of 'gameplaying' in divorce, requests $14K in attorneys' fees
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Kevin Costner filed documents claiming estranged wife Christine Baumgartner "persists" in refusing to answer discovery requests. She filed for divorce in May.
"Petitioner Christine Costner has been given every opportunity and nearly three months to answer the straightforward discovery requests at issue. She persists in her refusal to do so," documents stated. "The Court ‘shall’ award monetary sanctions against a party who, like Christine, has acted ‘without substantial justification.’ Silly rhetoric, like calling this motion to compel ‘a press release masquerading as a pleading,’ just reinforces the gameplaying." Tracy Wright is an entertainment reporter for Fox News Digital. Send story tips to Tracy.Wright@fox.com.
Costner's legal team argued that the monetary sanctions would "be a deterrent to any discovery abuse on Christine’s part in the future."