Kevin Costner's Spouse Denies Influencing His Decision to Leave 'Yellowstone'

Actor Kevin Costner's divorce from wife Christine Baumgartner is growing increasingly contentious.

[{"selector":"#anim-c163b862-f124-4d72-af24-717d8bbd2e6f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2a9e8549-2e9b-4bcc-a723-0d2047e37f9d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(119.71831%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1cae699a-2128-4c66-a94e-81470cabb861","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Recent documents obtained by The Blast refute allegations that Christine pressured Kevin to quit his role on “Yellowstone.”

[{"selector":"#anim-8dc2b960-2fba-4407-860c-1d7a514bedc9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2ef1bb24-80f1-4c55-b915-da0c2754ed58","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(121.83098%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e44ffc19-151b-4bc8-8ff9-bfbac891c8ed","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

She has accused Kevin of conducting harmful public attacks against her, which she believes aim to push her to move out without a temporary child support agreement.

[{"selector":"#anim-0c72127a-389c-4cd0-9fd3-bdd9670c0406","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d44cf4b2-41c4-4652-8df9-c39c349fd598","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.58442%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d9b0be79-97a8-41ee-869e-8fa90ead10c9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The reasons behind Kevin's departure from "Yellowstone" are currently unclear, but the show will end after its fifth season this November.

[{"selector":"#anim-f32cd692-d90e-4c1d-9ef2-ee442b8d3296","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-42174023-e2f3-4746-ba4e-a02cedc56ceb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(116.33988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d6a22e73-941b-49c8-96ae-ce48ede33d21","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Several spin-offs of "Yellowstone" have been created, including "1923," featuring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren.

[{"selector":"#anim-41e27b00-a1e0-47e7-a2d4-8ad0bef5eff0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a9dfabd9-d200-4a0c-8bb7-e30e97a8c875","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(117.21854%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-452deaee-b666-451e-aa46-1620f4986e7f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The show's creator, Taylor Sheridan, has expressed disappointment with Kevin's decision, stating it truncates the closure of his character.

[{"selector":"#anim-0e4f2c8d-4a91-4fff-8791-19b91f6bdccf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2db6dbba-122f-46e9-819c-98d081d71a16","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(120.13652%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f8e71b4f-de13-49e1-b8f6-5c7e08c331b4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Sheridan denied any conflicts with Costner that might have influenced his decision to leave.

[{"selector":"#anim-2ea32608-88c5-402e-b2dd-60f2065d7423","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-119c59ba-a3f0-478f-80e3-fdf65973d2ff","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(116.44736%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6d2ce2d6-3bf0-4b10-873b-5f1dd0fcea77","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The couple, married in 2004, share three children: Cayden, Hayes, and Grace.

[{"selector":"#anim-18b3aeaa-a1e3-431e-957c-ce27dedce5fd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7163dc00-8af0-4813-a8e9-07150f037112","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(132.82443%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-62ba5676-f7f5-423f-9620-a5eb467facf1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Christine alleges that Kevin informed their children about the divorce via a 10-minute Zoom call, a move she criticizes in the legal filings.

[{"selector":"#anim-ec330cd3-2366-4b16-b49d-e078ceedb50e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9ec9dcb3-31c1-4511-939a-92a814a34398","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.53399%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-725c34a2-76ee-4224-9d13-65bd5b6549da","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The couple announced their divorce on May 2, with Christine citing irreconcilable differences as the reason.

[{"selector":"#anim-7d3dfa24-366b-4e52-bb37-d7c60b3c4641","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c6d1919d-fc6e-477e-b63b-5a9b75bcc672","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(119.51221%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b23ebaa5-5fdb-418f-8243-748ff85bb07e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more