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Kevin Costner wins another battle against his ex, but…

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2023-09-19 16:10:10

With Kevin Costner in the midst of divorce proceedings, the judge has ordered Christine Baumgartner, the star's ex-wife, to pay part of the actor's legal fees when she's accused of causing delays with an argument over the meaning of a word (!)... but she's fighting back.

The word "understand" would be at the heart of this new argument...

Costner's lawyers were trying to determine whether Baumgartner understood the prenuptial document she signed when she married Costner in 2004, when it seems clear she's trying to dispute that prenup.

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But Christine refuses to answer the question directly, claiming she "doesn't understand what understand means", which lead to several hours of discussion... and the judge had enough!

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The amount of the actor's legal fees around this sole argument is said to be $15,000 and it's Christine's turn to pay!

But now, according to TMZ, Christine Baumgartner is fighting back. She's demanding that her legal fees be paid in full by the actor, and claims the bill will come to $885,000! An amount that Costner's lawyer has described as absolutely outrageous!

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Christine Baumgartner filed for divorce last May, after 18 years of marriage and three children, due to irreconcilable differences, and since then the two have been arguing bitterly in divorce proceedings.