Kevin Costner's Estranged Wife Christine Insists She Did Not Pressure Him to Leave 'Yellowstone'

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Kevin Costner's estranged wife claims she was not the driving force behind the 68-year-old actor leaving . According to new court documents filed in the Superior Court of California in Santa Barbara County and obtained by ET, Christine brings up Kevin's exit from the Paramount hit show while explaining «our separation.»«I have avoided being public about the reasons for our divorce,» Christine says in the court documents. «I have done this to protect our family's privacy.

I did not pressure Kevin to leave the  show. Kevin's public attacks on me are harmful for our family. I believe they are meant to pressure me to move out without a temporary child support agreement in place.»It's unclear why Christine felt it necessary to underscore that she's not to blame for Kevin's  exit, considering the actor's shocking exit has largely been based on a schedule conflict and nobody has blamed Christine for that development, at least not publicly.

Nevertheless, in her latest court filing, Christine also claims that she wanted to tell their three children — son, Cayden, 13, son Hayes, 14, and daughter, Grace, 13 — about the divorce together, but alleged that Kevin scoffed at the suggestion and went about it in his own way and, more importantly, on his own.«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. I explained this to Kevin and shared several articles about the importance of talking to the children as a united front,» Christine says in court documents. «I requested that we do this as soon as possible so they would not hear from an outside source.