CARPINTERIA, CALIFORNIA: Hollywood actor Kevin Costner was reportedly disillusioned with a tech mogul tenant who "hung out" with his ex-wife, Christine Baumgartner. The actor, 68, discovered his estranged spouse, 49, had been regularly spending time with Daniel Starr while he was away filming.
A heated argument was a courtroom combat when Costner and Baumgartner attempted to evict Starr from their over $60,000-a-month beachfront visitor space. However, Starr, who agreed to a 12-month rent in June 2022, insisted he had done not anything incorrect and would no longer move, environment off a barrage of emails and prison paperwork, The Sun reported.
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Baumgartner, a handbag dressmaker, lately filed for divorce from her husband of 19 years. Costner claimed closing week that she left him "homeless" by refusing to let move in their over $100M house in Carpinteria, California.
Who is Daniel Starr?
Starr is a seasoned era businessman, actual property developer, philanthropist, father and animal lover. He based the online game streaming business GameMine, a subscription-based gaming platform that provides growing markets all over the place the arena thousands of the most productive cell video games. Since 2013, he has bought and advanced various dear houses in Southern California, including a run-down Beverly Hills area that he bought, rebuilt, and then sold to Rihanna for around $14M, as per Dirt.
'He was shut friends with Chris and Kevin'
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Speaking about the tiff between the ex-couple and Starr, assets reportedly stated, "Daniel was really happy living in the house. It’s right on the beach and he has a four-year-old son who he wanted to feel settled. After he moved in he became close friends with Chris and Kevin. They’d hang out together with their kids. But Kevin was always away filming, so Chris must have been lonely," including, "Chris and Daniel hung out a lot. She would come into his house almost daily. But there was a fallout and Kevin got wind of it. There was a row between him and Daniel and things escalated from there."
'Kevin hit the roof'
As according to sources, 42-year-old Starr was a "respectful guy" who did not cross any boundaries. They mentioned, "Chris didn’t like Daniel’s attitude towards their friendship. She texted him and said she wanted him out." In his first six months after he started renting the house, Starr made an effort to diffuse the situation. Sources stated, "He loved living there and felt he’d done nothing wrong. That’s when he brought his lawyer in."
According to an insider, Starr got alongside well with all of Costner's kids, in particular his eldest son Joe, 35. They additional mentioned, "Daniel thought really highly of Kevin and thought he was an excellent father to his kids. But Kevin hit the roof and sided with his wife. Ultimately, he wasn’t willing to hear Daniel out." The tech entrepreneur in the end left in March, reducing his rent via three months.
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