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Kevin Costner<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s messy divorce from Christine Baumgartner<\/strong> has inspired a ton of creativity in his music, sources exclusively tell Life & Style<\/em>, revealing that he\u2019s penning a revenge song about what a gold digger his ex-wife was.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s got quite a musical following, and people will be interested to know his heart hasn\u2019t healed and he\u2019s got a ton of built-up angst to release<\/a>,\u201d says a source of the Kevin Costner & Modern West singer, 69. \u201cThis is his chance to let off some steam and [share] his two cents without coming across as a total jerk.\u201d<\/p>\n The Horizon: An American Saga<\/em> actor married the model and handbag designer, 50, on September 25, 2004. However, things turned ugly after Christine filed for divorce in May 2023. Before the couple finalized their divorce<\/a> months later in February, the two appeared in court numerous times to agree on multiple terms, including Kevin\u2019s child support payments.<\/p>\n After Christine asked for $248,000 a month in child support to \u201cmaintain\u201d their children\u2019s lifestyle, Kevin fired back by claiming that her request was \u201cinflated\u201d to uphold her extravagant lifestyle.<\/p>\n Aside from the money, Christine would not move out of their home until she was ordered by a judge to vacate the property. Amid the couple\u2019s ongoing power struggle, she was spotted on a Hawaiian beach with her kids, and photos published by TMZ<\/a> showed her spending time with Josh Connor<\/strong>, a financier who lived near the former couple in California.<\/p>\n In the end, Kevin was ordered to pay his estranged wife $63,209 per month in child support, and Christine had to pay a portion of the actor\u2019s divorce attorney fees, totaling just over $14,000.<\/p>\n Now that the dust has finally settled, it may be time for Kevin to air his grievances through song.<\/p>\n \u201cHe takes his songwriting very seriously, and he\u2019s got a lot of things to get off his chest,\u201d says the Life & Style<\/em> insider. \u201cChristine threw him under the bus, hooked up with his now former friend and tried to take his house and take him to the cleaners.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cA guy doesn\u2019t forget stuff like that,\u201d adds the source. \u201cHe still feels like he\u2019s been kicked in the gut. Kevin\u2019s not the kind of guy to kiss and tell, but putting it to words and music is about as close to a tell-all as he\u2019s going to get.\u201d<\/p>\n Following the pricey divorce, Kevin may have to reevaluate a few things in his life \u2014 and possibly even cash in on a few of his precious assets.<\/p>\n A separate source told Life & Style<\/em> last month that Kevin has a $100 million bill to pay<\/a> after the dismal, ongoing failure<\/a> of Horizon<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cKevin banked Horizon<\/em> largely, but not entirely, on undeveloped California land he owns, and reality is starting to set in that he\u2019s likely going to have to part with this real estate and also reshuffle his other holdings to remain solvent after the disappointing showing of the first film in this saga,\u201d the source explained.<\/p>\n \u201cKevin is re-organizing his life, his finances and his possessions around funding the Horizon project for a couple of more years,\u201d the insider added. \u201cHe\u2019s operating on a wing and a prayer but he\u2019s also a realist who knows he\u2019s going to have to part with some of his treasure to see this thing through to the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n