Kevin Costner reacts to John Dutton’s controversial Yellowstone fate

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Warning: This story contains major spoilers for the fifth season of Yellowstone.

Kevin Costner weighs his fate Yellowstone Character.

The Oscar The winner, who played John Dutton III in the Paramount drama for over four years, shared his thoughts The controversial death of the character after the tragedy was revealed on the drama’s November 10 episode.

And Costner – who left the series Due to scheduling conflicts, after the final episode of the first part of the fifth season aired in January 2023, one episode before his character’s death was revealed in the plot, he was somewhat surprised by the tragic turn of events.

“I’ll be completely honest. I didn’t know it actually aired last night,” he said on SiriusXM on Nov. 11 The Michael Smerconish Program. “This is a moment I swear to God. I’ve seen ads with my face everywhere and I’m like, ‘Man, I’m not in that.’ But I didn’t know it was yesterday.”

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And it appears the 69-year-old told the series creator he had suggested “two possible endings” for John Dutton Taylor Sheridan at the beginning of the series – is not eager to see his character’s death on screen.

“I heard it was a suicide,” he continued, “so I don’t want to rush to see it.”

In reality, John Dutton’s death was initially ruled a suicide at the beginning of the fifth season episode, but by the end of the episode, the audience learned that Sarah Atwood (played by Dawn Olivieri), the girlfriend of John’s estranged son Jamie (Wes Bentley), hired someone to kill him.

While fans protested online against the way his character was written off, Costner – who was at a screening Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter Twothe two-part film project that Costner focused on after his exit Yellowstone, when the controversial episode aired – has faith in Taylor and his team.

“They’re pretty smart people,” he added. “Maybe it’s a diversionary tactic. Who knows? They are very good. And they will find out.”

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