Kevin Costner responds to Yellowstone character’s shocking departure

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Kevin Costner responded to his Yellowstone character John Dutton’s shocking departure from the show.

The series returned for the second half of its final season over the weekend (November 10), during which Dutton was killed after being found with a gunshot wound to the head.

Although it appeared he had died by suicide, it was later revealed that Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri) had attacked him and tricked the killer into making it look like a suicide.

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Speaking on SiriusXM, Coster revealed that he had yet to watch the episode, saying, “I haven’t seen it. I heard it’s suicide, so that doesn’t make me want to rush out and see it.”

“I’ll be completely honest. I didn’t know it was actually airing last night,” he added. ‘I didn’t know it happened yesterday.

“Sometimes I’m just a passenger in my life. There’s a lot going on. And someone said, you know, it was playing last night? And I said, ‘Hmm, okay.’ So no, I didn’t find out until this morning. actually.”

Addressing the idea of ​​Dutton committing suicide, he added: “Well, they’re pretty smart people. Maybe it’s a diversion. Who knows? They are very good. And they’ll find out.’

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After the scenes aired, fans shared their reactions online about the plot decision, Many express their outrage about the nature of the character’s departure.

It comes after Costner left the series midway through reported some behind-the-scenes dramawith the actor officially confirmed in June that he would leave.

“It was something that really changed me,” he told his fans. “I loved it, and I know you loved it. And I just wanted to let you know that I’m not coming back. And I love the relationship that we’ve been able to develop, and I’ll see you at the movies.”

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