Kevin Costner has left “Yellowstone,” and some viewers are not happy about it. The actor, who played the patriarch John Dutton on the hit series, addressed some backlash over his character’s exit. “Fans have a voice in things and they choose to follow stuff,” Costner told E! over the weekend.

During a scene when John’s daughter, Beth (Kelly Reilly), goes out to a bar, the molasses-paced episode even spends a long time lingering on Beth’s drink order. It felt like without Costner, the show was just killing time until it ran out the clock.

Kevin Costner isn’t on Yellowstone anymore, but he still has some thoughts about the direction the show took his character, John Dutton, following his exit. The Oscar winner confirmed his departure from the Paramount Network drama in June 2024 following months of speculation about whether he would appear in the final episodes of season 5.

Kevin Costner addressed the fan backlash surrounding his “Yellowstone” character’s death in an exclusive interview with E! News at the 2024 Governors Awards in Los Angeles Nov. 17.

Kevin Costner recently attended the 15th Governors Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles and spoke about Yellowstone. Yellowstone’s Season 5b began with the death of the patriarch of the Yellowstone ranch,

Kevin Costner was quick to break his silence on John Dutton's death in the premiere of Yellowstone season five, part two. The day after the episode aired, Costner went on The Michael Smerconish Program on SiriusXM,

Kevin Costner isn’t shaking in his boots about the backlash over his “Yellowstone” character being killed off. The 69-year-old actor played John Dutton on the Paramount Network show, last appearing in part one of Season 5 in 2022.

After Kevin Costner didn’t to return to film the final episodes, the show killed off his character John Dutton by suicide within the first few minutes. Now, Costner is speaking out to address the fan backlash over his character’s death.