Kevin Costner says he was totally in the dark about his character's demise on "Yellowstone" ... revealing he learned about the bloody end at the same time as the show's passionate fans.
The actor stopped by SiriusXM's "The Michael Smerconish Program" Monday, where he admitted he didn't realize the show was making its highly anticipated return last night ... which saw his character killed off, upsetting many fans.
He noted, "I mean, I’ve been seeing ads with my face all over the place and I’m thinking, ‘Gee, I’m not in that one.’ I’m not in this season. But I didn’t realize yesterday was the thing." Here's where Costner dropped a truth bomb, telling the show's host he "found out about [the episode] this morning actually."
He added, "I didn’t see it. I heard it’s a suicide. That doesn’t make me wanna rush to go see it."
Costner had announced he was leaving the show back in June ... so, it wasn't a surprise for fans when he did not make an appearance in the show's long-awaited return. However, fans were stunned when creator, Taylor Sheridan, chose to kill off the Dutton patriarch ... seemingly closing the door on any chance of Costner making a future appearance in the series finale.
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