‘Yellowstone’ star hints at Kevin Costner’s exit: ‘Nothing is forever’

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future on the hit Paramount series, his co-star Dawn Olivieri may have just fueled the drama. When asked by the Daily Mail about the rumors of Costner, 68, leaving the show, Olivieri, 42, responded: “Sometimes we have to own the fact that nothing is forever, and impermanence is the single thing we can count on, and that life is like that.”Costner and series co-creator Taylor Sheridan, 52, have allegedly butted heads behind the scenes, resulting in reports that the “Silverado” star may soon leave “Yellowstone.” Filming of the second half of Season 5 has reportedly been delayed in the meantime.The Post has contacted reps for Costner, Sheridan and Paramount for comment.A Paramount spokesperson told The Post in February, “We have no news to report.

Kevin Costner is a big part of ‘Yellowstone,’ and we hope that’s the case for a long time to come.” In the new interview, Olivieri reported that Sheridan will “write the rollercoaster” of storylines for Season 5, claiming the drama will shock fans.“Are you writing so that everyone feels happy and they feel good about what you’ve just done to them?

That’s not why we watch Taylor Sheridan things,” Olivieri told the outlet. “We watch it because we go, ‘Ooooh, I can’t believe that just happened.

Ooooh, how could he do that?’ Right?”She teased: “So however he writes this, it’s not going to be for the benefit of everyone at the home to just nicely go in their bed at night and put their head on the pillow and be like: ‘I am happy.