Kevin Costner gets tough with Gayle King over drama ‘Yellowstone’

Kevin Costner does it not You want to talk about it.

In a sit-down with Gayle King on CBS Mornings Thursday, Costner promoted his new film Horizonbut I wasn’t going to get through it without a few Yellow stone questions. The actor announced a week ago that he would not return to the show’s fifth season finale, but at the time of the CBS reunion, he had yet to make the announcement. When King asked whether or not he would return, Costner immediately ended the conversation: “We’re not really going to discuss that on the show, honestly,” he said, clearly bored.

Amid rumors of a feud between Costner and the show’s writer-creator Taylor Sheridan, Costner has kept a relatively low profile, but while on the road promoting his “passion project,” he faced more criticism. questions about his future in the popular western drama. CBS MorningsCostner decided to put an end to speculation that had been circulating for months about his return.

“After this long year and a half of work on Horizon and thinking about Yellowstone, this beloved series that I love and that I know you love, I just realized that I will not be able to continue season 5B or in the future, “he said in a video posted on his networks social last week. “It’s something that really changed me. I loved it and I know you loved it, and I just wanted to let you know that I won’t be coming back.

But when it came time for the session, King was ready to answer several questions fans of the show had been asking for months. As Costner explained how much he loved working on Yellow stoneshe asked, “If it’s not so hard, why can’t you both do it? People would love to see that.

As he continued to skirt around the elephant in the room, King doubled down, citing the actor’s “characterization” in the press amid the alleged drama between the two men: “You made demands, you want to have a certain schedule, you If you want to shoot at a certain time, you want a certain money,” she said, summarizing some of the reports that came to light during the show’s hiatus.

And Costner wasn’t one to give in: “It’s not therapy, Gayle,” he said, looking agitated in his seat, and finally told her, “We let’s not discuss that. »