Editor’s Note: This story contains spoilers for the debut of the second half of Season 5 of “Yellowstone.”CNN —We now know the fate of Kevin Costner’s John Dutton in “Yellowstone.”The long-delayed second half of Season 5 debuted Sunday.
Moments into the episode, the audience learns that Dutton, the patriarch of the family, had died from a gunshot wound.
Costner confirmed in June that he would not be returning for the new season.
The actor made the announcement in a video he shared on Instagram.
“Yellowstone” viewers took to social media to lament the loss of Costner’s character and how he was written out of the show.
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