‘Yellowstone’ fans are furious over John Dutton’s fate: ‘Shame on you Taylor Sheridan’

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the episode, Costner’s John Dutton is found dead by a gunshot wound. It’s initially believed that he committed suicide.However, it’s later revealed that John was actually murdered in a plot orchestrated by lawyer Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri), who is sleeping with Jamie Dutton (Wes Bentley).While Costner confirmed his exit from the show before the second half of Season 5, fans were still shocked at how his beloved character went out.Viewers slammed the Paramount Network cowboy series and creator Taylor Sheridan on social media for the shocking decision.“John Dutton deserved to go out like a gladiator, not a victim.

Completely undoes the series. I’m not a fan at all how #Yellowstone handled Costner’s departure,” one fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter).“If THAT’S how they decide to end a great character like John Dutton… THAT’S BULLS–T,” another person said. “Truly sad that John Dutton would be killed off of #YellowstoneTV by suicide.

Kevin Costner IS #Yellowstone . Shame on you Taylor Sheridan. Boooooooo!!! He deserved better. And he should’ve been on this season.

America can vote you out too!” someone else wrote, before the episode revealed how John Dutton actually died.A different viewer said, “Even thought we know KEVIN COSTNER wasn’t supposed to come back for the rest of #Yellowstone.