‘Yellowstone’ star Ian Bohen opens up about Kevin Costner’s exit: ‘We lost our quarterback’

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not return to “Yellowstone” in June amid rumors of a feud with creator Taylor Sheridan.“I would use the analogy of a football team.

If your quarterback gets hurt and he has to come out of the game, you have to play,” Bohen, 48, told Us Weekly at the CMA Awards on Wednesday. “So you gotta figure out another way to run the ball or throw the ball or just do different things because you can’t quit.

So that’s what happened. We lost our quarterback and we still have to play the game.”“There’s a lot of other people there and families and the whole world around it and the stadium and everybody has to go to work,” said Bohen, who plays Ryan on the hit Paramount series.“So what are you gonna do?

Well, you gotta figure it out. So that’s what we do. We found a way to figure it out.”The ranch drama returned earlier this month for the second half of the season and killed off Costner’s character — prompting strong reactions from loyal fans.“You get into a certain level of comfort and understanding and when it’s altered, it’s a little bit of a bump,” Bohen went on. “But like anything, you just put your helmet on and you’re like, ‘I gotta go catch the next pass.’ So you can’t really dwell on it too much.”Costner’s character was ultimately killed off after a hit man fatally shot John, with the shooting being made to look like a suicide.