{"id":11761,"date":"2025-01-02T16:40:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T16:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/?p=11761"},"modified":"2025-01-02T16:40:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T16:40:56","slug":"yellowstone-star-luke-grimes-gets-blunt-on-kevin-costners-exit-easier-without-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/?p=11761","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Yellowstone\u2019 Star Luke Grimes Gets Blunt on Kevin Costner\u2019s Exit: \u2018Easier\u2019 without \u2018conflict\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header-outer\">\n<div class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"single-post-meta post-meta clearfix\">Luke Grimes wasn\u2019t too sad when Kevin Costner left \u201cYellowstone.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p>The 40-year-old actor who plays Kayce Dutton in the hit series got candid with\u00a0Esquire\u00a0about Costner\u2019s controversial departure from the 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