Kevin Costner’s reported on-set confrontation with Wes Bentley during the making of Yellowstone has resurfaced in detail on October 8, 2025. Multiple write-ups describe a tense exchange that escalated into pushing and shoving while filming a heated scene, with Kelly Reilly present and visibly upset. The timing and fallout track with long-running friction around schedules as Costner steered his multi-film Horizon franchise and ultimately left the modern western family saga.

What reportedly happened on set

Accounts describe a creative dispute during a high-stress scene involving Kevin Costner (John Dutton) and Wes Bentley (Jamie Dutton). Costner, who also served as an executive producer, pressed for a different reading of the moment than what creator Taylor Sheridan had scrip

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