Yellowstone star blames character's shock death on Kevin Costner's controversial exit

Yellowstone star Dawn Olivieri has spoken retired aft her character, Sarah Atwood, was killed disconnected successful the latest occurrence of the beloved Paramount Network drama.

Fans were left successful daze aft Sarah was murdered by 2 assassins successful acold humor connected Sunday nighttime successful a immense crippled twist.

Her melodramatic exit came aft she had ordered the decease of Kevin Costner's iconic pb quality John Dutton.

It besides marks the 2nd clip Dawn's quality has been killed disconnected successful the Yellowstone franchise, arsenic her character, Claire Dutton, was besides murdered successful the prequel bid 1833.

Breaking her soundlessness connected her unexpected departure, Dawn, 43, said that she believed Sarah wasn't expected to person been axed truthful soon, but because Kevin, 69, quit the writers had to rapidly 'wrap things up.'

She said: 'I did cognize determination was an exit strategy for him [Kevin], but I don't deliberation I was expected to spell arsenic soon arsenic I did.

'I deliberation that was going to happen, but due to the fact that we had to wrapper this each up successful lightning speed, I deliberation it had to spell down the mode it went.

'I judge I was meant to spell into the adjacent play and proceed connected arsenic a character. So, I deliberation due to the fact that of the situation, everything got changed around.'

Dawn continued to The Hollywood Reporter: 'The storyline had to spell afloat throttle to fig retired however to necktie up each extremity and determination things along. I'm grateful.

'It's a beauteous monumental relation that I deliberation goes down successful past successful a mode due to the fact that of what happened and however it played out.'

And Dawn's exit has each worked retired good due to the fact that showrunner Taylor Sheridan has moved her onto different 1 of his projects, Lioness.

She added: 'He moved maine there. They didn't privation to denote that beforehand, due to the fact that that would beryllium a spoiler and extremity everyone off.

'It's retired of control. He's a brainsick man, and I emotion it truthful much!'

Sarah was killed by 2 assassins from the institution she hired to termination John portion she was connected the telephone with Jamie successful gripping play 5 scenes.

Her decease came aft Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) met with the aesculapian examiner and made capable observations to person her John's decease was not a suicide, and really a homicide.

After the origin of decease was changed from a termination to a homicide, Sarah desperately tried to get successful interaction with the institution she hired to termination the patriarch, adjacent getting a burner telephone to interaction them.

However, erstwhile she tried calling them, the fig was retired of service.

When Jamie Dutton (Wes Bentley) returned home, the 2 argued astir however the execution probe would marque things much complicated, with Jamie yet slapping Sarah, starring to her leaving.

Jamie was speedy to telephone and apologize, but during the call, a car pulled up to Sarah, with a mates asking for her help.

They asked directions to a spot Sarah hadn't heard of, but past the antheral asked if she was Sarah Atwood, which took her by surprise.

When she was starting to inquire however he'd cognize her name, helium rapidly pulled a weapon and killed her portion she was connected the telephone with Jamie.