John Dutton making headlines.
It was recently revealed that Kevin Costner is the highest paid television actor on television with his whopping $1.3 million dollars per episode salary. And
Other actors in the Taylor Sheridan universe, Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford, are each making $1 million per episode for the upcoming prequel series 1923, and Sylvester Stallone, who is starring in Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming show Tulsa King, will also be making $1 million per episode.
But now, Costner is making headlines for a whole different reason.
Sporting a t-shirt that reads “I’m For Liz Cheney,” Costner just drew a political line in the sand.
She shared the photo with the caption:
“Real men put country over party.”
I mean, I can’t say I disagree with the “country over party sentiment.” We’d probably be a lot better off if politicians could put the good of the country over their own political party.
That being said, I don’t really have a damn clue about the political landscape of Wyoming, nor am I sure that this photo is even real. Costner doesn’t strike me as the type to wear a political t-shirt like that on the set. That being said, it would also be complete lunacy to doctor an endorsement photo… pretty sure that’s illegal.
Here’s what I do know… Liz Cheney (the eldest daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney) is Republican representative in the state of Wyoming who is seeking re-election against a challenge from Harriet Hageman, who is backed by former President, Donald Trump.
Following January 6th, Cheney denounced her support for President Trump, and it’s not hard to see why that might be a problem for her re-election, with Wyoming being one of the most supportive states of the former President. She is also vice chairwoman of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th riot at the Capitol building.
With Donald Trump still having a pretty strong base of support, the die-hard Trump supporters of Wyoming might be more inclined to vote for Hageman, and the polls seem to indicate that as well.
And those same folks are also pretty pissed off at their favorite television cowboy, Kevin Costner.
Folks to took to Twitter to blast Costner for the shirt, calling him a fake cowboy, part of the Hollywood elite, and a hypocrite.
Kevin Costner is a Hollywood pampered boy. Don’t let movie roles fool you. When he’s not playing a tough guy on TV he’s sipping a soy latte with the rest of the betas.
— JJ (@JasJjunior) August 1, 2022
If that’s real & I doubt it is, I lost all respect for Kevin Costner! https://t.co/LVGLWW5i17
— Bradley Reed – MAGA PATRIOT! (@bradleyreed88) August 2, 2022
Kevin Costner is the worst. Why can’t Hollywood just leave him in the dustbin of history where he belongs?
— Karen Bot 5000 (@AutoKaren) August 2, 2022
This isn’t surprising. He’s not actually rancher John Dutton. He’s Hollywood actor Kevin Costner.
— Hernandez (@HernandezBen5) August 1, 2022
That’s unfortunate. Kevin Costner was one of the only celebs left that I could tolerate.
Turns out, he’s just like the rest of the delusional soul sucking sellouts that is Hollywood. They all deserve each other.— Michael Mac (@MichaelMac614) August 1, 2022
This represents exactly why you’ll be voted out, you care more about the Hollywood elites than your own constituents. Kevin Costner plays a mans man in a tv show, but he doesn’t know the first thing about the struggles of today’s farmers and ranchers in Wyoming or anywhere.
— TeXas TornadO (@Jillian3Percent) August 1, 2022
Kevin Costner; California Hollywood elite, lives in Aspen Colorado on a 160 acre estate, acts on a tv show set and filmed in Montana, and then endorses a Wyoming representative. The latest polling is not looking favorable. All of it self-inflicted.
— Leftcoastthoughts (@Canadashortstop) August 2, 2022
Your entire family is a corrupt war mongering wheel. And…If Kevin Costner, a Hollywood elite, is who you call a real man, that explains a lot.
— My Brother’s Keeper (@broncosstorm) August 1, 2022
Haha – Kevin Costner – he’s the dude who has never made a good movie that did not include guns….HYPOCRITE
— F1BobbyUSA (@sometweetindude) August 1, 2022
Costner has previously described himself as an independent. He endorsed Pete Buttigieg in the 2020 primary, however he has previously denounced former President Trump, but cautioned that all leaders should act in the best interest of the country.
He told the Daily Beast in 2020:
“I vote for who I think has the best interests of the country and how we sit in the world… The Democratic Party doesn’t represent everything that I think, and neither does the Republican Party right now…at all. So, I find it too limiting.”
Of course, Costner’s character on Yellowstone, John Dutton, will be running for Governor of Montana in Season 5… which us set to premiere on November 13th.