'Yellowstone' Creator Taylor Sheridan Faces Backlash for Selecting Mannequin Bella Hadid as His Girlfriend

The last episode of “Yellowstone”, the final one earlier than its season, and even the sequence finale, divided followers due to an look by sequence creator Taylor Sheridan.

Sheridan has appeared a number of instances all through the sequence and this present season, taking part in Travis, a horseman and coach who did enterprise with the Duttons.

In Sunday evening's episode, Travis performed a significant position within the story, beginning with a scene the place he performs strip poker with a number of girls. It was additionally revealed that mannequin Bella Hadid was his character's girlfriend.

Hadid and Beth, performed by Kelly Reilly, later watch as Travis demonstrates his wonderful equestrian abilities, one thing Sheridan is thought for in actual life.

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“Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan is dealing with backlash for showing within the season's penultimate episode and casting Bella Hadid as his character's girlfriend. (Rob Latour/Selection/Penske Media by way of Getty Photos; Randy Brooke)

Beth questions Travis' relationship with Hadid's characters, noting that he's “misogynistic” and “condescending,” in addition to a bit older than her, however Hadid responds, “You've seen him roll beforehand ?

Later, Travis and Beth have interaction in a recreation of one-on-one strip poker, with the stakes being that if she wins, he’ll come to Montana and assist them promote their remaining horses, livestock, and tools.

Beth loses and is about to strip when Travis stops her and says he was nonetheless going to return to the ranch, and she or he storms out after scolding him.

Some followers weren't thrilled by the excessive focus on the character of Sheridan within the penultimate episode of the sequence.

Kelly Reilly's character, Beth, nearly took her garments off in entrance of Sheridan throughout Sunday evening's episode. (Phillip Faraone/Getty Photos for Viacom)

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“quarter-hour of wasted story and scenes watching Taylor Sheridan carry out on her personal present, partying and doing her factor,” one individual wrote on X.

“I’m undoubtedly NOT watching #Yellowstone for Taylor Sheridan. The penultimate episode didn't ship,” one other added.

A 3rd individual stated: “It's bizarre that Taylor Sheridan took 2 years to put in writing these closing episodes THAT FOCUS ON HIM! We don't care about Travis. Hopefully he put his ego apart for the entire thing closing episode…so viewers can really see the Dutton household and never all this horse present. [poop emoji]”.

Others had been typically optimistic about Sheridan and his bigger “Sheridan-verse” of reveals.

Followers criticized Sheridan's option to seemingly deal with her character within the penultimate episode of the season. (Omar Vega/Getty Photos)

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“Taylor Sheridan is an absolute genius, TV and the massive display screen wants extra of his ilk, he actually brings it as an actor too!” » stated one individual.

In response to somebody questioning “Yellowstone”, one individual replied: “This man is Taylor Sheridan who’s the creator, author, director and mastermind of this good TV sequence.”

One other joked: “Taylor Sheridan writing Bella Hadid as his girlfriend in 'Yellowstone' is hilarious by the way in which (the realest factor he's ever carried out).”

Representatives for Sheridan didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital's request for remark.

Whereas some followers had been loopy, others praised the prolific author/producer/director/actor. (David Becker/Getty Photos for Paramount+)

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Some blamed their frustration with the season's closing episodes on Sheridan and Kevin Costner, who left the present after the primary half of the season, season 5A, following scheduling issues along with his personal movie mission, “Horizon “.

“In some unspecified time in the future, they wished to vary issues,” Costner stated of the method of filming “Yellowstone.” “They wished to do 5A and 5B…it affected 'Horizon.' I used to be going to do my film 'Horizon' and depart that present, do my film, then do B. A present that I solely did annually, I now did it twice.”

“Kevin Costner and Taylor Sheridan have actually tousled their dealing with of @Yellowstone. They’re the Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones of Hollywood. Congratulations gents,” one individual wrote, referring to the feud between the previous coach and proprietor of the Dallas Cowboys crew. , respectively.

One other stated all the season had been “a boring mess due to Kevin Costner leaving and Taylor dashing to a shitty ending. Approach to spoil an epic present.”

Some followers had been annoyed with each Sheridan and Kevin Costner, following the latter's exit from the sequence. (Getty Photos)

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Costner's character, household patriarch John Dutton, was killed within the opening episode of season 5B.

Sheridan's character realized of Dutton's demise in final week's episode and requested, “Oh, actually? What occurred?”

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“I don't assume I ever questioned the meta-naturalness of it simply because it felt very natural,” govt producer Christina Voros, who directed this and three different episodes in Season 5B, informed the Hollywood Reporter.

She continued: “It was only a sequence of issues that made sense. Jimmy (Jefferson White) now works for Travis and that's the place his storyline is. [at the Four Sixes ranch, where Travis finds out about John Dutton’s death]. And what actually struck me about this scene is that it's the primary scene the place we actually see the way in which [John’s death] impacts… the cumulative impact of grief and emotions of helplessness.

Costner's character, John Dutton, was killed off early in season 5B. (Paramount Community)

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The present season was initially supposed to be the sequence' final, resulting in some followers' irritation with the dearth of deal with the principle characters.

Lately, nonetheless, there was hypothesis a couple of spinoff or sixth season, led by Reilly's character, Beth, and her husband, Rip, performed by Cole Hauser.