Kevin Costner Refused to Shorten His Eulogy at Whitney Houston’s Funeral Just So CNN Could Air Commercials During the Telecast: ‘They Can Get Over That’

Kevin Costner is all for the thrill of new love.The star of Yellowstone, aged 69, has been making headlines with rumours swirling about a connection with songstress Jewel, 50.The duo has been seen together on multiple occasions, exuding ease and comfort in each other's company. However, Kevin has put the brakes on the gossip, clarifying that they're not an item.

Stop the speculation: Kevin Costner‘s time on “Yellowstone” is over. Deadline reports that the actor took to social media to confirm he won’t appear in the final six episodes of Taylor Sheridan‘s hit Paramount Network series.  Costner’s news comes on the heels of the network announcing the premiere date for “Yellowstone” Season 5 Part Two, November 10, with a new teaser yesterday.

on Instagram on Thursday to break the news to fans after much speculation ahead of the second half of the show’s 5th season.Costner revealed he’s shifting his focus on making his western movie “Horizon: An American Saga” in a video shared with his 1.5 million followers on the platform.“I just want to reach out and let you know that after this long year and a half of working on Horizon and doing all the things that that’s required,” he said in the clip. “Thinking about Yellowstone, that beloved series that I love, that I know you love.

Kevin Costner has officially confirmed that he will not return to Yellowstone.

Hours after the Paramount Network revealed the return date for the final episodes of Yellowstone, Kevin Costner ended all speculation about his possible return by announcing via social media that he, in fact, is not coming back.

Kevin Costner has disputed the idea that his son is a ‘nepo baby’ despite casting him in his latest project.The Waterworld actor stars in and directs Western epic film series Horizon: An American Saga, with its first part set to release on June 28.Speaking on the Today Show earlier this week, Costner opened up about his son’s involvement in the project, and how he’s aware of how it might look. “I have not shoved my children into the business,” he said.“I realize there’s so many young actors out there that would just kill to be in this movie.

“The Howard Stern Show” on Tuesday, the Oscar winner, 69, confirmed that a sequel to his hit 1992 film “The Bodyguard” with Whitney Houston was in the works with Princess Diana as his planned co-star.However, Diana’s death in summer 1997 caused the project to be canceled — and Costner subsequently faced the wrath of the royals, who didn’t believe that the princess was willing to do a Hollywood movie.“When Diana passed, about a year later it had leaked out that I was prepping ‘Bodyguard 2’ with her. And what happened was, the royal family kind of turned on me a little bit,” he recalled.

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Alex Ritman While he may be best known for features such as “The King of Scotland” and “The Mauritanian,” Kevin Macdonald has directed a number of documentaries about well-known figures, including 2012’s Bob Marley doc “Marley,” 2018’s revelatory “Whitney” about Whitney Houston and last year’s “High & Low: John Galliano.” His latest film, “Klitschko: More Than a Fight” — which opens the 2024 Sheffield Doc/Fest on Wednesday (and lands on Sky Documentaries in August) — is a little different. At its center is Vitali Klitschko, the Ukrainian heavyweight boxing legend who, alongside his brother Wladimir, dominated the sport for a decade starting in the mid-2000s.

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Kevin Costner remembers his late The Bodyguard co-star Whitney Houston and recalled he refused to shorten his eulogy at her funeral.

Kevin Costner has opened up about Whitney Houston’s funeral, and explained why he refused to cut her eulogy short.The pair appeared together in the 1992 movie The Bodyguard, in which Costner played the bodyguard and love interest of Houston’s character.Costner spoke at the ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ singer’s funeral following her death by drowning in 2012.The Waterworld star shared more details on his speech, which eventually ran to 17 minutes, during a recent episode of the Armchair Expert podcast with Dax Shepherd. He also explained how he disregarded advice to shorten the eulogy he’d written.“I had been working on this speech… and I tried to compile everything I wanted to do and finally crafted this speech,” Costner explained.He continued: “Somebody said, ‘CNN’s here, they wouldn’t mind if your remarks were kept shorter because they’re going to have commercials.’ And I said, ‘They can get over that.

Kevin Costner is looking back at Whitney Houston‘s death.

47 on April 18. The Grammy winner died of complications of class III obesity, according to an autopsy report obtained by People. The report listed her manner of death as natural.

Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston developed a friendship after working on the movie “The Bodyguard” together. Their bond was so strong that, decades later, Costner delivered a heartfelt 17 minute eulogy for his friend after her tragic death. Malia and Sasha Obama laugh together as they wait to board their plane at LAXMalia Obama spotted in Los Angeles wearing cool butterfly pantsCostner recently discussed his eulogy on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, revealing that people wanted him to shorten his speech in order to allow commercials to play on the televised broadcast.

“The Bodyguard” co-star Whitney Houston on Dax Shepard’s podcast, and revealed that he refused to shorten his eulogy at the singer’s 2012 funeral.“I could feel the weight on her, now it’s shifted to me. What am I gonna say about this little girl?” Costner, 69, recalled on the June 3 episode of “Armchair Expert.”“And then I went back to that church in Newark and it was filled,” he said.

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From Whitney Houston to Elvis, there is no shortage of iconic singers who inspire sweeping films that dramatize their life stories. No matter the genre, cinematic features have captured the careers of the King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley to country singer Jonny Cash. Most recently, Back to Black (2024) launched in theaters to capture the life and musical career of Amy Winehouse.