Exciting divorce drama and Kevin Costner's "Yellowstone" clashed.

For Kevin Costner, it's been a challenging year.

Costner has been going through a contentious divorce with his wife of almost 20 years

in addition to widespread rumors of a dispute between the "Yellowstone" actor and the show's writer, Taylor Sheridan.

On September 1, a divorce hearing over child support brought Costner's personal and professional affairs into conflict

dividing the fifth season into two parts solidified his decision to leave the program.

 claim that he made one final attempt to return and urged his agents to "have them pay me whatever number

we came up with a number, and they  walked away."

At the hearing, Costner also disclosed that he was thinking about suing the studio over his salary.