"I built our television company. People don't know this, but one of the last things I did was bring Taylor Sheridan to Yellowstone. Sheridan wanted to cast Robert Redford, but I said, 'You need to get Kevin Costner.' And it became a massive hit. But then this happened, and people forget."
"Before #MeToo struck in late 2017, the Paramount Network announced it greenlit Yellowstone in May 2017 with Harvey Weinstein listed as one of its executive producers. By October, the allegations were major headlines, and it led to Weinstein's name being removed from the project."
Harvey Weinstein, currently imprisoned at Rikers Island following his 2017 downfall amid sexual assault allegations that sparked the #MeToo movement, gave an interview to The Hollywood Reporter discussing his life in solitary confinement. During the conversation, Weinstein claimed responsibility for Yellowstone's massive success, stating he brought creator Taylor Sheridan to the project and convinced him to cast Kevin Costner instead of Robert Redford. Weinstein was listed as an executive producer on Yellowstone when Paramount Network greenlit the series in May 2017, before his allegations became major headlines in October 2017. The extent of his involvement in the show's creation remains unclear.
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