Kevin Costner parties it up in NYC with athlete Rainy Castaneda after ‘Yellowstone’ death

Kevin Costner appeared unbothered one day after his “Yellowstone” character died during the show’s Season 5B premiere.

The actor was spotted laughing and smiling at a party in New York City on Monday night, when he attended a Meet & Greet hosted by DuJour Media’s Jason Binn.

At one point, the “Bodyguard” actor posed for a photograph alongside athlete Rainy Castaneda, 30, who wore a classic black maxi dress for the event.

Costner, who settled his divorce from ex-wife Christine Baumgartner in September, looked especially dapper in a navy blue turtleneck top and a pair of black glasses.

The outing comes shortly after he opened up about his character’s death in Sunday’s episode, admitting he wasn’t rushing to watch his character’s final episode.

“I didn’t see it,” he said during Monday’s episode of SiriusXM’s “The Michael Smerconish Program.” “I heard it’s a suicide, so that doesn’t make me want to rush to go see it.”

Costner went on to insinuate that the writers of the show may have a bigger plan for the Dutton patriarch’s death.

“Well, they’re pretty smart people,” he continued. “Maybe it’s a red herring. Who knows? They’re very good. And they’ll figure that out.”

Though it seemed John Dutton died by suicide, It was later revealed in the episode that Dutton’s death was the result of a hit orchestrated by his son Jamie Dutton’s girlfriend Sarah Atwood.

After reports surfaced that Costner wouldn’t be returning to the series after five seasons, he confirmed that his departure wasn’t fully his decision, saying, “I didn’t leave. I didn’t quit the show.”

The reason for his exit was due to scheduling and contract issues, as he was also working on the four-part series “Horizon: An American Saga,” he explained.

“There were the gaps that were there,” Costner shared. “There was contractual things that would allow for both things to be done, but because both things were contractual, you had to make room for the other thing.”