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Actor Luke Grimes talks final chapter of “Yellowstone”: “It starts high and ends higher”
The beloved show “Yellowstone” is coming to an end with the final episodes beginning Nov. 10 on Paramount Network.
“I just say don’t look away, buckle up. It’s really fast, it’s only six episodes, and a lot happens. It starts high and ends higher,” said actor Luke Grimes, who plays Kayce Dutton, the youngest child of patriarch John Dutton, played by Kevin Costner.
Grimes called the ending of the show powerful and profound in an interview with “CBS Morning.”
“I think you know anytime you’ve spent a lot of time with a show, you want the ending to sort of wrap everything up in a way that satisfies you and makes you feel like you didn’t waste your time. I feel like that’s what this finale does.”
The show films in Montana, where Grimes and his wife have lived for over four years, creating their new home.
“My wife is from Brazil. I’m from Ohio. There was going to be nowhere that we lived that felt like home to both of us at the same time, so we had to find that and we found that in Montana,” he said.
As the show nears its finale, Grimes said he would describe his experience as “epic.”
“It was just a great group to begin with. It’s a great project,” Grimes said. “It ended up becoming this big huge cultural thing that we were all a part of, and we shot it for seven years in a beautiful place. It was just, all of the elements were there.”
Beyond “Yellowstone,” the actor is a new dad.
“Sleepless, but awesome,” Grimes said about his love for fatherhood with a 6-week-old baby. “He’s changed our lives in a big way.”
Grimes also released his first country album, saying his love for singing parallels his desire to act.
“I think it’s the same reason I like films and television, is stories. I think songs are sort of mini stories, and country music especially, the lyrics really mean something, and they’ve always helped me sort of get through my own life.”
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed conceded the mayoral race to Daniel Lurie Thursday afternoon with a social media post that congratulated her competitor.
The mayor also thanked the city and its residents for “the opportunity to serve the City that raised me” in the post on X just after 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
There had been rumblings that Breed might concede the race earlier Thursday having come in behind Lurie in the last vote count released Wednesday morning.
“Today, I called Daniel Lurie and congratulated him on his victory in this election,” the post read. “Over the coming weeks, my staff and I will work to ensure a smooth transition as he takes on the honor of serving as Mayor of San Francisco. I know we are both committed to improving this City we love.”
Breed spoke at a press conference less than an hour after the social media post to answer questions from reporters about her decision, reiterating some of what she said in her social media post.
“The city is on the rise. The office is bigger than just one person, and I called Daniel Lurie earlier today to congratulate him,” the mayor said. “And made it very clear my team and I stand ready to support him during his transition. We will always do everything we can to ensure the success of the city and that there is a smooth transition, so that the important work that has been done and needs to continue in San Francisco moves forward.”
When asked if this was the hardest speech she’d ever given, Breed quickly dismissed that idea.
“No, it’s not. There’s been other harder speeches. I mean I had to make a hard decision to close the city down during a global pandemic. I had to deal with…the racial reckoning that happened after the tragic death of George Floyd. I had to go out in the middle of the night and tell people that Mayor Ed Lee had passed away. There are numerous occasions.”
Six years ago, incumbent London Breed became the first Black woman to serve as mayor of San Francisco after the death of Mayor Ed Lee in late 2017. The then president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors was automatically appointed as the city’s acting mayor early the morning after Lee’s death.
In June of 2018, Breed won the special election that was held to fill the office, defeating her main opponent, former state senator Mark Leno.
Breed faced a number of major challenges during her first term in office, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the city’s ongoing issues with drug abuse and homelessness, rising housing costs and a spike in retail crime that some chains cited as the reason behind closing stores in San Francisco.
While Breed has touted progress in reducing the number of homeless encampments and pushed programs to fill vacant business spaces downtown, the mayor’s struggles have led to 11 other candidates entering the race to challenge her for the job.
“Over the coming weeks, I plan to reflect on all the progress we’ve made. But today, I am proud that we have truly accomplished so much and my heart is filled with gratitude,” Breed’s message said in closing. “During my final two months as your Mayor, I will continue to lead this City as I have from Day One – as San Francisco’s biggest champion.”
Daniel Lurie has announced that he will speak to the media about the latest developments Friday morning.
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