Played by Kevin Costner, John Dutton III is the head of the family all throughout Yellowstone. He's the eventual Governor of Montana and father of four: Lee, Beth, Kayce, and Jamie (although he's technically adopted).

Who is the father of Beth Dutton?

John Dutton III appears in Yellowstone and is portrayed by Kevin Costner. John III inherits the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch, the largest ranch in Montana. He has complicated — but loving and loyal — relationships with his four children: Lee, Jamie, Beth and Kayce.

Who impregnated Beth?

It was eventually revealed in Yellowstone season 3 that when she was a teenager, she became pregnant by Rip.

Who is Elizabeth Dutton to John Dutton?

The wife of Jack, Elizabeth was East Coast educated before returning to Montana to marry her sweetheart. Some fans have speculated that she could be the mother of John Dutton II, but Michelle Randolph, who plays the character, has admitted that even she doesn't know if Elizabeth is Yellowstone John's grandmother.

Who is the father of John Dutton?

The oldest son of James and Margaret Dutton, John Dutton I appears in 1883 as a child and in 1923 as an adult, played by James Badge Dale. He worked the Yellowstone land alongside his uncle, Jacob, and had his own family with wife Emma and son Jack.

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Why did Jamie have Beth sterilized?

But, in order to keep the pregnancy from leaking to the press and embarrassing the family, Jamie took Beth to a free clinic on a Reservation, where sterilization was mandatory with abortions.

Who do Beth and Rip adopt?

Yellowstone Season 4 introduced Carter, who was seemingly set up to become Beth and Rip's adopted son - and then Season 5 forgot all about him. In Yellowstone Season 4, Episode 1 "Half the Money," Beth Dutton met Carter -- a 14-year-old boy played by Finn Little -- at the hospital. The pair quickly formed a bond.

How much older is rip than Beth?

In the first season, I assumed they were both in their mid-40s because that's how old they look and act IMO, and that's how old the actors actually are. But in season two Beth reveals that she is 34 and because of their relationship starting in their teens, we can assume Rip is around the same age.

Does John forgive Beth?

Beth has a soft core—it's why we stick by her, folks—so this is, thankfully, enough for Beth to go and apologize to John in the middle of the night. Before she walks out, John tells her that he loves her, unwaveringly.

Does Beth ever tell rip what Jamie did?

Viewers may remember how the only Dutton daughter was left unable to conceive because her adopted brother Jamie (Wes Bentley) allowed a doctor to secretly sterilize Beth after she got pregnant as a teenager. This is a secret she never told Rip and could have alarming consequences for them.

Why does Beth hate Jamie so much?

As Beth keeps reminding viewers, she has been perpetually angry at Jamie for how Jamie inadvertently made her sterile by helping her get an abortion when they were both teenagers. Combined with Jamie being adopted and his actions in previous Yellowstone seasons, Beth has only gotten madder at Jamie over the years.

What happened to Beth Dutton's mother?

A flashback to 1997 shows Evelyn went riding with two of her children, Beth and Kayce. During a moment of Beth's hesitation, Evelyn fell from her horse. Her horse fell onto her and crushed her. Though she did not succumb immediately, Evelyn died within a few hours.

Is rip a dutton?

Rip is the long time ranch foreman for the Dutton family ranch. He came to the ranch as a teenaged orphan and was adopted as a hand after he killed his abusive stepfather shortly after he brutally murdered the rest of his estranged family.

Does Jamie turn on John in Season 5?

Yellowstone's midseason finale, which aired in January, ended with Jamie calling for John's (Kevin Costner) impeachment and an epic confrontation between Jamie and sister Beth (Kelly Reilly) that led Jamie to put a hit out on his sister; while Beth and John plot a similar fate against Jamie.

Why does Jamie impeach John Dutton?

Jamie Dutton (Wes Bentley) followed through with his threat by calling for the impeachment of his dad John (Kevin Costner), who blocked the construction of an airport that would have brought jobs and tourist dollars to Montana.

Who is the mother of Jamie's baby on Yellowstone?

Yellowstone season 4 revealed that Jamie and Cristina has a son. The yet-unnamed baby boy is now the second 7th-generation Dutton in the show. In Yellowstone season 5, Jamie Dutton has a secret weapon that could give him the upper hand against both John and Beth: Jamie and Cristina's baby son.

Why did John adopt Jamie?

John Dutton was well-known in the area and he is renowned for giving damaged people second chances at life. Garrett probably thought Jamie would have a good life on the ranch and John wanted to keep Jamie from further harm.

What did Jamie do to John?

Jamie Dutton Killed His Dad to Save Himself

When Jamie finally took action, it was an attempt to side with the Duttons and preserve his own standing. However, the murder turned him into a slave to Beth. When she found out about the murder, Beth got evidence of him burying the body.

Does Kayce know Jamie is adopted?

If I can still call you that." Kayce then replies: "Until the day you die, you better never call me anything else." This shows Kayce does know about Jamie not being his biological sibling but is accepting of him anyway. However, whether or not Beth knows this fact is not as clear cut.

Are Kayce and Monica together in real life?

As Yellowstone airs season 2 episodes on CBS on Sunday nights, people absolutely love to seeing how Kayce Dutton's relationship with his wife Monica plays. But in real life, Luke Grimes is happily in love with model Bianca Rodrigues, who is clearly also head-over-heels for her man.

Are Kayce and Tate related?

Tate Dutton is a main character on Yellowstone and the child of Monica and Kayce Dutton.