He’s not the only Yellowstone star this has happened to 💔
Luke Grimes has a heart of gold and always has his fans’ best interest in mind. Now that Yellowstone is coming to an end, Grimes is putting more efforts toward his budding music career.
The efforts seem to be working out thus far, as Grimes recently signed with international music label Warner Chapel Music (his self-titled album is out now). Of course, with this success comes new fans for the 40-year-old actor and musician. Unfortunately, Luke’s social media followers have been the latest target of an online scam.
People online are impersonating Grimes and asking fans for money and other things. This isn’t the first time a Yellowstone star has been the face behind an online scam. Lainey Wilson, Bracken Merrill, and Cole Hauser have all been affected by similar scenarios in the past.
Grimes took to Instagram to set the record straight and make sure fewer fans would be affected by this deceit. “It has been brought to my attention that there are people who are pretending to be me, claiming to work for me, or reaching out directly to fans to ask for money amongst other things. It should go without saying that I would NEVER do this! I have never used direct messaging on any social media platform, nor would I have someone else do it on my behalf. I understand that there are people who are more vulnerable than other to these sorts of scams so if it’s happening to you or someone you know you should immediately report the accounts within the app. -Luke,” Grimes wrote on his Instagram story over a black background.
You can never be too careful of the internet these days, but if you even get a message from Luke Grimes, then know, it’s not really him.
Luke Grimes says ‘nothing will ever be the same’ when show ends
The road to “Yellowstone” might be closing, but one of the show’s stars is having a hard time letting go.
Luke Grimes is reflecting upon his time on the hit Western, which has been riddled with off-set drama of its own, acknowledging that when everything wraps, it’ll be an adjustment.
“For seven years, we’ve been doing this, and we started in 2017,” he told People magazine. “That’s crazy. This cast and crew, they’re like a second family, we spend a lot of time together. It’s been one of the most intense experiences of my life. Also, one of the most rewarding. It’s changed my life in every way possible.”
“Nothing will ever be the same because of this show in all sorts of ways, good and bad. I will miss it terribly. I know that. I mean, I think I’m ready to know how it ends. I’m ready to tell the end of the story.”
For the past five seasons, Grimes has portrayed Kayce Dutton, the son of Kevin Costner’s character, John Dutton, in “Yellowstone.”
Season five will be the show’s last. It was previously revealed that Costner is unlikely to return for the second half of the show’s final season. Speculation of a feud between the actor and the production was fueled by a delay in shooting new episodes, which was ultimately prolonged due to the Hollywood writers’ strike.
Costner expanded on the controversy while in court battling ex-wife Christine Baumgartner. The actor seemingly took issue with the additional production time that was needed to shoot “Yellowstone” while he was working on a separate project, “Horizon,” which will be released later this summer.
In court, Costner shared that he’d been offered $24 million to shoot seasons five, six and seven of the hit show before scheduling conflicts took over.
Grimes admitted that he “doesn’t know” how he’ll handle things once it’s “actually said and done,” but emphasized that the show had been “a huge part of my life.”
It’s ultimately propelled him into his next venture – country music and his EP: “Pain Pills or Pews.” Grimes says his decades-long career as a storyteller translates into his music.
“Through these characters, I get to explore parts of life that I wouldn’t before. Clearly in ‘Yellowstone,’ exploring this Western lifestyle that I had never lived before. I was never a cowboy. I’d never ridden horses. I’d never lived in the West. Now I live in Montana,” he told the outlet. “I mean, it really does inform a lot of things about who I am, which then informs the music. So I think they’re related in a pretty strong way.”
