Kevin Costner
Sued by ‘Horizon 2’ Stunt Performer
Over Claims of Unscripted Rape Scene
Printed Might 28, 2025 6:57 AM PDT
Kevin Costner is being sued by a stunt performer for sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation over a rape scene for the second a part of his anthology sequence “Horizon: An American Saga” … a scene she claims was unscripted.
Devyn LaBella filed the lawsuit Tuesday towards Costner and the movie’s manufacturing firms after she says she was “the sufferer of a violent unscripted, unscheduled rape scene” directed by Costner on Might 2, 2023, in keeping with authorized docs obtained by TMZ.
LaBella — whose different credit embrace “Barbie” and “American Horror Story” — says she skilled no points on set prior and even filmed a scheduled and rehearsed sexual assault scene on Might 1 … which is why she was shocked to walk on to set the next day studying she could be topic to capturing one other specific scene.
The actress claims there was no contractually mandated intimacy coordinator current on set the day of Might 2, and that Costner was very “fingers on” and was “both concerned in or totally conscious of each single factor occurring.”
She alleges Costner instructed actor Roger Ivens through the unrehearsed scene, writing … “Mr. Ivens violently rustled Ms. LaBella’s skirt up as if making an attempt to penetrate her towards her will” whereas “utilizing his physique and arms forcibly pinning [her] down,” per Costner’s orders.
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The go well with claims in June 2023 LaBella “started remedy to deal with signs stemming from her traumatic expertise on the set of ‘Horizon 2,’ together with intrusive distressing recollections of the traumatic occasion, sleep disturbance, fears of intimacy, and nervousness, amongst others.” The go well with additionally says she felt “disposable” and “nugatory” following the scene.
Moreover, LaBella says she was retaliated towards after she reported the expertise to a number of people, together with the intimacy coordinator and her stunt supervisors… alleging she was “blacklisted from subsequent employment alternatives on the ‘Horizon’ sequence and with manufacturing colleagues who have been made conscious of her complaints.”
The go well with accuses Costner and the related manufacturing firms of appearing “with malice, fraud, oppression, and in reckless disregard” of her rights … and she or he’s subsequently looking for “normal and compensatory damages in quantities to be confirmed at trial.”
Costner’s lawyer Marty Singer informed The Hollywood Reporter — which first reported the case — the lawsuit has “completely no advantage.” He additionally stated Costner “all the time desires to guarantee that everyone seems to be comfy engaged on his movies and takes security on set very significantly.”
He additional alleges LaBella took stunt coordinator Wade Allen to dinner following the manufacturing as an emblem of her gratitude and texted him, saying … “Thanks for these great weeks!”
