{"id":143665,"date":"2025-05-29T06:01:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T06:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/kevin-costner-sued-by-horizon-stunt-double-over-unscripted-rape-scene-national\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T06:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T06:01:24","slug":"kevin-costner-sued-by-horizon-stunt-double-over-unscripted-rape-scene-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/kevin-costner-sued-by-horizon-stunt-double-over-unscripted-rape-scene-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Costner sued by \u2018Horizon\u2019 stunt double over \u2018unscripted\u2019 rape scene &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Actor <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/kevin-costner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Costner<\/a> and producers of his movie <em>Horizon: An American Saga \u2014 Chapter 2<\/em> are being sued by one of many film\u2019s stunt performers over allegations that she was compelled to carry out a violent, unscripted rape scene with out consent or prior warning.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Devyn Labella, the lead stunt double for Ella Hunt, who performs a personality named Juliette within the <em>Horizon<\/em> franchise \u2014 a four-part western sequence written and directed by Costner, who additionally stars within the film \u2014 filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.documentcloud.org\/documents\/25954648\/costner-suit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> in California on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tKevin Costner on the crimson carpet for \u2018Horizon: An American Saga\u2019 on the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 19, 2024, in Cannes, France.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tGisela Schober \/ Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>She is claiming that on May 2, 2023, Costner made her partake in an improvised rape scene the day after Hunt and LaBella had shot a scripted scene additionally depicting rape by a special character.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hunt declined to movie the unscripted scene, in line with the submitting. Consequently, LaBella was known as to fill in, unaware that Hunt had refused to take part and vacated the set.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video_miniplayer\">\n<section id=\"miniplayer_6837ed6674752-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 4 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_6837ed6674752\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"10451485\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/playlist\/10451485,9361888,9857794,8927529\/?poster=https%3A%2F%2Fi2.wp.com%2Fmedia.globalnews.ca%2Fvideostatic%2Fnews%2Fk8kb8lyw9h-6w5s974p2q%2FTH_WEINSTEIN_VMS.jpg%3Fw%3D1200%26%23038%3Bquality%3D70%26%23038%3Bstrip%3Dall#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_6837ed6674752\" data-displayinline-playlist=\"10451485,9361888,9857794,8927529\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Harvey Weinstein\u2019s conviction overturned by N.Y. court, #MeToo founder calls for action'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/k8kb8lyw9h-6w5s974p2q\/TH_WEINSTEIN_VMS.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/k8kb8lyw9h-6w5s974p2q\/TH_WEINSTEIN_VMS.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/k8kb8lyw9h-6w5s974p2q\/TH_WEINSTEIN_VMS.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/k8kb8lyw9h-6w5s974p2q\/TH_WEINSTEIN_VMS.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">5:33<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Harvey Weinstein\u2019s conviction overturned by N.Y. courtroom, #MeToo founder requires motion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__glide glide \">\n<div class=\"glide__arrows c-carousel__buttons l-videoCarousel__buttons\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--left c-carousel__button c-carousel__prev l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__prev c-longform-gallery__prev\" data-glide-dir=\"&lt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--right c-carousel__button c-carousel__next l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__next c-longform-gallery__next\" data-glide-dir=\"&gt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Next Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-carousel__goto\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- video stream item --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p>The lawsuit alleges that LaBella was not given prior warning {that a} new male actor within the impromptu scene had been instructed to \u201cclimb on top of Ms. Hunt (LaBella)\u201d and \u201cviolently\u201d pull up her skirt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get each day National information<\/h2>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s prime information, political, financial, and present affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox as soon as a day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cDefendant Costner, who was present on the set, specifically added this scene, which varied from the scene filmed the day before, which had not involved pulling up the actor\u2019s skirt. Moreover, this revised scene is not specified in the assigned call sheet for that day,\u201d legal professionals for the plaintiff argued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tLeft to proper: Isabelle Fuhrman, Ella Hunt, Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller and Abbey Lee Kershaw attend the \u2018Horizon: An American Saga\u2019 photocall on the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 19, 2024, in Cannes, France.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tStephane Cardinale &#8211; Corbis \/ Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to LaBella, in the course of the filming of the scene, Costner informed her to \u201clay down\u201d in a wagon whereas he directed the male actor to \u201crepeatedly perform a violent simulated rape\u201d on her, whereas Costner continued to experiment with totally different angles and \u201ctakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The lawsuit argues that Costner violated the phrases of LaBella\u2019s contract, established by her union, SAG-AFTRA, which requires all performers to consent to taking part in scenes simulating intercourse or involving nudity and to obtain 48 hours\u2019 discover forward of filming sequences of that nature.<\/p>\n<p>LaBella says she was not given the required warning and that she didn&#8217;t consent, as required in her contract. She additionally says there was no intimacy co-ordinator current, which is obligatory beneath Hunt\u2019s contract, and in addition utilized to LaBella as her stunt double.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11202103\/donald-trump-tariffs-blocked-court\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/41d2e5099e259474d5cbd6b6ba3e6fb09201945cc0e9811381175cbce270186a_044cc4.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs on Canada, world blocked by U.S. trade court\" data-title=\"\">Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs on Canada, world blocked by U.S. commerce courtroom<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11201406\/glacier-collapse-blatten-switzerland-video\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2157569149.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Video shows Swiss village being flattened by glacier collapse\" data-title=\"\">Video exhibits Swiss village being flattened by glacier collapse<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Entertainment<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More movies<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In addition, the lawsuit claims the set was not closed. It is widespread apply that in the course of the filming of intimate scenes, solely a skeleton crew is current. However, LaBella claims that \u201cthe scene was broadcast publicly on monitors for the entire crew to witness \u2026 anyone could walk by and observe the scene being performed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It additionally states that, not like the unscripted rape scene, the scripted one filmed the day prior was rehearsed and overseen by an intimacy co-ordinator on a closed set, as stipulated in her contract.<\/p>\n<p>LaBella is looking for damages for sexual harassment, a hostile work setting and breach of contract.<\/p>\n<p>She claims to have been left within the wagon alone after the scene wrapped, saying that she felt \u201cshock, embarrassment, and humiliation while attempting to process the situation,\u201d and that she was \u201cholding back tears.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>LaBella was required to proceed engaged on one other scene afterward, regardless of her \u201cterrified\u201d emotions, her legal professionals say.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/kevin-costner-stunt-peformer-rape-scene-horizon-2-1236411382\/#recipient_hashed=33c0c7f173564d79d8924e43d1c145bfb88e74d6fbd13538f00fab0da97eb50e&amp;recipient_salt=cb0a2b15451baa43b0c9176c29dc6a0c313c2568f34a8f29641454571a7a7e55&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=newsalert&amp;utm_content=610557_05-27-2025&amp;utm_term=9909573?utm_medium=&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_campaign=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_id=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>, Costner\u2019s lawyer, Marty Singer, denied the allegations, saying his consumer \u201calways wants to make sure that everyone is comfortable working on his films and takes safety on set very seriously,\u201d including that LaBella\u2019s declare has \u201cabsolutely no merit, and it is completely contradicted by her own actions \u2014 and the facts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMs. LaBella is a serial accuser of people in the entertainment industry and has worked with the same lawyer on past claims. But those shakedown tactics won\u2019t work in this case,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Costner argues that LaBella was briefed on the scene and allowed to rehearse it earlier than giving a \u201cthumbs up\u201d to her stunt co-ordinator, which, in line with his legal professionals, indicated her willingness to take part if she was wanted, which she was not, Costner says.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he says LaBella attended a dinner with the stunt co-ordinators, was in \u201cgood spirits\u201d and made \u201cno complaints to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the lawsuit, LaBella was not rehired for the filming of the third installment and has not been known as again to work with the stunt co-ordinators on every other initiatives regardless of having labored with them on a number of initiatives earlier than.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-curator-more-recommendations\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Curator more recommendations section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Curator Recommendations<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/the-curator\/11200720\/what-to-wear-to-the-airport\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/airport-copy.png?w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"11 essential pieces for a comfortable and stylish airport look\" data-title=\"\">11 important items for a cushty and classy airport look<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/the-curator\/11198590\/summer-camp-packing-list\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1326026221.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"15 summer camp essentials to add to your kid\u2019s packing list\" data-title=\"\">15 summer season camp necessities so as to add to your child\u2019s packing checklist<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Actor Kevin Costner and producers of his movie Horizon: An American Saga \u2014 Chapter 2 are being sued by one of many film\u2019s stunt performers over allegations that she was compelled to carry out a violent, unscripted rape scene with out consent or prior warning. 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