Kevin Costner and Horizon producers sued by stunt performer over ‘violent unscripted’ rape scene

Devyn LaBella is suing the actor-director and the producers of his film Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 alleging breach of contract, with Costner denying all allegationsA stunt performer is suing Kevin Costner and the producers of his film Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2, alleging that she was made to perform in a “violent” unscripted rape scene without the required notice, consent or a mandatory intimacy coordinator present.Devyn LaBella was the lead stunt double for Ella Hunt, who plays Juliette in the Horizon films, a four-part western anthology written, directed by and starring Costner. LaBella’s lawsuit, filed in California on Tuesday, alleges that on 2 May 2023 Costner improvised a scene in which Juliette would be raped, one day after Hunt and LaBella filmed a scripted scene in which Juliette was raped by a different character. Continue reading...

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