US EditionKevin Costner Files to Dismiss ‘Horizon 2’ Stuntwoman's Lawsuit: Report
- Kevin Costner filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from a Horizon 2 stunt performer who alleges forced participation in an unscripted rape scene, claiming the allegations are 'patently false' and 'deeply disappointing.'
- Costner argued that while rape was implied, there was no nudity or simulated sex, emphasizing there was no 'rape scene.'
- Under California’s anti-SLAPP law, Costner and his company are seeking to dismiss the lawsuit, which targets free speech on public concern matters.
- LaBella's lawyer, James Vagnini, stated that LaBella's professionalism does not weaken her allegations, supported by testimonies from witnesses and text messages.
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Kevin Costner brands on-set rape scene accusations a "bold-faced lie"
Kevin Costner has spoken out over a lawsuit filed by a stunt performer over an alleged unscripted rape scene on the set of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 in 2023. Devyn LaBella, who was the stunt double for actor Ella Hunt in the second of Costner’s self-funded westerns, claims that she “was the victim of a violent, unscripted, unscheduled rape scene directed by Kevin Costner”. LaBella claims that she first stood in for Hunt in a scene de…
According to the director of the western, Ella Hunt's lining seeks to "damage his reputation." He denies the complainant's version as a whole.
The movie star calls the allegations a "threeth lie". It's about the shooting of the second part of the "Horizon" series 2023
Kevin Costner Responds to Lawsuit Over Rape Scene
Kevin Costner is speaking out strongly against the lawsuit filed by a stunt performer on his Horizon sequel, who alleges she was made to participate in an unscripted rape scene without the required notice or consent, and without an intimacy coordinator present. In a legal declaration cited by outlets including...
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