KEVIN Costner has been accused of creating a stuntwoman carry out a “violent and unscripted” rape scene in his newest Western movie.

Devyn LaBella, 34, has sued the Hollywood star and director for allegedly instructing an actor to pin her down and simulate rape with none formal warning or a rehearsal.

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Costner, 70, was appearing in addition to directing on set for the 2024 film Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2, on the time.

He has denied all of the allegations.

LaBella, who performed the stunt double for actress Ella Hunt in Horizon, had featured in a number of scenes through the 2023 filming schedule.

One among these included a deliberate sexual assault scene on Might 1, the swimsuit says.

LaBella, a former gymnast, says she fortunately agreed to those scenes as a result of correct protocol being taken each earlier than and through filming.

These together with common conferences, rehearsals, minimal crew members on set and the presence of an intimacy co-ordinator always.

However a day later, LaBella alleges within the lawsuit that she was requested to return to set and participate in an unscripted scene involving sexual violence.

Costner is accused of directing a fellow actor to pin down LaBella on a wagon earlier than simulating rape.

The lawsuit additionally claims Costner demanded a number of retakes.

The scene was initiated with no warning, rehearsal or choreography, in accordance with the stuntwoman.

She additionally claims there was no indication of when the cameras had been rolling through the scenes.

A line within the swimsuit reads: “There was no escaping the state of affairs, and all Ms LaBella may do was look ahead to the nightmare to finish.”

The Los Angeles lawsuit additionally names the manufacturing firms concerned as defendants in addition to Costner.

Kate McFarlane, the lawyer representing LaBella, described it as a “clear instance of male-dominated, sexist Hollywood film manufacturing”.

She added: “Our shopper was subjected to brutal sexual conduct, fully unprotected from the apparent hurt.”

The lawsuit additionally claims LaBella was met with “steady reminders of the disgrace, humiliation and full lack of management” she had on set for the rest of filming.

This triggered her to expertise “sudden bouts of crying on and off set”, it continued.

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In addition to denying the allegations, Marty Singer, Costner’s lawyer, argued that LaBella was properly knowledgeable of the scene prematurely and had consented to it.

Singer says LaBella didn’t make any complaints on the time both on set or to her supervisors afterwards.

“She continued to work on the film for just a few extra weeks till her wrap date, and he or she took the stunt co-ordinator to a thank-you dinner,” he added.

LaBella has been a Hollywood stunt performer since 2020.

She is now looking for damages in an quantity to be decided at trial.

The swimsuit can be on the lookout for a public apology to the stuntwoman, the defendants to endure sexual harassment coaching and them to be required to make use of an intimacy co-ordinator on all future productions.

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