Kevin Costner’s Accuser Details Sexual Assault In Lawsuit Update

The stuntwoman who labored on “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2” has filed an amended lawsuit accusing Kevin Costner and the movie’s producers of exposing her to an unscripted, unchoreographed sexual assault scene.

Devyn LaBella claims she suffered humiliation and emotional misery in the course of the shoot.

Costner’s authorized workforce has forcefully denied the allegations, calling the lawsuit meritless and unsupported by witnesses.

Stunt performer Devyn LaBella claims she was thrust right into a distressing and unscripted rape scene in the course of the filming of “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2.”

In court docket paperwork filed on June 18 in Los Angeles and obtained by PEOPLE Magazine, LaBella’s attorneys acknowledged that the controversial scene occurred on Could 2, 2023, and was executed with out the presence of a stunt or intimacy coordinator.

She alleged that Costner instructed her to “lay down” whereas fellow actor Roger Ivens, “soiled and coated in sweat,” pinned her legs and lifted her skirt.

Her grievance acknowledged she was by no means given an opportunity to arrange for the scene or consent to it.

“Ms. LaBella was by no means given the chance to arrange for or consent to take part on this scene, a lot much less to object to it,” her authorized workforce wrote.

The grievance additionally famous that Ivens “by no means separated” from LaBella between takes, leaving her not sure when the scene was actively being filmed.

LaBella’s amended grievance went additional, alleging that her “private undergarments have been uncovered” in the course of the scene, an ordeal intensified by the truth that she was menstruating.

The grievance described the second as “particularly humiliating,” including that Ivens’ palms rested “on prime of the bundled-up skirt above her vagina” between takes.

After the scene, she claims she was left alone in a wagon, emotionally shaken.

“She skilled shock, embarrassment and humiliation whereas making an attempt to course of the scenario,” the paperwork acknowledged.

In response to the lawsuit, Costner’s lawyer Marty Singer issued a powerful denial.

“Ms. LaBella was doing a rehearsal on an Insert Shot for a scripted scene,” he mentioned. “There was no intimacy or something sexual within the shot. There was tugging on a gown whereas she was totally clothed in a gown with lengthy bloomers mendacity down subsequent to a male actor.”

Singer additionally emphasised that LaBella had expressed gratitude after filming.

He claimed, “She herself texted her supervisor after she wrapped stating, ‘Thanks for these great weeks.’”

Singer dismissed the lawsuit as baseless and predicted it will be swiftly thrown out.

“Quite a few witnesses have contradicted Ms. LaBella’s meritless claims. We look ahead to the swift finish of this specious lawsuit,” he famous.

Earlier, TMZ reported that Devyn LaBella had included new proof in her sexual assault lawsuit towards Costner, intensifying her authorized battle towards him.

Her amended grievance now features a collection of messages she claims to have despatched to the movie’s intimacy coordinator.

LaBella’s revised submitting targets Costner and different producers concerned within the movie. The brand new proof facilities round messages exchanged with intimacy coordinator Celeste Cheney, particularly referencing the disturbing incident that prompted the swimsuit.

In a single message despatched a day after the shoot, LaBella wrote, “I needed to debate yesterday’s abomination once we each have an opportunity … I used to be put in a very incorrect place and it is actually affected me.”

She additionally questioned why Cheney was absent throughout such a delicate shoot and demanded clarification on why she was “compelled to do non-stunt work, particularly given the sensitivity of it.”