The actor Kevin Costner is currently faced with severe accusations. The stunt woman Devyn Labella has filed a lawsuit against the 70-year-old in which she denounces sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation in connection with an allegedly unscraped rape scene on the set of the film “Horizon 2”. But Costner’s team denies.
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What happened according to the lawsuit
Labella was committed to the set for actress Ella Hunt, who plays the figure Juliette. According to the application, Hunt is said to have left the set after Kevin Costner informed her about a newly added scene with sexual violence. Devyn Labella then stepped in at short notice.
In the relevant scene, however, it was recorded on a car without her knowledge by actor Roger Ivens. Ivens, under the direction of Kevin Costner, is said to have violently torn Labella’s rock up, while Costner did not call “Action” or “cut”. The scene was visible to monitors for the entire crew, according to the report by “Hollywood Reporter”, where the lawsuit is based.
Labella then expanded her lawsuit and presented several text messages to the film’s intimacy coordinator, in which she described, among other things, the alleged rape scene as “hideousness”. Labella also indicates that no contractually prescribed intimacy coordinator was present on the set on the day and was “either directly involved or was completely informed about all processes”.
Costner’s lawyer team holds against it
Kevin Costner’s lawyer, Marty Singer, decisively rejects these allegations. He explains that Labella only carried out a trial recording (“Insert Shot”) for a scripted scene in which there was no intimacy or sexual action in the game. According to Singer, Labella was fully dressed and there was only a pull on the dress.
The lawyer also emphasizes that several stuff: inside Labella’s representation would have contradicted. The stunt woman is said to have been a good atmosphere after the scene and did not complain to the stunt coordinator at the subsequent dinner. A text message to her supervisor, in which she thanks for the “wonderful weeks” on the set, should also support the statements of the defense.
Security with sensitive scenes
Intimacy coordinator: Inside, also called intimacy coaches, ensure that physically or emotionally sensitive scenes such as kisses or sexual actions are implemented professionally, safely and respectfully. They vote for processes with actors: interior, directing and production and ensure that everyone involved maintains clear limits and consent. Especially in scenes with physical closeness or potentially stressful content, they are an important protective factor on the set – to avoid misunderstandings, attacks or psychological stress.