Costner is sued over 'rape scene'

Star denies allegation of sexual harassment

- CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN

HOLLYWOOD star Kevin Costner has denied allegations of sexual harassment after being named in a lawsuit filed by a stuntwoman.

Devyn LaBella, the stunt double for lead actress Ella Hunt in Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2, claims she was made to perform in a “violent” and unscripted rape scene.

She filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, alleging Costner, 70, directed a second, unplanned assault scene that was not included in the schedule.

The initial scene was filmed on May 1, 2023, and after multiple takes, had “wrapped” with “no issues”, according to the lawsuit.

In her filing, LaBella claims that the next day, she was on set for a “non-intimate scene” as Hunt's stunt double but that Costner, who was also on set, added a part where a second actor, Roger Ivens, was supposed to, under Costner's direction, “climb on top of Ms Hunt, violently raking up her skirt”.