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The plot is beginning to thicken with the claims of sexual harassment, infliction of emotional distress, and discrimination being alleged by stunt performer Devyn Labella. She has claimed that she endured all of this treatment while working on Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2, a film directed by and starring Kevin Costner. As the story continues to unfold, an intimacy coordinator on the project has come forward with a two-page report that adds some validity to Labella's claims.

Per Variety, the intimacy coordinator on Horizon 2, Celeste Chaney, points to several protocols that weren't followed while filming an unscripted rape scene that Labella alleges she was asked to perform without any warning. In the report, Chaney says there were "numerous problems" with the particular scene, most notably that there was no intimacy coordinator present. Chaney also alleges that Labella did not consent to Costner's direction of the scene...

The intimacy coordinator who worked on the set of Kevin Costner’s Horizon called the scene at the heart of a stunt woman’s lawsuit against producers and Costner an “unscheduled, unplanned violent rape scene” that “was unexpectedly sprung on the actors and stunt professionals.”

The claims were made by Celeste Chaney, whose inquiry into the incident during the rehearsal of a scene on the set of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 in May 2023 was attached as an exhibit to stunt woman Devyn Labella’s amended complaint filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court. That’s where she filed her original suit earlier this year alleging she was subject to sexual harassment and while standing in for star Ella Hunt during on the second of Costner’s planned four-movie Western epic.

Chaney detailed in her two-page inquiry report that the scene rehearsal was to include Hunt, who “was...

“Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2” stunt actress Devyn Labella amended her sexual discrimination and harassment lawsuit against director-star Kevin Costner and his production company to add new evidence, including text messages she sent to an intimacy coordinator, regarding an allegedly unscripted rape scene she was asked to work on.

“What happened to me on that set was a reckless violation — a breach of consent and of basic workplace safety,” Labella said Wednesday in a statement to TheWrap. “I was told to lie down, and without warning or rehearsal, another actor was brought in to simulate a rape on top of me. My undergarments were exposed. I was left alone afterward, overwhelmed and in shock.

“Compliance under pressure is not consent,” she continued. “Consent cannot be given after the harm has already begun. Once the line is crossed, there is no real choice left to make. I spoke up immediately.

The intimacy coordinator on “Horizon 2” wrote a two-page report documenting lapses in protocols during filming of an unscripted rape scene.

Devyn Labella, a stunt performer, sued Kevin Costner — the director, writer, star, financier and producer of the film — last month, alleging that she was shaken and humiliated after being forced to perform in the scene without warning.

The report, written by Celeste Chaney, cited “numerous problems” with the scene, including that no intimacy coordinator was present, Labella was not given “modesty garments,” and she did not consent to Costner’s impromptu direction.

“She was put ‘on the spot,’ placed in a vulnerable, compromising situation and then asked if she was ‘okay to continue’ with everyone standing by,” Chaney wrote in the report.

Labella sued Costner and the production for sexual harassment, discrimination and infliction of emotional distress. Labella was the stunt performer for Ella Hunt, the actor who portrayed “Juliette” in the film.

Kevin Costner's Horizon franchise is sinking deeper and deeper into quicksand, and even the franchise's cast is uncertain about the future of the Western epic. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 was released in 2024 to middling reviews and an underwhelming box office take, putting plans on hold for Costner's partly self-funded passion project franchise. As we eagerly await Chapter 2 to receive an official release date, the actor/director has already made a start on filming Chapter 3. However, Horizon's ongoing legal troubles appear to be more than the franchise can handle.

The new update came via actor Glynn Turman, who spoke to ScreenRant at the premiere of Tyler Perry's Straw. On the red carpet, Turman, who is set to make his Horizon debut in the already filmed Chapter 2, gave a very worrying update on the state of Costner's franchise. "They started filming Part 3," the actor said, getting fans'...

Stunt performer Devyn Labella filed a lawsuit against Kevin Costner over an improvised rape scene on the set of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter Two in 2023.

According to the lawsuit filed on May 27 in Los Angeles County Superior Court against the Horizon series, production company Territory Pictures and Costner, Labella claimed she experienced sexual harassment, hostile work environment and intentional infliction of emotional distress during her time on set.

The release date of the film Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter Two has been delayed indefinitely. Much like its predecessor, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One, the film was negatively received by critics at the Venice Film Festival.

The complaint notes that the “violent, unscripted, unscheduled” rape scene happened during filming in Utah on May 2, 2023. The stunt performer mentioned that filming the scene left her ashamed, damaged her career and left her permanently traumatized.

The lawsuit also noted that she entered...

Kevin Costner’sHorizon: An American Saga was supposed to be his legacy project – a sweeping four-part Western that he co-wrote, directed, and partly financed himself. But what began as a passion project now seems to be unraveling before the industry’s eyes, as the series faces one setback after another. This week, Costner’s production company, Horizon Series, was hit with yet another legal challenge. United Costume Corporation has filed a breach of contract lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging the company failed to pay for more than $340,000 in costume rentals used for Chapter 1 and Chapter 2of the saga. The lawsuit cites two invoices – one from 2022 totaling roughly $58,000, and another from 2023 for approximately $285,000 – both of which remain unpaid and are now accruing interest.

The filing adds further weight to reports that Horizon is suffering from significant budget shortfalls. Earlier this month, New Line Cinema filed an arbitration claim against...

Kevin Costner's Horizon: An American Saga is facing yet another lawsuit as the filmmaker continues to attempt to find a way to finance the rest of the movie series. Costner leads the production as the director, star, co-writer, and producer of a four-part Western project that has been in development since 1988. Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 was poorly received by critics when it was released in the summer of 2024, and the franchise's future has been in question ever since. As the wait for Chapter 2 continues, the franchise is now being targeted by several lawsuits.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the latest claim comes from the United Costume Corporation, which is now suing Costner's firm, Horizon Series, for a breach of contract. In the lawsuit, the corporation had an invoice that Horizon rented $58,000 worth of costumes for Chapter 1, then rented an additional $285,000 for Chapter 2. United Costume alleges that these invoices...

Kevin Costner faces a lawsuit from a female stunt actor who claims that during the filming of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2, she was involved in an unrehearsed intimate scene. Additionally, she claimed that the intimacy co-ordinator wasn’t around to make sure nothing untoward happened.

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The Sun US reported on Thursday that the stunt person has been filming for about four or five years. Devyn Labella, who is 34 years old, has experience making films, but she’s very unhappy with Costner because a wild scene allegedly happened when she stood in for Ella Hunt.

Wagon scenes from Horizon 1 – YouTube

In 2023, she heard about a scene in the Horizon movie that involved “a planned sexual assault.” She’s a “former gymnast” who enjoys doing stunt work, as long as the rules are followed. The outlet noted that the suit claims the rules were not followed.

Actor Kevin Costner is widely known for his acting chops and the brilliant work he did in the Yellowstone universe. While fans loved him as John Dutton, at present he’s gaining headlines for all the wrong reasons. The actor is facing major backlash over shocking allegations tied to his Western movie Horizon: An American Saga.

That’s right – what was supposed to be his passion project has now turned into a full-blown legal storm. A disturbing lawsuit filed by a stunt performer has put the spotlight on Costner in the most unexpected way. The accusations involve an intense on-set moment that allegedly crossed serious boundaries.

So, as the legal battle unfolds, questions are rising about what really happened behind the scenes. Let’s dive deeper into Costner’s Horizon lawsuit and everything we know so far.

Horizon controversy: Kevin Costner sued over alleged on-set misconduct

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The higher you climb, the harder you fall. It’s a line we’ve all heard, tossed around like a cliché until someone like Kevin Costner finds himself crashing headfirst into its meaning. The cinematic icon with a career carved into American consciousness now stands at the frayed edge of public scrutiny. First came a $17 million courtroom brawl with Stephen Baldwin over oil-spill profits that ended with Baldwin walking away empty-handed.

And now a civil lawsuit alleges that Costner, while directing Horizon: Chapter 2, oversaw a violent, unscheduled r**e scene that left stunt performer Devyn Labella traumatized.

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Before Horizon, before allegations, Kevin Costner had already weathered a public trial. In the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, Stephen Baldwin and his partner Spyridon Contogouris claimed the Yellowstone star had bamboozled them,...

Kevin Costner and his Western film saga Horizon are once again at the receiving end of a lawsuit after a stuntwoman accused the Oscar-winner of allegedly directing an unscripted intimate scene.

In a lawsuit filed at the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, May 27, stuntwoman Devyn Labella accused the production of failing to provide a safe working environment.

Labella, who worked as a stunt double for Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 lead actress Ella Hunt, claimed in the lawsuit that she was subjected to an unplanned and violent s*xual assault scene during the filming.

Horizon stuntwoman blames Kevin Costner for failing to provide a safe workplace

Hollywood veteran Kevin Costner was forced to deny the allegations after the Horizon – Part 2 stuntwoman Devyn Labella named him in the lawsuit. She alleged that the Yellowstone star directed a second, unscripted r*pe scene, which was not initially included in her call sheet.

A stuntwoman on Kevin Costner's western epic Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 is suing the director and star, along with the film's production companies, for sexual discrimination, harassment and the creation of a hostile work environment over an alleged unscripted rape scene she was subjected to during filming in May 2023. According to the lawsuit, Devyn Labella, the lead stunt double for Ella Hunt, had to step in when Costner improvised the scene involving Hunt's character, Juliette. She claimed there was no advance notice that the violent scene was coming, she had no preparation for the scene that day, and she had not given consent. Moreover, an intimacy coordinator was not brought in per the suit, and the set was not closed off.

The "impromptu work demand" would violate both Hunt and Labella's contracts as members of SAG-AFTRA, which protect against last-minute requests for nudity or simulated sexual...

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Kevin Costner is at the center of a new lawsuit alleging inappropriate behavior and a lack of proper safety protocol on the set of his film Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2.

The suit was filed by Devyn Labella, the lead stunt double for Ella Hunt’s character, Juliette, in the Horizon films.

According to documents obtained by Page Six, Labella filed the suit on Tuesday, alleging that she was pressured to perform in a rape scene without any advance warning.

Kevin Costner attends the US Premiere of “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” at Regency Village Theatre on June 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Labella alleges that Costner improvised rape scene, did not inform her that one actress had already declined to participate

Labella alleges that she was made to step in after Hunt “refused to do the scene and had walked off the set.

This article contains mentions of sexual assault, rape, and harassment.

Kevin Costner and the production of Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2are being sued by a stunt performer for carrying out an unscripted sexual assault scene. A few years ago, Costner announced the creation of the Horizon series, which would be a new chronicle of Western genre films. The first two movies were originally supposed to be released two months apart last summer. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 came out late last June, but it ended up being such a box-office flop in theaters. As a result, the distributor yanked Horizon 2 from the schedule.

The Hollywood Reporter is now reporting that a Horizon 2 stunt performer, Devyn Labella, has sued the team. She claims that in May 2023, she was made to film an unscripted and graphic rape scene without proper notice. She also did not give...

Disclaimer: This article contains a description of a r*pe scene!

Kevin Costner has landed in a huge controversy after a stuntwoman sued him alongside the other producers of ‘Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2‘. Devyn Labella, the lead stunt double for Ella Hunt in the 2024 movie, has filed a lawsuit against Costner and the other producers for allegedly forcing her to do an unscripted r*pe scene without maintaining protocol.

‘Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2‘ is the second part of the titular movie series directed and produced by Kevin Costner, who also stars as Hayes Ellison in it. Ella Hunt plays the role of Juliette Chesney in the series. After Hunt reportedly refused to film a r*pe scene, Devyn Labella was allegedly brought onto the set to do the scene without any prior information.

A detailed look into Devyn Labella’s lawsuit against Kevin Costner...

A stunt performer has accused Kevin Costner of sexual harassment and breach of contract, filing a civil action in Los Angeles Superior Court on 27 May against the actor-director and the companies behind Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2. Plaintiff Devyn Labella, stunt double for lead actress Ella Hunt, alleges she was ordered to act in a “violent, unscripted” rape scene during filming in Utah on 2 May 2023 after Hunt reportedly walked off set. The complaint says Costner directed a male actor to pin Labella down in a wagon while cameras rolled on an open set, actions she claims were neither rehearsed nor disclosed in advance.

Labella argues the episode violated SAG-AFTRA rules that require at least 48 hours’ notice, performer consent and the presence of an intimacy coordinator for scenes involving nudity or simulated sex; those safeguards had been in place for a separate scripted assault filmed the previous day. In a statement,...

Kevin Costner’s Horizon films are on the receiving end of a sexual harassment lawsuit, over a rape scene in the film. More here.

Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga series of films are in more bother this morning, following a sexual harassment lawsuit that’s been aimed in the direction of holding company Horizon Series, Inc. That’s Costner’s firm, that’s overseeing the production of the four movies in the saga, of which two have thus far been shot.

The new allegation centres on a scene of rape in Horizon: An America Saga – Chapter 2, that was shot using stunt performer Devyn Labella. She was doubling for Ella Hunt in the scene in question, and has filed a suit claiming “Devyn Labella, a female stunt performer, was the victim of a violent unscripted, unscheduled rape scene directed by Kevin Costner.”

The scene, she alleges, was added late in the day,...

Kevin Costner and the Horizon film franchise have been hit with another lawsuit, but this new one is far more serious. The franchise's future was already in turmoil after New Line Cinema sought legal action over a financing deal. But Costner now faces a sexual harassment suit by one of the movie's stunt performers over an unrehearsed and unexpected sexual assault scene. Due to the unplanned nature of the scene, the suit also revealed that no intimacy coordinator was present on set, which is now a contractual requirement. Kevin Costner has responded to the lawsuit.

The sexual harassment, discrimination, and the creation of a hostile work environment lawsuit against Kevin Costner and Horizon: Chapter 2's production companies was filed by Devyn Labella, a stunt performer who has worked on productions like Barbie and Star Trek: Picard, on Tuesday, May 27. The suit states that Labella reported the incident when it happened,...

Devyn Labella is suing the actor-director and the producers of his film Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 alleging breach of contract, with Costner denying all allegations

A stunt performer is suing Kevin Costner and the producers of his film Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2, alleging that she was made to perform in a “violent” unscripted rape scene without the required notice, consent or a mandatory intimacy coordinator present.

Devyn Labella was the lead stunt double for Ella Hunt, who plays Juliette in the Horizon films, a four-part western anthology written, directed by and starring Costner. Labella’s lawsuit, filed in California on Tuesday, alleges that on 2 May 2023 Costner improvised a scene in which Juliette would be raped, one day after Hunt and Labella filmed a scripted scene in which Juliette was raped by a different character.

Kevin Costner's Horizon: An American Saga has endured many major problems. The biggest one yet may have just been brought forth, as Costner has been sued by a stunt performer who'd worked on the second installment, which still has yet to have a wide release in theaters.

Per Variety, a lawsuit was filed on Tuesday with Ella Hunt's lead stunt double, Devyn Labella, alleging that she was forced to stand in for an unscripted rape scene involving Hunt's character, Juliette. According to the lawsuit, Costner had improvised a scene in which Juliette would be sexually assaulted. Hunt allegedly refused to film the scene, at which point Labella came in to serve as a stand-in, per the lawsuit. Labella claims that she was given no advance warning about the scene, arguing it happened without preparation or consent.

It's alleged that the scene was intended to have the male...

A stunt performer has sued Kevin Costner and the production companies behind Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 over an alleged unscripted rape scene. In the lawsuit, Devyn Labella accuses the film of not giving her notice nor asking for her consent to record, and of not including a mandatory intimacy coordinator during the scene.

Labella is suing the production companies and Costner for sexual discrimination, harassment, and creating a hostile work environment. She also alleges that she faced retaliation after reporting the incident, as she claims she was not...

A stunt performer on “Horizon 2” sued Kevin Costner on Tuesday, alleging that she was forced to perform an unscripted rape scene without proper protocols.

Devyn Labella was the lead stunt double for Ella Hunt, who played the role of Juliette in the “Horizon” films. According to Labella’s lawsuit, Costner, the director, improvised a scene in which Hunt’s character would be raped.

Hunt refused to perform the scene, the lawsuit states. Labella was brought in as a stand-in, without advance warning, preparation or consent, and without an intimacy coordinator present, the suit alleges. According to the complaint, the male actor was directed to mount her, pin her down, and violently rake up her skirt. The set was not closed, the suit states.

According to the complaint, Labella was humiliated and traumatized by the experience.

“On that day, I was left exposed, unprotected, and deeply betrayed by a system that promised safety and professionalism,...

Kevin Costner and his Horizon: An American Saga franchise are already facing legal action from New Line over a cofinancing deal, and now the star/director of the Western series has been hit with a sexual harassment suit by a veteran stuntwoman over an unscheduled, unrehearsed “violent unscripted” rape scene.

Costner’s longtime attorney Marty Singer has bluntly called “shakedown” on the unspecified damages jury trial seeking complaint from Devyn Labella.

Represented by lawyers at Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai and Valli Kane & Vagnini, SAG-AFTRA member and Barbie alum Labella says she is filing “this action not only for the damages she has sustained, but to address the continued failures at the highest levels of Hollywood production companies to comprehend and address the impacts of performing in sexually explicit and violent ‘scenes’ and the need for intimacy coordination.”

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One day in May 2023, stunt performer Devyn Labella showed up to the Utah set of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2, the second part of the sprawling Western series from Kevin Costner, expecting to double for one of the film’s stars in some basic, fairly boring shots. Instead, she says, she was surprised by being subjected to an unscripted, brutal rape scene without proper notice, consent or the presence of a contractually mandated intimacy coordinator.

Now, Labella is suing Costner and the film’s production companies for sexual discrimination, harassment and the creation of a hostile work environment. Moreover, the complaint alleges Labella faced retaliation after she reported the incident by not being called back for subsequent work on the Horizon series and never being hired again by the film’s stunt coordinator, with whom she had worked previously.

“On that day, I was left exposed, unprotected, and deeply...

CSI‘s Marg Helgenberger is back as Catherine Willows in CSI: Vegas season two, premiering on September 29, 2022. Season two episode one, “She’s Gone,” finds Catherine asking to be part of the team. Given that she’s a season two regular, the answer must be yes.

Season two’s first episode was directed by Kenneth Fink from a script by Jason Tracey. New season two episodes will air on Thursdays at 10pm Et/Pt.

The second season also stars Paula Newsome as Maxine Roby, Matt Lauria as Joshua Folsom, and Mandeep Dhillon as Allie Rajan. Ariana Guerra plays Detective Serena Chavez, Lex Medlin is Beau Finado, and Jay Lee is Chris Park.

Sarah Gilman, Adela Paez, Kathleen Wilhoite, Bz Cullins, and Joe Gillette guest star.

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Multiple women have accused James Franco of "inappropriate or sexually exploitative" behavior in an article published by The Los Angeles Times on Thursday.

The alleged misconduct took place primarily when Franco was an acting teaching at Playhouse West in North Hollywood and at a now-closed film school he founded, Studio 4. At Studio 4, he taught a class titled "Sex Scenes," and students allege that he pressured them to perform scenes partially nude or acted inappropriately while filming sexual encounters.

In addition to these allegations, actress Violet Paley claimed that Franco...