Kevin Cosnter calls accusations of sexual harassment a ‘bold faced lie’
In a dramatic turn, Kevin Costner officially filed to reject the lawsuit of the sexual harassment of the bomb Horizon follow-up, Radaronline.com has learned.
Costner, 70, called Labella’s claims a “bold lie” in a statement submitted on Monday, August 18 in the LA Superior Court, accused of trying to destroy his character and to be in Hollywood.
“My conviction is that the claims of Devyn were designed by using false statements and sensational language to harm my reputation,” Costner argued in his request to reject the case.
“These allegations are so obvious that I can only assume that the goal was to use this sensational language to resign me and the damage to and the Horizon Films that are constantly to get a huge and unjustified payment day, “the Yellowstone Aluin added.
Labella, 34, who was the stunt doubles for actress Ella Hunt, shocked the industry when she claimed that she was forced to participate in a “non -written, unplanned rape scene” directed by Costner for Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2. The Oscar winner, however, claimed in the new application that Labella expressed nothing but “enthusiasm and gratitude” after filming.
In his application, Coster offered the court of photos From the scene with Labella, and another shows the smiling stunt woman next to her director on the set. Costner said the shot was “carefully blocked” and her “rape” claims disputed.
In the meantime, the old actor described his version of events on the day of the alleged incident. According to Costner, Labella was in a scene next to actor Roger Ivens, who simply “floated” above her while they filmed in a car. He insisted that there was “no nakedness, rape, simulated sex or physical contact” during the shoot, which described Labella as “completely dressed in a single length dress with cycling pants underneath.”
Costner fiercely stated that, although the dress may have shifted, it has never risen above her waist, leaving her clothes untouched. He expressed his dismay about the allegations of Labella and declared them “absolutely untrue” and “deeply disappointing”.
In her first lawsuit, submitted in May, Labella Costner of sexual discrimination, intimidation and creating a “hostile working environment” accused during filming the Horizon Continued – a project plagued by unrest. She claimed that after Hunt, 27 in the wagon scene she was forced to continue because of the shocking nature of the scene.
After the scene, Labella claimed that she experienced ‘memories of shame, humiliation and complete lack of control’, and took a few days off from the set. She said she is left with “permanent trauma” that has since influenced her career.
As the legal confrontation escalated, the two are locked up in a bitter exchange in court, where Labella provides text messages to support her claims and Costner accuses her to remain silent.
“Why was there no intimacy coordinator?” Allegedly, she asked the film’s intimacy coordinator, Celeste Chaney, in a text that was submitted in her lawsuit about why she was not on the set for the scene. “Why did a stunt doubling did this non-stunt work, especially in view of its sensitivity? Why were there no preparations in the scene?”
“Who will take responsibility for the abuse of power, negligence and ignorance on the set?” Early Labella.
In his response to her court case, Costner’s team returned that “no intimacy or something sexual” was involved in the scene, so an intimacy coordinator was not necessary.
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024 and the theaters met the following month. The Western drama with a large budget was a huge bomb in the cash register and the planned release date of Horizon II was demolished.
The besieged second chapter of Horizon I still have his premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in September 2024. However, it is still without a theatrical release date almost a year later.
Costner spent a large part of his fortune financing Horizon: an American Sagawhom he intended to tell in four epic parts. The first two films were shot back-to-back, while the third does not have a start date after the first film flopped.
“Horizon Was an epic failure that bleed a lot of money (Costner) and was not watched much, “said a source in June.” He still takes over from the floor, and now he has this beast from a lawsuit that threatens to be seriously expensive, and he is Smack-Bang in the fire line in the fire line in the fire line in the fire line in the fire line in the shooting line in the shooting line, unless his legal team can find a head team. “
