Kevin Costner’s legal struggle for the intimidation case of ex-stunt woman

Kevin Costner has been struggling for more than 30 years Horizon: an American SagaAn epic film series about the American West, Radaronline.com can reveal.

His goal, he explained on August 18, was to tackle themes “relevant for that period, including the impact of the American Civil War, the relationship between settlers and Indians, the challenges with which European immigrants seek a better life, and the fundamental role that women of time played”, including “the violence and difficult circumstances they were confronted”.

But according to a stand-in on the second film in his Horizon Series, that vision is deep compromised.

In May, stuntwoman Devyn Labella brought a lawsuit against the actor and the production companies of the Saga and claimed that she was “the victim of a violent, unwritten, unplanned rape scene” directed by the Oscar winner for the second of four planned Horizon Films while they serve as a double for actress Ella Hunt in 2023.

In her sexual harassment and hostile complaints in the workplace, Labella, who is not -looking for compensation, is looking for that she is left with “permanent trauma” that she “has to tackle for years”.

The submission of May 2 took place only one day after Costner was blinded by divorce papers from the second wife, Christine Baumgartner.

Marty Singer, the 70-year-old ster lawyer, initially called the suit a ‘shakedown’.

Now Costner has continued, with the claims of Labella a “bold lie” in his own court request.

“My conviction is that the claims of Devyn were designed by using false statements and sensational language, to harm my reputation,” wrote the Hollywood legend in a long explanation and called the claims against him “absolutely untrue.”

He claimed that Labella wants to “embarrass him” and the Horizon Films “to get a huge and unjustified payment day.”

Moreover, it is an absolute nightmare to read and tackle about her allegations “with the words” rape “and” assault “,” Kevin to it “, has been an absolute nightmare.

A source told Radaronline.com the Dancing with wolves Star “fight these horrible claims with everything he has,” adding that the triple Golden Globe winner “has said from the start that it is a classic stick-up lawsuit that deserves zero.”

His lawyer asked a judge to reject Labella’s lawsuit during a hearing.

According to Labella, Kevin improvised a scene in which an actor made her skirt aggressively and extended.

In juni heeft ze haar rechtszaak gewijzigd om sms -berichten op te nemen die ze had uitgewisseld met de intimiteitscoördinator van de film, Celeste Chaney, een dag nadat het schot was geblokkeerd waarin ze het beschreef als een “gruwel” en genoemde vragen over hoe het werd behandeld voordat hij werd behandeld: “Wie gaat verantwoordelijkheid nemen voor het misbruik van macht, nalatigheid en onwetendheid en onwetendheid en negatie op de Set? “

The intimacy coordinator, who was not present during the alleged incident, supported Labella and called the shot a “violent rape scene” who was “unexpectedly arising from the actors and stunt professionals,” also noted Labella “did not have the right modest clothing to ensure sufficient coverage, safety or protection.”

Costner claimed that that did not happen. He said that Labella’s “privacy was fully maintained” – which was confirmed in explosive photos of her and others who were taken that day on the set that he submitted with his submission – during the moments in question.

Two of them have surfaced publicly and support Costner’s version of events. Wade Allen, the stunt coordinator who hired and guided Labella and was there during blocking VarietyAdding that Labella gave him a thumb up before and after the passage of the scene he said, “no intimacy, no nakedness, no sexual behavior or sexual movement of any kind.”

The other artist in the shot, actor Roger Ivens, also challenged what he called a “false and sensational” description of their scene as the display of a violent rape.

“It’s not what happened,” Ivens said. “This was in no way, shape or formed a simulated sex scene.”

“The truth is important,” wrote Costnert in his statement, therefore, “even at the high costs of this lawsuit” – both “financially and personally,” he clarified – “I will always speak to defend myself and my crew against false allegations.”

The legal drama is not the only problem that the Horizon series of Costner Praptner Pragen.

He has funded a large part of his passion project himself, invested at least $ 38 million and even deployed part of his property to help finance it.

After the first episode, combined with the second, had a reported budget of $ 100 million, only earned $ 38.7 million at the global cash register last summer, the theatrical release of Chapter II was delayed – something that Costner last September “was probably a reaction” to the underperformance of Chapter I.

“However, it had no overwhelming success.”

With an estimated net value of $ 250 million, the Bodyguard Star “is still a very rich man,” said the source Radaronline.com.

“But he has hit hard lately with some major financial setbacks.” His controversial separation of second wife Baumgartner, 51, the mother of his three youngest children ended up with a judge who decided in 2023 that their prenup would be.

Nevertheless, Baumgartner hardly left empty -handed and received a fixed amount of $ 1.5 million and $ 63k per month in child benefit.

“To this day, he is still painful,” the source added. “And all that money in sinking Horizon – Only to see it struggling with the audience – was another hammer blow. “

HorizonThe setbacks, Costner, was on last year, only thought about with the planned four -part epic.

“Sometimes when things don’t come to us easily, we just want to get away. But there is something in me that only increases my desire if something doesn’t work,” he said, adding to it, “when I feel rejection, unlike someone else, when I open my eyes for my disappointment, my desire is only increased.”