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The stuntwoman suing Kevin Costner over an alleged “unscripted rape” scene revealed she has experienced backlash and “online harassment” and fears it could turn worse, Us Weekly can exclusively report.
On June 26, Devyn LaBella told the court she had accidentally filed documents with sensitive personal information in the case. She asked that it be redacted immediately to prevent potential harm.
Her attorney explained, “This case involves a Hollywood production company and a well-known actor and director, which has already garnered significant public attention and backlash.”
“Following the filing of this lawsuit, [LaBella] has experienced an onslaught of online harassment,” her lawyer wrote. “Having her private, personal identifying information publicly available … will unnecessarily contribute even further to the harassment she is facing.”
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The motion added, “Additionally, her address being public puts her at risk of being harassed at her home.”
Devyn LaBella John Sciulli/Getty Images for Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonaldAs Us first reported, LaBella filed an amended lawsuit against Costner, 70, and Territory Pictures on June 18 over an incident on set of the big-budget Western film Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2.
In her suit, LaBella said she arrived on set on May 2, 2023. She said she was asked to stand in for actress Ella Hunt in a scene that involved actor Roger Ivens.
Costner, who directed the film, was present on the day in question but LaBella alleged there was no intimacy coordinator. She claimed she had to film an “unscheduled rape scene.”
LaBella’s suit claimed nobody warned her or told her that Ivens would “perform or engage in any action on top of her and first learned that Ivens would mount her and violently pull her skirt up when he was already on top of her doing so.”
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“As directed by Costner, this unscripted, unrehearsed scene consisted of [Ivens] mounting [LaBella] while miming the unbuttoning of his pants, and using his body and arms to forcibly pin down [LaBella], who was on her back underneath him. [Ivens] violently rustled [LaBella’s] skirt up as if trying to penetrate her against her will and he was directed to pin her legs open with his knee,” the suit read.
The stunt performer said she complained to the intimacy coordinator, who wrote up an alleged incident report. She said it was “awkward” on set but she finished the rest of the production.
Kevin Costner Matthias Nareyek/Getty ImagesLaBella noted that she was not asked to return for Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 3, which started filming in early 2024.
Costner, who has yet to file an official response in court, responded to the suit via his lawyer Marty Singer.
Singer claimed the suit had “no merit.” He told Daily Mail that there was “no intimacy or anything sexual” in the scene in question.
The actor’s attorney added, “Kevin Costner always wants to make sure that everyone is comfortable working on his films and takes safety on set very seriously.”
He said that her claims were “completely contradicted by her own actions and the facts.”
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Singer added, “She continued to work on the movie for a few more weeks until her wrap date, and she took the stunt coordinator to a thank-you dinner.”
LaBella spoke to the Daily Mail in response to the actor’s claims.
“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. Consent cannot be given after the harm has already begun,” she said.
LaBella added, “Once the line is crossed, there is no real choice left to make. I spoke up immediately. And for that, I was met with silence, deflection, and efforts to discredit me.”
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