A stuntman continued Kevin Costner And production companies behind Horizon: An American saga – Chapter 2 On an alleged scenarized rape scene. In the trial, Devyn Labella accuses the film of not pointing out or asking him for his consent to record and not to include a compulsory intimacy coordinator during the scene.
Labella continues production companies and costner for sexual discrimination, harassment and the creation of a hostile work environment. She also alleys that she faced reprisals after reporting the incident, because she claims that she was not recalled for more in -depth work on the series of films, nor by the cascade coordinator who had hired her before.
“That day, I am left exposed, unprotected and deeply betrayed by a system that promised security and professionalism”, Labella said The Hollywood Reporterwho announced the news on Tuesday. “What happened to me broke my confidence and has always changed the way I cross this industry.”
Marty Singer, Costner’s lawyer, said Roller that the trial had “absolutely no merit” and is “completely contradicted by its own actions (de Labella) – and the facts”.
“(Costner) always wants to make sure that everyone is comfortable working on their films and takes security on the set very seriously,” said Singer, including an alleged SMS screenshot in which Labella thanked the waterfall coordinator for his “wonderful weeks” on the set.
According to the trial, Labella was hired to Horizon 2 Like the double blow for actor Ella Hunt in the film. The trial claims that Hunt has negotiated a compulsory intimacy coordinator for all naked or intimate scenes. (SAG-AFTRA also requires intimate scenes to follow the regulations that include consent and a closed whole.)
Labella claims that everything went well through a scripted rape scene which was detailed and repeated with an intimacy coordinator and a waterfall coordinator. However, the next day, on May 2, 2023, the trial alleged that these rules were not followed when Costner asked Labella to seek an unforeseen scene of sexual violence involving a different character, played by Roger Ivens. (Hunt would have refused to perform the scene.)
“Mr. Ivens violently rushed Ms. Labella’s skirt as if he was trying to penetrate her against her will,” said the trial, alleging that the scene had not been repeated, no intimacy coordinator was present and the actions were visible for the crew.
Costner’s lawyer challenged the allegation. “As a stuntman on Horizon 2The scene in question was explained to Ms. Labella, and after interpreting the rehearsal in character with another actor, she gave her stuntman supervisor a “ boost ” and indicated her desire to draw the scene, if necessary (which she was not), “wrote the singer.
In her costume, Labella claims that she was “terrified” after the experience and raised concerns to the coordinators of blows and the film’s intimacy coordinator. She also alleged that her career stopped “brutal” after the situation, leaving her “worthless”. However, the singer said that “she was in a good mood and made no complaints” to the waterfall coordinators involved in the film, including during a dinner at the night of the alleged incident.
Labella and his lawyers ask that a jury decides whether punitive damages are justified. According to the complaint, the trial not only aims to request compensation, but also to “face continuous failures at the highest levels of Hollywood production companies to understand and respond to the impacts of performance in sexually explicit and violent” scenes “and the need for intimacy coordination”.
