Kevin Costner sued by ‘Horizon’ stunt double over ‘unscripted’ rape scene

Actor Kevin Costner and producers of his film Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2 are being sued by one of the movie’s stunt performers over allegations that she was forced to perform a violent, unscripted rape scene without consent or prior warning.

According to LaBella, during the filming of the scene, Costner told her to “lay down” in a wagon while he directed the male actor to “repeatedly perform a violent simulated rape” on her, while Costner continued to experiment with different angles and “takes.”

The lawsuit argues that Costner violated the terms of LaBella’s contract, established by her union, SAG-AFTRA, which requires all performers to consent to participating in scenes simulating sex or involving nudity and to receive 48 hours’ notice ahead of filming sequences of that nature.