Devyn LaBella has dedicated her career to the entertainment industry, but Hollywood comes with a downside. The stunt performer — who is also a writer, actress and producer — made headlines in May 2025 when she filed a lawsuit against veteran actor and filmmaker Kevin Costner. She accused him of directing her in a sexual assault scene that she claimed was not planned and non-consensual on the set of Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2.
According to the complaint filed by Devyn at the Superior Court of California for Los Angeles County, she claimed she “was the victim of a violent, unscripted, unscheduled rape scene directed by Kevin Costner,” per People. Her lawsuit also includes the production companies behind Horizon 2.
Devyn worked as a stunt double for actress Ella Hunt under a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) agreement, per the complaint. She was hired to stand in for Ella “during physical scenes,” including stunts. The lawsuit further indicates that SAG does not permit “any last-minute requests for nudity or simulated sex” on a set and that producers must give a 48-hour notice and get the performer’s permission for any last-minute changes regarding intimate scenes. Ella’s contract required her to have a “coordinator for all intimacy scenes,” per the complaint.
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— Devyn LaBella (@DevynLabella) November 4, 2021
Devyn alleged in her lawsuit that, after filming Horizon 2 for “several weeks” and “without incident,” she was told that she would step in as a double for a “a scripted, aggressive and intimate rape scene” with Ella’s character, Juliette, and Douglas Smith’s character, Sig. The next day, Kevin allegedly added another sexual abuse scene that Devyn claimed was not on the call sheet. Devyn claimed that Kevin asked her to “stand in” for Ella “without proper notice, consent, preparation, or appropriate safeguard measures in place.”
In her filing, Devyn also claimed she wasn’t aware that Ella had actually walked off set after allegedly refusing to film the scene in question. She is suing Kevin for an undisclosed amount.
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