India, Aug. 20 -- Actor Kevin Costner has fired back at a lawsuit filed by a stunt performer on his film Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2, alleging that she was forced to perform a "violent" unscripted rape scene without without proper warning, consent or protocols.

In a declaration filed on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Costner called the accusations made by the stunt performer, who goes by the name Devyn LaBella, "absolutely false" and "deeply disappointing", as per Variety.

The actor claimed that the allegations were "designed" to damage his "reputation."

"I can only assume that purpose was to use this sensationalistic language to embarrass and damage me and the Horizon movies on an ongoing basis in order to gain a mas...