India, May 28 -- A stunt performer has filed a lawsuit against Hollywood star Kevin Costner and the producers of Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2, alleging she was compelled to participate in a "violent" unscripted rape scene without receiving the necessary notice, consent, or the presence of a required intimacy coordinator. Devyn LaBella was the lead stunt double for actor Ella Hunt, who plays Juliette in the four-part western anthology written, directed by, and starring Kevin.

The lawsuit, filed in California on Tuesday, claims that in May 2023, Kevin improvised a rape scene involving Juliette, occurring just one day after Ella and Devyn had filmed a scripted rape scene involving a different character. The suit states that Hunt re...