Without prior notice, she should play the victim of brutal rape: the American stunt woman Devyn Labella accuses the Hollywood star Kevin Costner and his production company. On the set of the second part of Costner’s Western series “Horizon: An American Saga-Chapter 2”, the incident is said to have occurred. As the US magazine “The Hollywood Reporter” reports, Labella complained against the actor and his company for sexual discrimination, harassment and the creation of an enemy work environment. In addition, she sees herself as a victim of retaliation: after submitting her complaint, she was no longer booked for further stunts while filming the “Horizon” series-contrary to prior arrangements, as Labella emphasizes. In addition, the stunt coordinator of the film also gave her the collaboration for other projects. “Mr. Ivens cracked Ms. Labellas Rock violently” on the film set of “Horizon”, the stunt woman worked as a stunt double for actress Ella Hunt, who plays one of the leading roles. It was known to everyone involved that the figure played by Hunt would become victims of sexual violence. That is why Hunt, according to “The Hollywood Reporter”, reported on the lawsuit that in her contract that an intimacy coordinator for all nude or intimate scenes- for themselves and for their stunt double Labella. This prescribes clear rules for sex scenes: they have to be announced in advance, expressly approved by everyone involved and turned on a closed set. For the scene turned on May 1st, which was expressly identified in the script as a rape scene, everything went properly. The scene was rehearsed with a stunt coordinator and an intimacy coordinator; Sufficient breaks and the protection of the privacy were also granted, but the following day, according to the lawsuit, there is said to have occurred the incident in which the measures to protect the actresses were no longer met. Labella appeared on the set to turn two scenes without sexual content, and was asked by Costner to step up again as a double for Hunt. Without Labella, Hunt had “visibly broken down” beforehand – after Costner informed her that he had spontaneously planned another scene of sexual abuse, this time with another actor in the perpetrator role than the previous day, then the decisive rape scene should have occurred: Costner asked the actor Roger Ivens, one Playing rape with Labella. Only at that moment did the stunt woman understood what the scene was actually about. “Mr. Iven’s crack Mrs. Labella’s rock, as if he wanted to penetrate her against her will,” says “The Hollywood Reporter” in the lawsuit. This is what Labella Costner is filmed, without notice, without samples and without an intimate coordinator. In addition, the scene was transferred to monitors that were visible to everyone on the set. As the “Hollywood Reporter” quotes from the application, Costner called neither “action” nor “cut” – terms that usually mark the beginning and end of a scene. For Labella, the action was even more difficult to classify. According to the lawsuit, it was shaken and frightened. She contradicts the facts and the behavior of the stunt woman. The lawyer pointed out that it was a trial. According to Singer, Labella has signaled her stunt coordinator with a thumb raised that she was ready to turn even when the camera is running. The claim that the actress had officially lodged a complaint is also contested by Costner’s side. Singer was “absolutely convinced” that “Kevin” would win the legal dispute. Labella, on the other hand, told the “Hollywood Reporter” in a statement: “On this day I was defenseless, unprotected and deeply revealed by a system that promised security and professionalism.” The stunt woman not only hopes for financial compensation. She also wanted to draw attention to “failures at the highest level of Hollywood production companies”. A awareness must be created for what effects “representations of sexual violence” have and how important the use of intimacy coordinators is. In the course of the Metoo movement, these became increasingly a permanent instance on the film set: they choreographed sex scenes and make sure that everyone involved feels safe and respected when shooting.
