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That night, Ms. LaBella had dinner with her supervisor, the stunt coordinator, and with the assistant stunt coordinator, and she was in good spirits and made no complaints to them. She continued to work on the movie for a few more weeks until her wrap date, and she took the stunt coordinator to a thank-you dinner,
Singer said in a statement The impact of this impromptu work demand on Ms LaBella has been profound, not only upending a career Ms LaBella spent years building but leaving her with permanent trauma that she will be required to address for years to come.”
There was no escaping the situation, and all Ms LaBella could do was wait for the nightmare to end,
Our client was subjected to brutal sexual conduct, completely unprotected from the obvious harm,
In complete ignorance of the nature of the ‘shot,’ she agreed to help,
The scene in question was explained to Ms. LaBella, and after she performed the rehearsal in character with another actor, she gave her Stunt Coordinator supervisor a ‘thumbs up’ and indicated her willingness to then shoot the scene, if needed ,
Singer said in a statement Thank you for these wonderful weeks!”
Singer provided an image of a text message LaBella sent her stunt coordinator at the end of production saying On that day, I was left exposed, unprotected, and deeply betrayed by a system that promised safety and professionalism. What happened to me shattered my trust and forever changed how I move through this industry,
LaBella said in a statement on Wednesday Due to the ad hoc and violent nature of the sudden script change request, along with the failure to secure a contractually required intimacy coordinator for the scene, Ms. Hunt became visibly upset and walked off the set, refusing to do the scene,
Without proper notice, consent, preparation or appropriate safeguard measures in place, such as the project’s intimacy coordinator being called in, Defendant Costner directed Mr. Ivens to repeatedly perform a violent simulated rape on Ms. LaBella,
Indeed, there were multiple onlookers along with the producers watching this scene unfold on monitors in the video village,
Ms. LaBella’s job was to step in for the actor during physical scenes and to perform the stunt while the cameras were rolling. Such scenes are usually rehearsed and choreographed to ensure safety and accuracy,
In her role ... the complaint said The first chapter in Kevin Costner’s four or possibly even five-part cowboy epic is the movie equivalent of a three-hour ride around a western theme park,
Geoffrey McNab wrote in a two-star review of the first Horizon film for The Independent Upon expressing her outrage and concern, the male attendees blamed her for not speaking up,
In these new scenes, Mr. Ivens was to climb on top of Ms. Hunt, violently raking up her skirt. Defendant Costner, who was present on the set, specifically added this scene, which varied from the scene filmed the day before which had not involved pulling up the actor's skirt. Moreover, this revised scene is not specified in the assigned call sheet for that day,
Our client, Kevin Costner, always wants to make sure that everyone is comfortable working on his films and takes safety on set very seriously. However, this claim by Devyn LaBella has absolutely no merit, and it is completely contradicted by her own actions – and the facts."
In a statement, Singer told Fox News Digital The facts are clear, and we are beyond confident that Kevin will prevail,
On May 2, 2023, plaintiff Devyn LaBella, a female stunt performer, was the victim of a violent unscripted, unscheduled rape scene directed by Kevin Costner."
Thank you for these wonderful weeks! I so appreciate you! I learned so much and thank you again. I’m really happy it worked out the way it did to. Have a great rest of the shoot and yes talk soon!"
Singer also pointed to a text that LaBella allegedly sent to Allen which was However, the situation on the set upon her return was very awkward,
