Kevin Costner’s lawyer has already called out the sex harassment lawsuit from Horizon II stunt performer Devyn LaBella as a “shakedown,” and now, seeking to get the case dismissed, the Oscar winner himself is apparently going a step further.
In a declaration filed Monday in L.A. Superior Court, Costner insists the May-filed claims of LaBella suffering through a rape scene on the yet unreleased Western sequel are a “bold-faced lie.”
In fact, the former Yellowstone star, who put a lot of his own fortune in the Horizon series, says the suit is intended as an attack on him personally.
“My belief is that Devyn’s claims were designed, through the use of false statements and sensationalistic language, to damage my reputation,” Costner says in a dense and photo rich (see above, below and the document itself) declaration that’s an attachment to a motion to strike of August 18.
Actionwise, Costner and his Lavely & Singer attorneys are seeking a September 18 hearing in DTLA to either have the case axed or at least get most of it kneecapped under anti-SLAPP statute.
A self-described “lead stunt double for the series’ lead actor Ella Hunt,” LaBella filed her initial case against Costner and the production on May 27, 2025 in LASC.
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