{"id":54385,"date":"2025-12-23T15:55:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/kevin-costner-hit-with-400000-lawsuit-over-horizon\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T15:55:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:55:37","slug":"kevin-costner-hit-with-400000-lawsuit-over-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/kevin-costner-hit-with-400000-lawsuit-over-horizon\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Costner Hit With $400,000 Lawsuit Over &#8216;Horizon&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/kevin-costner\/\">Kevin Costner<\/a> is being sued for $400,000 for breach of contract.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Is Kevin Costner Being Sued?<\/h3>\n<p>The 70-year-old actor and various other people associated with his Western epic <em>Horizon: An American Saga &#8211; Chapter 2<\/em> are the subject of legal action from the Western Costume Leasing Company, who allege they entered an agreement to provide &#8220;valuable costumes&#8221; for the film but have not received agreed payments.<\/p>\n<p>According to documents filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court and obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kevin-costner-producers-sued-for-more-than-400000-over-horizon-2-costume-rental-fees-11874977\" target=\"_blank\"><em>People<\/em><\/a> magazine, Costner\u00a0\u2014 who also wrote and directed the film\u00a0\u2014 and his co-defendants racked up a bill of $134,256.82 and failed to pay multiple invoices.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit alleges\u00a0<em>Horizon<\/em> producers did &#8220;not dispute receipt of the costumes nor quality of them,&#8221; and they were used in the film.<\/p>\n<p>The company are seeking more than $350,000 in damages, including the $134,256.82 in unpaid costume rentals and $150,000 in economic damages.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, they also want $200,000 in attorney&#8217;s fees, $40,000 in accrued interest on the bills, $100,000 in punitive damages and &#8220;such further relief as the Court deems just and proper.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Why Is a Stuntwoman Suing Kevin Costner?<\/h3>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first lawsuit to hit the production.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>READ MORE:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/country-music-lawsuits\/\">These Country Music Lawsuits Stunned Fans<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In May, stunt performer Devyn LaBella <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/kevin-costner-files-lawsuit-dismissal-horizon-sexual-assault\/\">alleged<\/a> she had been &#8220;the victim of a violent, unscripted, unscheduled rape scene directed by Kevin Costner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In her lawsuit, Devyn claimed she was asked by the director to &#8220;stand in&#8221; for lead actress Ella Hunt in a sexual assault scene &#8220;without proper notice, consent, preparation, or appropriate safeguard measures in place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She alleged Hunt had walked off set after refusing to do the scene.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Costner\u00a0\u2014 who has put at least $38 million of his own money into the movie series\u00a0\u2014 insisted the allegations were &#8220;absolutely false.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He wrote in a declaration to the court, \u201cDevyn&#8217;s claims against me are absolutely false, and it is deeply disappointing to me that a woman who worked on our production would claim that I or any other member of my production team would make one of our own feel uncomfortable, let alone suffer the \u2018nightmare\u2019 she has invented.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the actor&#8217;s declaration, the scene was included the script and saw Devyn in &#8220;full costume&#8221; of bike shorts and ankle-length dress lying next to actor Roger Ivens in a covered wagon.<\/p>\n<p>He insisted the scene only had Roger lift the hem of Devyn&#8217;s dress before swinging a leg over her so that he ended up &#8220;on all fours over her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The declaration insisted: &#8220;There was no nudity, simulated sex, simulated rape, physical contact, fighting, gyrating, or any physicality other than Devyn\u2019s outer dress being pushed from her ankles to her knees.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While Devyn\u2019s outer dress may have bunched up around her knees (there was a lot of fabric), the dress was still below her waist and the pantaloons and petticoats underneath remained undisturbed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/yellowstone\/\"><em>Yellowstone<\/em><\/a> actor insisted the scene had been blocked ahead of time with the participation of the performer, who &#8220;understood what was to happen and consented to help.&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In the filing, Costner\u00a0\u2014 who directed, co-wrote, produced and starred in <em>Horizon<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 included declarations from other members of the cast and crew to support his version of events.<\/p>\n<p>And he alleged LeBella had texted a supervisor after filming and said, &#8220;Thank you for these wonderful weeks! I so appreciate you! I learned so much and thank you again. I\u2019m really happy it worked out the way it did too. Have a great rest of the shoot and yes talk soon!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Kevin Costner&#8217;s Top 10 Films, Ranked<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Kevin Costner has had a long and distinguished career as a filmmaker, but some of his movies stand far above the others. Here are the top Kevin Costner movies, ranked in order.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/author\/sterlingwit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sterling Whitaker<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=72&#038;gver=9&#038;bid=204&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DGbJ4PR9JZzdxdLXzJnfIG9ZgkXSFQNevIcIY&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/kevin-costner-400k-horizon-lawsuit\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Costner is being sued for $400,000 for breach of contract. 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