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Legal Trouble Is on the Horizon for Kevin Costner Following Stunt Performer's Lawsuit
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." 1955–present A stunt performer has sued Kevin Costner over an alleged unscripted rape scene in the 2024 western Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2. Devyn LaBella, the lead stunt double for star Ella Hunt, filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles court on May 27 accusing Costner, in his capacity as the movie's director, and Horizon's production companies of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. In the lawsuit, LaBella alleges the 70-year-old director improvised a rape scene 'without proper notice, consent, preparation, or appropriate safeguard measures in place.' The scene took place between actor Roger Ivens and LaBella, who was standing in for Hunt's character Juliette. According to LaBella, Costner added the unrehearsed scene at the last minute and filmed on an open set without her consent and without the presence of a mandatory intimacy coordinator. The suit further claims she faced retaliation after reporting the 'violent' incident and wasn't called back to continue her work on the film series. Costner's attorney Marty Singer denied the allegations, telling Rolling Stone that the lawsuit had 'absolutely no merit.' Singer also said the Oscar winner 'always wants to make sure that everyone is comfortable working on his films and takes safety on set very seriously.' Award-winning actor and director Kevin Costner has starred in the movies Dances With Wolves, The Untouchables, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, as well as the hit TV show Yellowstone. After studying at California State University, Costner broke into Hollywood and established a reputation as a lead actor in the critically acclaimed 1980s features The Untouchables, Bull Durham, and Field of Dreams. He then directed and starred in the 1990 epic film Dances With Wolves, which won seven Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. Although Costner has largely worked in film, his television roles have been memorable. He won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his performance in the 2012 History Channel miniseries Hatfields & McCoys before starring as John Dutton in the neo-Western series Yellowstone, which ended after five seasons in 2024. FULL NAME: Kevin Michael CostnerBORN: January 18, 1955BIRTHPLACE: Lynwood, CaliforniaSPOUSES: Cindy Silva (1978-1994) and Christine Baumgartner (2004-2024)CHILDREN: Annie, Lily, Joe, Liam, Cayden, Hayes, and GraceASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Capricorn Kevin Michael Costner was born on January 18, 1955, in Lynwood, California. He is the son of a power company employee, and his father's job necessitated a number of moves during Costner's youth. In his high school years, Costner struggled with insecurities because of his short stature. He hadn't yet hit his major growth spurt and has said he was between 5-foot-2 and 5-foot-4. Eventually, he did grow and now stands around 6 feet, 1 inch. Costner attended California State University in Fullerton, where he studied marketing. During college, he developed an interest in acting and decided to pursue the craft professional after graduating in 1978. Costner spent years as a struggling performer in the late 1970s. He sometimes worked as a carpenter and also had a behind-the-scenes job as a gofer for Raleigh Studios for a time. Finally, he broke onto the scene and has consistently worked since the '80s. Costner is sometimes compared to such screen legends as Gary Cooper and Jimmy Stewart. A selection of his most notable movies and TV shows are below. Costner landed a role as a suicide victim in the 1983 ensemble drama The Big Chill, with Glenn Close, Kevin Kline, William Hurt, Jeff Goldblum, and others. What looked like his first big break ended in disappointment when all of his scenes ended up on the cutting room floor. 'I rehearsed for a month with the whole cast and shot for about a week. I knew when I was shooting it that if anything would be cut it would be my scenes,' Costner later explained. But The Big Chill's director, Lawrence Kasdan, remembered Costner and later signed him for the 1985 western Silverado. The movie—which also starred Kline, Scott Glenn, and Danny Glover—proved to be a springboard to other opportunities in Hollywood. In 1987, Costner's career really took off with two hit films. He starred with Sean Young in the popular thriller No Way Out and played the legendary crime fighter Eliot Ness in The Untouchables, with Sean Connery and Robert De Niro. Untouchables director Brian De Palma praised Costner's work on the movie, saying that 'he can take those old western lawman lines and make them real.' Continuing his winning streak, Costner starred in the baseball romantic comedy Bull Durham (1988), with Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins. With 1989's Field of Dreams, Costner again won over audiences with his everyman appeal. He played a farmer who creates a baseball diamond on his land on the instruction of a voice he hears. The fantastical yet heartfelt film did well both critically and commercially. Costner, now an established box office star, got the green light to work on his directorial debut, Dances with Wolves. The movie, based on the Michael Black novel of the same name, followed a Civil War soldier who befriends a tribe of Sioux Indians. The film's production was a labor of love with shooting stretching out over 18 months, five of which were spent on location in South Dakota. In addition to directing and producing, Costner also starred in the lead role of Lieutenant Dunbar. When Dances with Wolves arrived to theaters in November 1990, it was incredibly well received. The movie sold north of $184 million in tickets worldwide, making it the third highest-grossing release of the year behind Home Alone and Ghost. Critics loved it, too. The movie garnered a whopping 12 Academy Award nominations, including nods for Costner's acting and directing. On Oscars night, Costner accepted two of the film's trophies, for Best Picture and Best Director. Costner continued to enjoy box office success with the adventure tale Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and the romantic drama The Bodyguard (1992) with Whitney Houston. But Costner soon ran into a series of disappointments. While earning kudos from critics, his film with Clint Eastwood, A Perfect World (1993), failed to make much an impression on moviegoers. Then, his turn as the famous western icon in Wyatt Earp (1994) received mixed reviews and did mediocre business at the box office. Working as its star and producer, Costner faced a tremendous amount of challenges with the post-apocalyptic film Waterworld (1995). This futuristic tale of a nearly landless Earth had problems from the start. Filming largely took place on the open ocean on specially built platforms, one of which sank but was subsequently recovered. The cast and crew also battled seasickness and the elements, which sometimes delayed the production. The movie, which also starred Dennis Hopper and Jeanne Tripplehorn, opened strong with a $21 million first weekend, but it soon lost steam at the box office. It also received a tepid reception from critics. Undaunted, Costner worked on another futuristic epic, The Postman (1997). He played the title character, a man who pretends to be a letter carrier in a post-Apocalyptic America fractured by nuclear war. His charade brings hope to an isolated community. Some critics called The Postman the worst film of the year, while others noted that it was 'a misfire' and 'way too long, too pretentious and too self-indulgent.' After The Postman, Costner's star power seemed to fade somewhat. He didn't help his reputation by getting into a very public dispute with Universal over edits made to his next baseball film, For the Love of Game (1998). However, the actor showed that he still could give an impressive performance with Thirteen Days (2000), a true-life drama about the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Remaining busy into the new millennium, Costner starred in the heist film 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) and in the 2005 romantic comedies The Upside of Anger and Rumor Has It... with Jennifer Aniston and Shirley MacLaine. Following the 2008 election comedy Swing Vote, he appeared in the 2010 drama The Company Men, with Chris Cooper, Ben Affleck, and Tommy Lee Jones. In 2012, Costner tackled a juicy role on the small screen, starring in and producing the History Channel miniseries Hatfields & McCoys as Devil Anse Hatfield, the leader of a famous feuding family. His nemesis, Randall McCoy, was played by Bill Paxton. Hatfields & McCoys earned Emmy and Globe Globe nominations as one of the best shows of the year, and Costner left both ceremonies with awards for best actor in a miniseries. A busy 2014 had Costner appearing in Man of Steel as Superman's adoptive Earth father—a role he reprised for 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice—as well as in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, 3 Days to Kill, Draft Day, and Black or White. After starring as coach Jim White in the inspirational sports drama McFarland, USA (2015), he had prominent supporting roles in Hidden Figures (2016) and Molly's Game (2017). Beginning in 2018, Costner found more success on the small screen with the Paramount series Yellowstone. The drama had the veteran actor starring as John Dutton, owner of a sprawling ranch, with a cast that included Kelly Reilly, Luke Grimes, and Wes Bentley as his children. For his performance, Costner won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a TV Drama in 2023. Despite the show's success, Costner became embroiled in drama behind-the-scenes. In August 2023, he spoke out about his lengthy dispute with Paramount over finances, claiming in his divorce proceedings that the network owed him $12 million in wages. It was later reported that he was also in a feud with series creator Taylor Sheridan. 'I made Yellowstone the first priority, and to insinuate anything else would be wrong,' Costner told Deadline in May 2024. 'I don't know why they didn't stick up for me.' The turmoil led the actor to exit the show early before it abruptly ended in its fifth season in December 2024. Costner starred in Netflix's The Highwaymen (2019) as Frank Hamer, the former Texas Ranger who spearheaded the successful hunt of the infamous crime duo of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. He then went in a different direction after years of leading man roles, voicing the character of Enzo the dog in The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019). Costner's latest major production has been Horizon: An American Saga. He directs and stars in the Western epic, initially slated to encompass four films. Chapter 1 arrived in 2024 to mixed reviews and disappointing box office numbers. Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2 released just months and fared worse. The movies' poor performances have put the future films in jeopardy, though Costner has promised 'to go as far as my money takes me.' He has reportedly invested around $100 million of his own money. The third Horizon film is in production. Then, in May 2025, a stunt performer who worked on Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2 filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Costner and the film's production companies over an unscripted rape scene. In the lawsuit, Ella Hunt's stunt double Devyn LaBella accused him of improvising an unscheduled and unrehearsed rape scene without her consent and without a mandatory intimacy coordinator on set. Costner's attorney denied the allegations. In 2005, Costner turned to one of his other passions: music. He started working with a country rock band called Modern West. They released their first album, Untold Truths, in 2008, and followed with 2010's Turn It On and 2011's From Where I Stand. In 2012, the group put out Famous for Killing Each Other: Music from and Inspired By Hatfields & McCoys. Kevin Costner & Modern West has since released the tracks 'Alive in the City' (2014) and 'Love Shine' (2017). Costner has been married and divorced twice. Most recently, the actor was married to Christine Baumgartner from 2004 until February 2024. Together, they share three children: Cayden, Hayes, and Grace. Costner also has three children—Annie, Lily, and Joe—from his first marriage to Cindy Silva. Additionally, he has a son, Liam, from his relationship with socialite Bridget Rooney. In everything he does, Costner seems to be listening to his own counsel, not following any typical Hollywood playbook. 'You've got to blaze your own trail or you're just going to feed at the trough,' he once explained. 'Feeding at the trough can get you pretty fat. But I choose to go my own way.' Fact Check: We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! You Might Also Like Nicole Richie's Surprising Adoption Story The Story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Her Mother Queen Camilla's Life in Photos
Business Insider
3 days ago
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- Business Insider
A complete timeline of Kevin Costner's controversies, from his messy divorce to a 'Horizon' lawsuit
Costner's career suffered in 1995 thanks to the critical and box-office disaster that was "Waterworld." Costner starred in, produced, and later took over directing duties for the postapocalyptic action film "Waterworld," which made headlines before its release thanks to its ballooning budget, which made it one of the expensive movies of its day. Production setbacks, on-set injuries (including one sustained by Costner himself), and a natural disaster that destroyed an important set all inflated the final cost to a then-record $175 million. When the film landed in theaters, the critical consensus was that it was also one of the worst movies ever made. Costner, who personally invested $22 million into the film, lost more than just money in the aftermath of the box office flop. His career took a downward turn that continued with the release of his second directorial effort, "The Postman," two years later in 1997. That film collected a handful of Razzies, including Worst Actor and Worst Director. Costner made an enemy of the Lakota Sioux following the release of "Dances With Wolves." "Dances With Wolves," Costner's 1990 Oscar-winning directorial debut, was praised for its attempt to portray Native American people and their culture more authentically than previous Western films. Costner also found himself embraced by the Lakota Sioux nation, whom he enlisted to fill out his cast of Native American characters. But five years after the film was released, the New York Times reported that the Lakota Sioux had felt "betrayed" by Costner after he put forward a proposal to build a casino, golf course, and resort on National Forest land in Deadwood, South Dakota, an area which they consider sacred. Costner and his brother and business partner, Dan Costner, offered to swap a 600-acre parcel of land 10 miles away for the land they were seeking, something the tribe resisted. While the Costners did acquire land in South Dakota to build their resort, it never materialized and the pair put the 1,000 acres of land on sale for $14 million in 2013. However, it's not completely in the past. Costner is still involved in a decadeslong legal battle with an artist whom he commissioned to create a bronze sculpture for the failed resort. Stephen Baldwin brought a lawsuit against Costner in 2012 and accused him of cheating him out of millions of dollars. After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, Costner was forced to defend himself in court against accusations that he cheated Stephen Baldwin out of millions of dollars. The federal lawsuit brought against Costner by Baldwin and his business partner, Spyridon C. Contogouris, claimed that Costner hid details of a lucrative deal with BP before they sold their stake in Costner's company that created centrifugal oil-water separators. Baldwin and Contogouris sought $17 million in damages, stating they could have made at least that much in the deal. After a two-week trial, the jury sided with Costner and they got nothing. Costner left "Yellowstone" before it ended following rumors of a behind-the-scenes feud with cocreator Taylor Sheridan. The behind-the-scenes drama of "Yellowstone" drew just as much attention as its on-screen action toward the end of its five-season run. After reports began to circulate in early 2023 that Costner had clashed with Taylor Sheridan, the "Yellowstone" showrunner, over shooting schedules, the Paramount Network announced in May 2023 that the series' fifth season would be its last. Before the final episodes — which promptly killed off Costner's character — began airing in late 2024, things got ugly in the press. It was alleged that Costner offered to spend only a week on set for the final episodes, while Costner claimed that Sheridan dragged his feet with the scripts, leaving him no option but to opt out. The Oscar winner even said at one point that he would "probably go to court" with the show's producers over his final paycheck, but as of 2025, that lawsuit hasn't materialized. The actor's messy legal separation from his second wife turned into tabloid fodder in 2023. Costner and Christine Baumgartner's divorce proceedings played out in the public eye throughout 2023, after Baumgartner filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences" after 18 years of marriage. The two battled it out in court over child support payments, their home, the terms of their prenup, and even household items like a Peloton and cutlery — and all of their disagreements were dissected by the public. The interest in their divorce was fueled by jabs made by their respective lawyers in filings: Baumgartner's lawyers cast doubts on whether Costner had been faithful during their marriage. Costner's camp claimed Baumgartner inflated her child support payment request to cover $188,000 worth of plastic surgery. The two appeared to be headed for a contentious trial until they reached an undisclosed settlement agreement in September 2023. Costner mortgaged his house to fund his first "Horizon" movie. It became one of the biggest box-office flops of 2024. Part of the reason Costner couldn't continue his commitments to "Yellowstone" toward the end of its run was because of production on his own Western film franchise, " Horizon," which was originally conceived as four feature-length films that would be released in the space of a year. However, following the first film's disappointing box office performance upon its release in June 2024, the scheduled release date of the second film was pushed back from August 2024. It still hasn't been released. To get "Horizon" made, Costner mortgaged his property in Santa Barbara and invested $38 million of his own money. Costner and his undisclosed financial backers are also covering the first film's marketing, which Variety estimated cost $30 million. The self-financing route was a huge gamble, and one that it appears Costner is still paying off. As it stands, "Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1" has made $38 million at the global box office, meaning it hasn't yet made a profit. In May 2025, Costner and his "Horizon 2" producers were sued by a stunt performer who says she was made to perform an impromptu rape scene. In a lawsuit filed in California on Tuesday and viewed by Business Insider, Devyn LaBella accused the actor-director, the production companies behind his "Horizon" film series, and 10 additional unnamed individuals involved in producing "Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2" of breach of contract and sexual harassment. In the suit, LaBella, who was the stunt double for actor Ella Hunt, said that she was made to perform in a "violent unscripted" rape scene without the required notice and consent and without a mandatory intimacy coordinator present. She also said it was an open set, allowing "anyone" to walk in and "observe the scene being performed." "I was left exposed, unprotected, and deeply betrayed by a system that promised safety and professionalism," LaBella told The Hollywood Reporter, which broke the news Tuesday.
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4 days ago
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Stunt Performer Sues Kevin Costner and ‘Horizon 2' Over Unscripted Rape Scene
One day in May 2023, stunt performer Devyn LaBella showed up to the Utah set of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2, the second part of the sprawling Western series from Kevin Costner, expecting to double for one of the film's stars in some basic, fairly boring shots. Instead, she says, she was surprised by being subjected to an unscripted, brutal rape scene without proper notice, consent or the presence of a contractually mandated intimacy coordinator. Now, LaBella is suing Costner and the film's production companies for sexual discrimination, harassment and the creation of a hostile work environment. Moreover, the complaint alleges LaBella faced retaliation after she reported the incident by not being called back for subsequent work on the Horizon series and never being hired again by the film's stunt coordinator, with whom she had worked previously. More from The Hollywood Reporter Will Smith Music Video Makes Union Deal With IATSE After Strike Hollywood Commission's Workplace Misconduct Resource Opened Up to All Entertainment Industry Workers L.A. Mayor Vows to Cut Red Tape and Make It Easier to Shoot Movies and Shows In the City 'On that day, I was left exposed, unprotected, and deeply betrayed by a system that promised safety and professionalism,' LaBella said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. 'What happened to me shattered my trust and forever changed how I move through this industry.' In a statement, Costner's attorney Marty Singer said his client 'always wants to make sure that everyone is comfortable working on his films and takes safety on set very seriously.' He says, however, that the lawsuit has 'absolutely no merit' and is 'completely contradicted by [LaBella's] own actions — and the facts.' The suit represents the latest legal battle for Horizon, as Costner's loan-out firm for the series was recently hit with an arbitration claim for allegedly breaching its co-financing agreement with New Line Cinema. This complaint was filed after settlement discussions with Costner and production company representatives broke down, says James Vagnini of Valli Kane & Vagnini, one of the attorneys representing LaBella, with support from the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund. The Horizon series is the product of decades of hustle from Costner, a veteran of the Western epic, from Dances With Wolves to Hatfields & McCoys to Yellowstone. With no major studio willing to fork over the cash he felt was needed, Costner invested $38 million of his own funds, with the series' first film premiering to anemic box office in June 2024. An ascendant stunt performer who had worked on Barbie and American Horror Stories, LaBella was hired on Horizon's second installment as the lead stunt double for actress Ella Hunt, who plays one of the film's main characters. Hunt's role did involve sexual violence. As part of her contract, the lawsuit maintains, Hunt negotiated a mandatory intimacy coordinator on all nude or intimate scenes, which, as her stunt double, would apply to LaBella as well. Moreover, given that Hunt and LaBella are members of the performers union SAG-AFTRA, their intimate scenes would also be subject to the labor group's regulations, which call for prior notice, consent and a closed set. Everything went by the book for a scripted rape scene that shot on May 1, according to the suit: The scene — where LaBella performed the more physical, rough aspects of the action — was detailed on the day's call sheet, rehearsed with a stunt coordinator and an intimacy coordinator, later monitored by that intimacy coordinator, took place on a closed set and was structured such that performers got breaks in between shots. But rules were allegedly thrown out the window the next day, when LaBella showed up on set to double for two non-intimate sequences and was asked by Costner to stand in for Hunt for a shot. Unbeknownst to LaBella, the complaint claims, Hunt had just walked off of the set, 'visibly upset,' after Costner told her he had just added an impromptu scene of sexual violence perpetuated by a different character than the previous day's scene. LaBella, instructed to lay down on a wagon, allegedly only found out that this was a rape scene after Costner called for actor Roger Ivens to simulate nonconsensual sex on top of her: 'Mr. Ivens violently rustled Ms. LaBella's skirt up as if trying to penetrate her against her will' while pinning her down per the director's orders, the complaint states. No notice had been given, the scene had not been rehearsed, no intimacy coordinator was on set and all of the action was aired on monitors that could be viewed by the entire crew, according to the suit. Costner's attorney Singer maintains that this was a rehearsal without cameras rolling and not a filmed scene itself. The film's stunt coordinators were present, he added. After this rehearsal, LaBella 'gave her Stunt Coordinator supervisor a 'thumbs up' and indicated her willingness to then shoot the scene, if needed,' he states; the scene ended up being shot with a stand-in performer and not LaBella. The lawsuit emphasizes that Costner did not consistently call 'action' or 'cut' during this process, leaving LaBella without time to fully comprehend what was happening as the action repeated. Meanwhile, 'Mr. Ivens never separated from Ms. LaBella,' the suit says, consistently keeping his hand on her body. Moreover, the complaint claims the wardrobe department had not prepared LaBella for her undergarments to be exposed, as they were by the directions Costner was giving Ivens. The complaint describes LaBella as shaken and 'terrified' following this experience. Afterward, she raised concerns and made complaints to several stunt coordinators and to the film's intimacy coordinator, later feeling that many in the production team were treating her with kid gloves, the suit states. She received some apologies from colleagues on the film, but was directed to stay in her trailer, fully costumed and not used on set for several days, the complaint claims. Singer disputes that LaBella made a complaint to the film's stunt coordinators, saying 'she was in good spirits and made no complaints to them' at a dinner the night after the scene. He says that LaBella took stunt coordinator Wade Allen to a thank-you dinner following the production, and sent him a text stating, 'Thank you for these wonderful weeks!' Ultimately, LaBella was not called back for the third film in the series, and Allen did not hire her again, though he had hired her for projects before Horizon. The lawsuit alleges that LaBella's career came to an 'abrupt halt' after the incident. Not only was Allen not hiring her again, but 'the workplace, and stunt work in general, which was once a source of purpose and fulfillment, is now a place of heightened apprehension and the whole experience has left Ms. LaBella feeling 'disposable' and 'worthless,'' the complaint states. If the case goes to trial, LaBella and her attorneys are asking the jury to determine any potential punitive damages. Beyond compensation, the point of the suit is also to 'address the continued failures at the highest levels of Hollywood production companies to comprehend and address the impacts of performing in sexually explicit and violent 'scenes' and the need for intimacy coordination,' the complaint reads. The use of intimacy coordinators in Hollywood exploded after the #MeToo movement prompted a reappraisal of power dynamics on set. Choreographing scenes of an intimate nature, intimacy coordinators are intended to be watchdogs for performer safety and comfort. While some famous performers have embraced them (Rachel Zegler, Phoebe Dynevor), others have waved them off or said they didn't feel they need them, like Mikey Madison and Sean Bean. Per the lawsuit, in this case an intimacy coordinator was mandated by a performer contract, amplifying existing union protections. Says Jennifer Mondino, the senior director of the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund, which supported the case, 'The guidelines that are supposed to be followed on regular movie sets weren't being followed.' Adds LaBella's lawyer Vagnini, 'If it can happen on a size of a production worth $100 million or more, imagine what happens on smaller ones where you're really trying to cut corners.' As for Singer, he says, 'The facts are clear and we are beyond confident that Kevin will prevail.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now
Hindustan Times
4 days ago
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- Hindustan Times
Yellowstone star Kevin Costner believes THIS particular change can actually help Americans
Kevin Costner wants to see a change in the way America educates its children. While sitting with the Associated Press, the Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker expressed, 'I wish we would have a giant shift in education where history dominated more than math.' 'The people that are really good at math, they're going to search out math anyway — cause that's who they are, they're just built that way.' What matters, he said, is 'Everybody can understand where they come from.' ALSO READ| 'Incredibly fit' Jennifer Lopez 'inspiring' Kevin Costner to hit the gym as rumoured romance grows Costner, who has often explored American themes in his work, from the frontier in Dances With Wolves to Field of Dreams, graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 1978 with a degree in business administration. He later returned to the campus in 2007 to speak with students. 'You'll need to listen to your inner voice,' he told them. 'There's no blueprint for success ... What's really interesting is how you're going to do it.' The Yellowstone star has largely avoided politics. Earlier this year, he attended a Super Bowl party in New Orleans, and in an interview with Fox News around that time, he stressed that filmmaking has 'nothing to do with politics.' Instead, 'I think you make the best movie you can for an audience and understand that… you have a chance. Every so often you have a chance to do something meaningful. And sometimes it's just pure fun. Movies don't have to be important, but they have to have an audience in mind.' Costner also pushed back against the idea that politics should influence the moviegoing experience, saying, 'It's got nothing to do with politics. It's about the people sitting in the dark.' ALSO READ| Kevin Costner felt 'sucker punched' as ex-wife Christine Baumgartner gets engaged with his old pal 'Movies — when at their best — are really about moments we'll never, ever forget,' The Highwaymen star believes.
