- The 43-year-old drama star filed a court filing last month.
- He says horse influencers made false claims about the horses at his sanctuary
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Yellowstone actress Dawn Olivieri is suing numerous people she says have made false statements, including shocking claims that she abused and killed horses.
The 43-year-old drama star filed a court filing last month alleging that the claims have negatively affected her livelihood according to TMZ on Thursday.
DailyMail.com has contacted Olivieri’s representatives and has not yet received a response.
In the lawsuit, the actress alleges that several people have made false statements about her in order to damage her associations with third-party organizations and companies.
Olivieri says one of those potential partnerships was with workwear giant Dickies, having previously created a campaign with the company.
Yellowstone actress Dawn Olivieri (pictured in Hollywood in April 2023) is suing numerous people who she says have made false statements, including shocking claims that she had abused and killed horses.
![Yellowstone actress sues for defamation after shocking allegations she abused and killed horses 7 The 43-year-old actress claims that several horse-related influencers had made false claims about the horses at her sanctuary called Moon Mountain, including that she forced the animals to drink dirty water, was in favor of starving horses, and even killed newborn Arabian horses.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724362817_166_Yellowstone-actress-sues-for-defamation-after-shocking-allegations-she-abused.jpg.webp)
The 43-year-old actress claims that several horse-related influencers had made false claims about the horses at her sanctuary called Moon Mountain, including that she forced the animals to drink dirty water, was in favor of starving horses, and even killed newborn Arabian horses.
However, he claims that when he posted promotional images on social media, users participated in a coordinated effort to remove his brand offerings.
She claims that several horse-related influencers had made false claims about the horses at her sanctuary called Moon Mountain.
Olivieri says the accusations included forcing animals to drink dirty water, supporting the practice of starving horses and even killing newborn Arabian horses.
The actress insists in the lawsuit that her campaign with Dickies collapsed because of the allegations and that it has also affected other potential partnerships with brands.
Generally speaking, those in the horse world claim that Moon Mountain’s methods have led to the deaths of numerous horses, and Don insists that these claims have no legitimacy.
According to TMZ, Olivieri claims he personally contacted the defendants, but they refused to stop making accusations.
As a result, the actress filed the lawsuit for damaging her reputation and harming her deals with the brand as a result.
In addition, Olivieri has filed a lawsuit over other allegations, including cyberbullying and trespassing at the sanctuary.
![Yellowstone actress sues for defamation after shocking allegations she abused and killed horses 9 In the lawsuit obtained by TMZ, the actress alleges that multiple people have made false statements about her in order to damage her partnerships with third-party organizations and companies, as Olivieri (seen November 2022) claims one of those potential partnerships was with workwear giant Dickies, as she had created a campaign with the company.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724362819_782_Yellowstone-actress-sues-for-defamation-after-shocking-allegations-she-abused.jpg.webp)
In the lawsuit obtained by TMZ, the actress alleges that multiple people have made false statements about her in order to damage her partnerships with third-party organizations and companies, as Olivieri (seen November 2022) claims one of those potential partnerships was with workwear giant Dickies, as she had created a campaign with the company.
![Yellowstone actress sues for defamation after shocking allegations she abused and killed horses 11 Olivieri plays two characters in the Yellowstone universe, including Sarah Atwood in the flagship](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724362822_73_Yellowstone-actress-sues-for-defamation-after-shocking-allegations-she-abused.jpg.webp)
Olivieri plays two characters in the Yellowstone universe, including Sarah Atwood in the flagship
![Yellowstone actress sues for defamation after shocking allegations she abused and killed horses 13 Kevin Costner appears in the hit series in 2020](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724362826_581_Yellowstone-actress-sues-for-defamation-after-shocking-allegations-she-abused.jpg.webp)
Kevin Costner appears in the hit series in 2020
Perhaps one of the most serious accusations by the actress is that she had received “terrorist threats” due to an incident in which, according to her, one of the accused claimed that she could be “dead.”
Olivieri plays two characters in the Yellowstone universe, including Sarah Atwood in the flagship.
She also stars as Claire Dutton in the Paramount+ series 1883, which tells the origin story of the franchise.
She has had a career spanning two decades, beginning in 2004, as she starred in the television series House Of Lies from 2012 to 2016 and was in the films Bright (2017) and Den Of Thieves (2018).
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