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Paul Haggis has been found liable on three counts of rape and sexual abuse. The 'Crash' filmmaker has been ordered to pay $7.5 million in compensatory damages, as well as additional punitive damages - of which the amount will be determined on Monday (14.11.22) - after a jury came to a unanimous verdict on Thursday (10.11.22) after almost six hours of deliberations. Haggis had been accused of rape in a civil case filed by Haleigh Breest in 2017 in relation to an incident in 2013, with the movie publicist claiming the director made unwanted advances and forced her to perform oral sex on him befo...
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Paul Haggis claimed he has been left "scared" and "humiliated" by "terrible false allegations" of sexual assault. The Oscar-winning filmmaker is being sued by Haleigh Breest, who has alleged he raped her in 2013, and four anonymous women have testified in support of his accuser, claiming they were also subjected to similar ordeals by the director. In his second day of testimony in the civil case on Thursday (03.11.22), he said: “I’m scared because I don’t know why women or anyone would lie about things like this, make up or twist the truth. I don’t know. "To see my daughters sitting in the cou...
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A sexual assault charge against Paul Haggis has been dismissed. The 69-year-old director was arrested in Italy in June on suspicion of sexual assault and aggravated personal injury after an unnamed British woman claimed she had forced him into having sex over a two-day period, but on Friday (29.07.22) a court in Lecce ruled in his favour and found no basis for to continue investigating the allegations. The ruling came after prosecutors applied to continue the 'Crash' director's house arrest while they carried on with their investigations. A statement from Paul's Italian lawyer Michele Laforgia...
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Paul Haggis has been released from house arrest. The 'Crash' filmmaker has been under police detention in a hotel in southern Italy since 19 June after an unnamed British woman accused him of sexual assault but a judge has now ordered his release while prosecutors decide whether to pursue their investigation into the allegations. The 69-year-old director was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and aggravated personal injury after the alleged victim claimed she had forced him into having sex over a two-day period. Haggis has insisted he is "totally innocent" and his legal team did not expec...
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Paul Haggis has been arrested in Italy on suspicion of sexual assault and aggravated personal injury. The Oscar-winning 'Crash' moviemaker, 69, was detained by authorities in the southern town of Ostuni after an unidentified woman pressed charges against him - however, the director's attorney has insisted Haggis is "totally innocent". In a statement published by Variety, Haggis' personal attorney Priya Chaudhry said: "Under Italian Law, I cannot discuss the evidence. That said, I am confident that all allegations will be dismissed against Mr. Haggis. He is totally innocent and willing to fully...
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