Director Paul Haggis's civil trial for rape opens in New York
New York (AFP) - The New York civil trial against Oscar-winning Canadian filmmaker Paul Haggis, who is accused of raping a publicist in 2013, opened on Wednesday. Haggis, who wrote and directed "Crash," and penned the screenplay for "Million Dollar Baby," arrived in court in the morning, an AFP photographer observed. The 69-year-old was accused in December 2017 by film publicist Haleigh Breest of abusing and raping her in January 2013 when she was 26 years old. With the #MeToo movement gaining ground, three more women subsequently accused Haggis of sexual assault. More recently, Haggis was ar...