The order, signed by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Sabrina Kraus, entered judgment in favor of Haleigh Breest and against the award-winning filmmaker.
January 05, 2023 at 01:28 PM
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Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis must pay $10 million to a woman who accused him of rape, under a final judgement entered in the civil case Wednesday.
The order, signed by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Sabrina Kraus, entered judgment in favor of Haleigh Breest and against Haggis. A jury awarded Breest, a publicist, $7.5 million in compensatory damages and $2.5 million in punitive damages in November following a trial.
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Screenwriter and film director Paul Haggis arrives at court for a sexual assault civil lawsuit, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, in New York. Photo: Julia Nikhinson/AP
