Paul Haggis News

Jury Adds $2.5M in Damages to Rape Verdict as Filmmaker Haggis Vows to Appeal

Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis was ordered Monday to pay an additional $2.5 million in damages in a rape lawsuit, bringing the total to $10 million for a woman who said he sexually assaulted her nearly a decade ago. While accuser …

Jury Orders Filmmaker Haggis to Pay $7.5M in Rape Lawsuit by Publicist

A jury ordered Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis Thursday to pay at least $7.5 million to a woman who accused him of rape in one of several (hash)MeToo-era cases that have put Hollywood notables’ behavior on trial this fall. Jurors …