Film-maker Paul Haggis ordered to pay $7.5m to woman accusing him of rape
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#65PQX)
Jury awarded the sum to Haleigh Breest who alleged the Academy Award winner had assaulted her in 2013
A jury ordered Academy Award-winning film-maker Paul Haggis Thursday to pay at least $7.5m to a woman who accused him of rape in one of several #MeToo-era cases that have put Hollywood notables' behavior on trial this fall.
The jury also decided that additional punitive damages should be awarded, but the amount is to be decided later.
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