Paul Haggis lost his civil rape trial after a New York jury found the Academy Award-winning director liable on charges that he sexually assaulted a former film publicist after a movie premiere nearly a decade ago. Haggis was found liable on all three counts of rape and sexual abuse.
The jury deliberated for nearly six hours and the unanimous jury of four men and two women weighed in favor of the plaintiff and awarded her at least $7.5 million in compensatory damages. Jurors will return to court on Monday to determine punitive damages. Haggis, whose credits include Oscar best picture winners “Million Dollar Baby” and “Crash,” as well as the James Bond movie “Casino Royale,” does not face criminal charges in the case
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