Paul Haggis’ smiles as he made his way into court for day one of jury selection in the civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault, in the case where the director argued the Church of Scientology was responsible for the “false” allegations, RadarOnline.com has learned.
The Crash director was sued by publicist Haleigh Breest over an alleged 2013 rape that included forced oral copulation.
Haggis has been adamant that since leaving the Church of Scientology, he’s been the “victim” of lies and “false” allegations.
Haggis was recently arrested in Italy for a separate assault incident, however, the charge was dropped.
Breest, along with three other unnamed women, are expected to testify on Monday, October 17, at a Manhattan courtroom over the alleged sexual assaults, including rape, by Haggis.
According to the lawsuit filed by Breest, while she was working an after-party following the premiere of the movie, Side Effects, Haggis insisted on giving her a ride downtown. During the ride from the Upper West Side party, Haggis invited her to join him for a drink.
Haggis claimed that she asked to go to a public bar for the drink, however, Haggis “insisted” on going back to his Manhattan apartment.
Due to widespread support from the #MeToo movement, Breest felt empowered to come forward and filed a 12-page complaint against Haggis, detailing the assault, in 2017.
According to the filing, while at Haggis’ apartment, the then-26-year-old claimed that Haggis — who was 60 years old at the...
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