Four women have come forward accusing Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis of sexually assaulting them.
Paul Haggis, the screenwriter who won an Oscar for “Million Dollar Baby,” is accused of sexual misconduct by four women, including raping two of the women, reported The Hollywood Reporter.
The lawsuit was initially filed Dec. 15. when publicist Haleigh Breest accused the renowned filmmaker of rape. Since then, the three other women have come forward accusing him of sexual misconduct or rape.
One of the women accused Haggis of trying to sexually assault her, claiming he said, “I need to be inside you,” before the woman ran away. Another woman accuses Haggis of forcibly kissing her and chasing her into a cab but was able to escape. The third woman, also a publicist, accused him of forcing her to give him oral sex before raping her.
“He didn’t rape anybody,” said Haggis’s attorney Christine Lepra, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Haggis sued Breest for the claims Dec. 15., claiming that the allegations were false.
“We view Mr. Haggis’s claims against Haleigh Breest as ludicrous, and a further act of aggression.,” said Breest’s lawyer Jonathan Abady.
Haggis previously spoke out against Harvey Weinstein, saying anyone who colluded and protected him is just as “guilty as he is and in some cases more so,” reported The Guardian.
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