As writer-director Paul Haggis is ordered to stay under house arrest in Italy, where he's accused of sexual assault, here's a look at how he got here.
The Oscar winner has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman while in Ostuni, Italy, for a film event.
“However, I have finally come to the conclusion that I can no longer be a part of this group. Frankly, I had to look no further than your refusal to denounce the church’s anti-gay stance, and the indefensible actions, and inactions, of those who condone this behavior within the organization. I am only ashamed that I waited this many months to act.”Haggis and Deborah Rennard, husband and wife since 1997, file for divorce in New York two years after amicably separating.
But Haggis, in a lawsuit filed hours before Breest’s complaint was submitted, alleges that she and her attorney attempted to extort $9 million in “hush money” regarding what the director says is a false rape claim. Haggis claims he couldn’t have raped Breest due to his “serious back problem.”Susan Sarandon, left, Demi Moore, Gerard Butler, Paul Haggis and Ben Stiller visit a camp for refugees in Haiti managed by Sean Penn, far right, in April 2010.
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