Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Paul Haggis Ordered to Pay $7.5M to Publicist Who Accused Him of Rape

A jury on Thursday found Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis liable for $7.5 million in damages to a woman who accused him of raping her after a party in 2013. Jurors also determined that Haggis should also be responsible for punitive damages, but that amount will be decided later. Publicist Haleigh Breest, 36, accused the …