A total of four ladies have accused screenwriter and director Paul Haggis of some form of sexual misconduct ranging from harassment to assault and rape.
In a Friday afternoon report from The Associated Press, one female alleges that Haggis sexually harassed her, another says that he sexually assaulted her, and a third asserts he raped her. The fourth lady, Haggis’ former publicist Haleigh Breest, accused Haggis in December of raping her in 2013. Breest sued Haggis for$ 9 million in December and he quickly filed a countersuit. All of the alleged prevalences took place between 1996 and 2015.
In a statement to HuffPost, Haggis’ attorney Christine Lepera vehemently denied all four allegations. She noted that Haggis believes these accusations may stem from Scientology. Haggis has long-been a vocal critic of the religion and its affiliated organizations.
Lepera’s full statement said 
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Mr. Haggis denies these anonymous asserts in whole.
In a society where one of a person’s fundamental rights is the ability to confront an accuser, that right has now been eviscerated when it comes to anyone being charged in the press with any sort of sexual misconduct.
Notably , no one has reached out to anyone on Mr. Haggis’ team other than the press to report this.
He positions the fact that these reports turns out to be spearheaded from the law-firm representing Ms. Breest, as a further tactic to try to harm him and continue their effort to obtain fund. Mr. Haggis also questions whether Scientology has any role here, which he notes has been attacking him for years with false accusations.
We reiterate our claim against Ms. Breest, and note again that we initiated the legal proceedings , not Ms. Breest.
All three of the new accusers, who chose to stay anonymous, told the AP that they were just starting out in the movie business when Haggis allegedly took advantage of his position in power.
The first wife alleges that Haggis sexually assaulted and raped her when she was a 28 -year-old publicist working on a TV indicate he was creating in 1996. According to her report, Haggis wanted to review photos from the show in the young woman’s agency where reference is began forcibly kissing her.
“I just pulled away. He was just glaring at me and came at me again. I was really resisting. He said to me, ’Do you really want to continue working? ’” the woman told the AP. “And then he actually forced himself on me. I was just numb. I didn’t know what to do.”
She said Haggis then attained her perform oral sex and raped her on the agency floor.
The second accuser told the AP that Haggis sexually harassed her in the late 2000 s in Los Angeles when she was trying to sell him on a new TV reveal. The wife “re just saying that” Haggis attempted to kiss her during a late-night meet, telling her that he and his wife had an arrangement where he could have sex with other people.
The woman speedily realized what was happening and ran for her auto. Although she says Haggis ran after her, she got home safely.
The third woman told the AP that Haggis forcibly kissed her multiple times and followed her into a cab when the two were in Canada in 2015. When the taxi arrived at her apartment, the third accuser says Haggis chased her to her entrance and forcibly kissed her until she was able to escape into her home.
Breest, the first girl to accuse Haggis of assault, says that the “Million Dollar Baby” screenwriter and “Crash” director raped her in his Manhattan apartment in 2013. According to Breest’s lawsuit, Haggis became “sexually aggressive” and forced her into a bedroom. She reportedly told him “no” but she says Haggis then forced her to perform oral sex and raped her.
The three new accusers told the AP they were inspired by the recent # MeToo movement to come forward and tell their tales. They came forward to Breest’s lawyers after she filed her lawsuit against Haggis on Dec. 15, 2017.
This article has been updated to include remarks from Haggis’ attorney to HuffPost.
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