Nolte: Accuser of ‘Crash’ Director Paul Haggis Says She ‘Was Raped for Days’

The lady was examined at an airport clinic and brought to a hospital for remedy and psychological counseling, based on the stories. Authorities mentioned she suffered repeated nonconsensual assaults together with one so brutal she was left unable to have intercourse and “forced to seek medical attention,” which she says ended her ordeal.

Italian authorities say they’re digital camera footage from Haggis’ lodge and the airport that reportedly corroborates their actions. The Each day Beast says police waited till the lady was safely in another country earlier than arresting Haggis, whose household had joined him by then. He was held in Brindisi in a single day and launched beneath home arrest awaiting arraignment.

By his lawyer, Haggis denies all wrongdoing.

4 years in the past, Haggis was publicly accused by 4 separate ladies of varied types of misconduct, together with a rape that allegedly occurred way back to the mid-90s. These accusations had been critical sufficient they principally killed Haggis’s profession as each a screenwriter and director.

Haggis had been flying excessive after profitable the Tailored Screenplay Oscar in 2004 for director Clint Eastwood’s Million Greenback Child. The next yr he co-wrote and directed Crash, which gained Finest Unique Screenplay and Finest Image—which is very spectacular contemplating what a pretentious pail of shit that film is.

Certainly one of Haggis’s chief defenders has been Leah Remini, who has been eating out for years on her “escape” from Scientology. Haggis claimed that the 4 allegations stemmed from his resolution to depart Scientology and that it was a type of retribution. In an open letter, Remini backed him up and added,  “We expect the next ‘revelations’ about Paul Haggis in this campaign to destroy him to be based on information culled from his Scientology files in the form of more ‘anonymous’ accusers, hiding behind a lawyer who will never have to disclose who is paying their bill.”

The 4 accusers say their allegations don’t have anything to do with Scientology. One of many 4 filed a civil go well with towards Haggis, which is ongoing.

The hell of it’s that what actually occurred doesn’t matter. Haggis has no profession. His writing, directing, and producing profession — which had been going nice weapons — all got here to a lifeless cease after these 4 ladies got here ahead, and got here to a lifeless cease and not using a trial of any form.

This newest allegation is critical and must be taken severely and investigated totally. However we’ve got to keep in mind that Haggis is harmless till confirmed responsible. It’s less than us or Hollywood or anybody to assign guilt to this man. Solely a courtroom can do this.