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In a civil rape case against director Paul Haggis, jury deliberations are scheduled to start on Thursday.
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A six-person panel will examine different accounts of what transpired between Haggis and a publicist one night in 2013. Relocation has been given as a task.
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Reluctantly agreeing to a drink at the "Crash" and "Million Dollar Baby" screenwriter's apartment at the request of accuser Haley Brest.
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In a synopsis delivered to the jury on Wednesday, one of his attorneys, Ilan Mazel, said, "It's a horror picture by Paul Haggis, and only you can finish it."
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According to Haggis, he is disputing the untrue assertion made by a publicist for the entertainment industry who allegedly developed feelings for the Oscar winner.
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Displayed signs of interest for several months, and took part in a consensual experience while both apprehensive and eager.
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In her closing remarks, defence attorney Priya Choudhary pleaded with the jury to "free Paul from these bogus allegations," claiming that "this trial has totally devastated him."
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Brest filed a lawsuit against Haggis in 2017; he never reported his allegations to the authorities. She is asking for specific compensation.
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Brest, now 36, and Haggis, 69, first connected at a New York movie premiere where she was working as a staff in her spare time.
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They had talks that she perceives as flirty but which she claims were attempts to establish a relationship with a normal public relations professional. They discussed events and sent emails.
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