Jurors selected to hear rape case against Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis

Canadian-born film director Paul Haggis (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

Jury selection has begun in a civil case centred on a rape allegation against Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis.

The lawsuit that went to trial in New York was filed by a publicist who said the Crash and Million Dollar Baby screenwriter lured her to his Manhattan apartment and raped her after a 2013 movie premiere.