Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis ordered to pay $7.5m in rape case

Jurors sided with Breest, who said she suffered psychological and professional consequences from her encounter with Haggis.

Screenwriter and film director Paul Haggis (Julia Nikhinson)

A jury ordered Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis on Thursday to pay at least 7.5 million dollars (€7.4 million) to a woman who accused him of rape in one of several MeToo-era cases that have put Hollywood names on trial this autumn.

The jury also decided that additional punitive damages should be awarded, but the amount is to be decided later.