Paul Haggis spoke out this week for the first time since his arrest in Italy last month, and denied all accusations of sexual assault. In an interview with an Italian newspaper, the Oscar-winning “Crash” director actively sought to discredit the women accusing him, saying the latest one seemed “rehearsed” in her account.
The “Million Dollar Baby” writer was arrested in late June on charges of sexual assault and aggravated personal injury. The 70-year-old was accused by an unidentified woman of forcing her to have sex with him over two days in the town of Ostuni.
In a new interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica this week, Haggis said he’d “rather not talk about the woman who made these accusations” but did criticize her for choosing to remain anonymous.