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Paul Haggis, a filmmaker, was ordered to compensate $7.5 million in a rape case.

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He was found guilty of raping a woman and was forced to pay at least $7.5 million (£6.42 million) in pain and suffering compensation.

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In a hearing on Monday on the alleged 2013 assault, jurors could possibly grant plaintiff Haleigh Breest punitive damages.

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After the civil trial in New York, Ms. Breest gave hugs to her attorneys and expressed her gratitude for the decision.

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Mr. Haggis has vowed to "continue to, with my team, fight to clear my name" and denies the accusations.

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The Million Dollar Baby and Crash author expressed his disappointment with the verdict as he and his three adult daughters departed the courthouse.

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She claimed that after offering to drive her home from a movie premiere, he put pressure on her to go out for drinks with him.

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Then, despite her pleas for him to stop, he allegedly forced her to engage in oral sex before robbing her.

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A publicist named Ms. Breest sued Mr. Haggis in 2017 on the grounds that he had sexually assaulted her at his home in New York City's SoHo neighbourhood four years earlier.

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Ms. Breest claimed that the attack had negative psychological and professional effects on her.

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