Paul Haggis Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges in Italy
According to Corriere della Serra, Haggis, 70, has been accused by an unidentified woman of forcing her to have sex with him over two days in the town of Ostuni, where he is scheduled this week to hold a series of master classes at a new local film festival called Allora Fest alongside Edward Norton and “The Motorcycle Diaries” producer Michael Nozik. The festival is set to take place June 21-26.The alleged victim told police that after assaulting her, Haggis left her at a Brindisi airport before dawn “despite her precarious physical and psychological conditions.” She was assisted at the airport by staff and border police before being taken to the hospital, where she pressed charges with investigators.