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“Brokeback Mountain” co-writer Diana Ossana remembers the moment she knew the gay romantic drama would lose the Oscar for ...
Brokeback Mountain writer predicted Oscar loss when she learnt Clint Eastwood hadn’t seen it: ‘Like somebody kicked me in the ...
As 'Brokeback Mountain' returns to theaters for its 20th anniversary, a writer behind the 2005 gay neo-Western romance ...
Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis was found liable Thursday of raping a publicist nearly a decade ago and now must cough up $7.5 million in damages. Haleigh Breest sued the “Crash” director ...
Paul Haggis referred to Catherine Zeta-Jones as a close friend in court. Craig Barritt . Haggis testified he first saw Breest when arriving at the after-party where the pair shared a quick hug.
Paul Haggis, winner of Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay Oscars for Crash. Toni Anne Barson Archive . Breest’s attorneys, meanwhile, previously scoffed at the suggestion their client was ...
A jury found filmmaker Paul Haggis liable in a sexual assault case that was brought forward by a former publicist who alleged he raped her after a movie premiere in 2013.
The jury ordered Haggis, 69, to pay Haleigh Breest, 36, at least $7.5 million in damages, the AP reported, noting that the jury also decided he would be responsible for paying additional punitive ...
Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis was ordered to pay an additional $2.5.M in damages in a rape lawsuit, now owing a total of $10M to the woman who says he raped her in 2013.
Paul Haggis accuser recounts alleged 2013 rape during trial. He said he told her at one point: “If you want to do something, do it. If you don’t want to do it, ...
A rape case against “Crash” Oscar winner Paul Haggis was dismissed Wednesday in Italy. On Thursday, his U.S. attorney suggested that the Italian allegations were planned to hurt his chances in ...
As 'Brokeback Mountain' celebrates its 20th anniversary, co-writer Diana Ossana recalls the film's surprising Oscar loss to ...