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Crash director Paul Haggis took the stand for the second straight day at a New York courtroom where he testified in lurid detail about a 2013 encounter with a woman who has accused him of rape.
Haggis, 69, told the jury Thursday that the incident involving former publicist Haleigh Breest was consensual as the 12th day of trial got underway—most notably refuting allegations the pair had intercourse at his SoHo loft following a Manhattan film premiere on Jan. 31, 2013.
Haggis contradicted much of the 36-year-old’s earlier court testimony, rejecting the notion he had sexual relations with her—beyond what he alleged was consensual oral sex—which the Hollywood screenwriter testified she consensually performed on him.