It's been more than a month since director Paul Haggis was found liable of raping a woman in his SoHo loft in 2013, so why Hollywood has largely remained silent on the civil court ruling?
in defense of Haggis at trial, labeling him as one of the top-three enemies of the church.
“None of this surprised us, because we know his character and know firsthand that he’s a liar, because he blatantly lied about us. In other words, again,“It is not the Church’s concern what Hollywood does with Haggis,” the church said. “That is up to Hollywood, and whether it wants to be associated with someone who a jury unanimously concluded raped a young woman… regardless of how Hollywood treats Haggis going forward, we know we were right about him the whole time.
Since Haggis was found liable of rape, the southern Ontario city of 422,000, has embarked on a campaign to distance itself from the embattled screenwriter, quietly erasing him from monuments and education funds in his name.
The sign bearing Haggis’ name was removed from the recreation site on Dec. 14. The city’s website also scrubbed any mention of the Haggis park. It’s unclear what the park, which sits at 2875 Bateman Trail in the city’s south end, will officially be renamed. London bestowed Haggis the honor in 2011.action plan, which highlights “the issue of violence against women and girls in public spaces” as one of the core reasons she sought to remove Haggis’ name from the park.
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