Nine women who allege they were assaulted by Rozon are seeking a total of just under $14-million in damages
Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon and one of his lawyers, Mélanie Morin, are seen leaving the Montreal courthouse during a break in proceedings on Dec. 9.Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon’s civil trial for sexual assault opened today at the Montreal courthouse with his lawyer portraying him as the scapegoat in a hunt to find Quebec ’s Harvey Weinstein.
One of Rozon’s lawyers, Melanie Morin, told the court in her opening that Rozon had consensual relations with three of the women but he denies any wrongdoing. The trial before Quebec Superior Court Justice Chantal Tremblay is the latest stage in a winding legal battle that began as a class-action lawsuit but was converted into individual suits after a 2020 Quebec Court of Appeal ruling.
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