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Dorian Geiger

Dorian Geiger is an investigative journalist and national crime reporter based in Queens, New York.

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Hollywood’s Silence on Oscar Winner Paul Haggis Is Deafening

The two-time Oscar winner’s home town in Canada has acted swiftly after Haggis was found liable in his civil rape trial. So why has Hollywood fallen silent?

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‘A CONSTELLATION OF ERRORS’

Oscar Winner Fights Verdict in Civil Rape Case

Lawyers for Paul Haggis, who last month was found liable of raping Haleigh Breest in 2013, said that Haggis didn’t receive a “fair trial.”

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#METOO CASE

Paul Haggis Found Liable for Raping Woman After Premiere

The jury ordered Oscar-winner and former Scientologist Paul Haggis to pay his rape accuser at least $7.5 million with further punitive damages to be decided next week.

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‘HORROR FILM’

Haggis Labeled in Court as a ‘Monster’

Lawyers for a woman who has accused the director of raping her said he deserves a third Oscar for his “performance” on the stand, calling it a case of “Dr Jekyll and Mr Haggis.”

Dorian Geiger

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UNDERDOG?

Leah Remini Says Accused Rapist Paul Haggis Is a Great Guy

But the top critic of Scientology admitted she could not prove a connection between the Church and the director’s accuser.

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‘TROUBLEMAKER’ TESTIMONY

Haggis’ Defense Wins Battle to Call Ex-Scientology Actress

A jury in the rape trial of Paul Haggis was dismissed briefly Friday as lawyers argued over whether or not actress Leah Remini could be called to testify.

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‘CARTOONY’

Director Describes Rape Accuser as a Bashful ‘Betty Boop’

Paul Haggis told a Manhattan court he was getting “mixed signals” from a film publicist and even offered to get her a cab home before she allegedly gave him oral sex.

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WIPING AWAY TEARS

Emotional Paul Haggis at Rape Trial: ‘Always Been a Flirt’

Paul Haggis took the stand in his own rape trial, saying he has “always been a flirt” but strongly denied that he raped a film publicist in 2013.

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FAIR GAME

Director Among Scientology’s 3 Biggest Enemies, Court Hears

Paul Haggis’ defense team called fellow former Scientologist Mike Rinder to the stand who testified that the director was among the church’s most hated defectors.

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‘XX’

Haggis’ Lawyers Grill Rape Accuser on ‘Flirtatious Emails’

Paul Haggis’ defense has tried to attack the credibility of a woman accusing him of rape, quizzing her about emails she sent him in which she allegedly signed off with two kisses.

Dorian Geiger

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