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Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterDirector Paul Haggis, now under house arrest on sexual assault charges in Italy, has gotten a trial date for his rape lawsuit in New York.The trial is set to begin on Oct. 11, before Judge Sabrina Kraus in Manhattan.
A film publicist, Haleigh Breest, sued Haggis in December 2017, alleging that he raped her at his apartment in January 2013 after a premiere. Haggis has claimed that the encounter was consensual and that the lawsuit is nothing more than an extortion attempt.Haggis is best known for writing and directing the Oscar-winning “Crash,” and wrote the screenplay for “Million Dollar Baby.” He is also a prominent former member of the Church of Scientology, appearing in both “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief” and “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath.” Haggis was arrested in Italy on June 19, after a woman told police that he had twice forced her to have non-consensual sex.
His attorneys have denied those allegations as well. After a hearing last week, a judge ordered that he remain on house arrest pending further proceedings.
His attorney, Michele Laforgia, said that Haggis intends to “remain in Italy until his total innocence is definitively proven.”The New York lawsuit has been on hold for more than a year, thanks in part to delays resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Haggis has sought to expedite the trial, saying that he faces mounting legal bills and cannot work until he clears his name.
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Thania Garcia The New York City Council has voted to officially bestow the name “Beastie Boys Square” upon the intersection of Ludlow Street and Rivington Street in New York City– the corner popularized by the rap trio’s 1989 album, “Paul’s Boutique.”Council member Christopher Marte confirmed in an interview with local news channel Pix11 that the effort, which had been pushing for the official dedication for “about nine years,” had officially achieved its goal.In 2014, the Community Board had rejected a petition to rename the Lower East Side corner. Now, the New York City Council accepted the renewed application under the name, “Beastie Boys Square,” on July 14.
Beastie Boys are being honoured with a new street name in New York City.The street – on the Lower East Side corner of Ludlow Street and Rivington Street – will be renamed in the band’s honour, after being approved by the New York City Council according to PIX11.The street was made famous by the band on the cover of ‘Paul’s Boutique’. The new sign will recognise the achievements of Michael “Mike D” Diamond, Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, and the late Adam “MCA” Yauch.“As many of us know, once the Beastie Boys hit the scene, it really changed the hip-hop game,” said council member Christopher Marte (via PIX11).
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“The Real Housewives of Miami” revival after the show stopped running regularly in 2014.“Million Dollar Listing New York.” which premiered in 2012 and ran for nine seasons, is a spinoff series of “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles,” which debuted in 2006 and ran for 12 seasons. In its ninth season, which premiered in May 2021, the New York edition of the franchise followed the lives of luxury real estate agents as they navigated the real estate landscape during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.Its most recent season also saw the entrance of the show’s first female broker, Kirsten Jordan, who fought for her place alongside original cast members Ryan Serhant and Fredrik Eklund.
Reuters.“Our request to revoke house arrest was accepted by the judge without further measures, so Mr. Haggis is free,” Michele Laforgia, Haggis’ lawyer, told the media outlet, adding he was not aware if the director wanted to depart Italy.Previously, on June 19, the judge in the case — Vilma Gilli — had ordered the “Crash” director to remain under house arrest after he appeared in court to deny raping a woman over two days.
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remain in his hotel in southern Italy where he had been set to teach a masterclass at Allora Fest.Italian authorities say a 30-year-old Englishwoman who was reportedly known to Haggis filed a report earlier this month saying he had raped her “for days” before dropping her off at an airport in the early-morning hours, where police say she was found by flight crew in a shattered state.Lawyers for both Breest and Haggis did not immediately return messages sent Monday.Breest said in her 2017 lawsuit that after attending a premiere on New Year’s Eve of 2013, she was pressured up to Haggis’ SoHo apartment, where he immediately began attacking her. She said she was unable to escape and was violently raped, but didn’t contact police out of shame and fear.