Suit over rape claim against filmmaker Haggis heads to trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Opening statements are expected Wednesday in a civil case brought by a publicist who accused Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis of raping her almost a decade ago. Jury selection began Monday in a Manhattan courtroom.

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