'Crash' director Paul Haggis accused of sexual misconduct

IANS  |  Los Angeles 

winning filmmaker has been accused of sexual by four women, including two allegations of

Haggis was originally the subject of a lawsuit in December 2017 from a publicist who claimed he raped her. Now, three other women have come forward with accusations, reports tmz.com.

The director, 64, denied his publicist Haleigh Breest's allegations and counter-sued her.

Haggis had previously said that he was used to defending himself against "false allegations" because he was a of Scientology.

Haggis is yet to reply to the three new accusations.

His name has joined the likes of and among various others, who have been accused of sexual in Hollywood.

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First Published: Sat, January 06 2018. 12:22 IST