Disgraced Crash director Paul Haggis owes stiffed trial vendor in NY rape suit $115K: judge

Add it to his tab, judge.Disgraced “Crash” director Paul Haggis was ordered to pay $115,000 by a Manhattan judge on Monday — on top of the $10 million he owes his rape accuser.The former Hollywood bigshot failed to respond to a legal action brought by a trial prep services company claiming that he stiffed them of tens of thousands of dollars and has been dodging their emails and letters ever since.In an email from April 2023, Haggis told the company, called TransPerfect, that he couldn’t find “any agreement he signed for these services,” according to court records.The company provided the “Million Dollar Baby” screenwriter with trial prep services, including printed visuals, database preparation and consultancy, priced at over $73,000.

Haggis was ordered to pay that amount plus interest and attorney fees by a Manhattan judge on Monday, for a total of $115,486.The amount pales in comparison to the $10 million judgment he owes to rape accuser, former film publicist Haleigh Breest, as he hides out in Italy and offers pricey acting classes.Haggis, 71, testified at his civil trial that he couldn’t afford to pay Breest what she was owed.Breest accused the filmmaker of raping her at his Soho apartment in 2013.Attorneys for Haggis and Breest did not immediately reply to a request for comment. ...