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Paul Haggis Settles Civil Case With Haleigh Breest for Nearly $2 Million

The deal ends years of litigation after a 2022 civil verdict left Haggis facing a mounting judgment.

Overview

  • A court stipulation filed this week says the parties have amicably resolved all disputes, with Haggis to pay just under $2 million.
  • The agreement closes a New York lawsuit brought by former publicist Haleigh Breest over an alleged 2013 assault after a film premiere.
  • A civil jury in 2022 found Haggis liable and returned a multi‑million dollar verdict, with a judge later adding $2.8 million in attorneys' fees.
  • Haggis denied wrongdoing, asserting consent and suggesting a Scientology-related plot, defenses the jury rejected at trial.
  • Haggis withdrew his appeals in 2024, and by March of that year Breest's lawyers had collected about $61,000 while settlement talks continued.