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Rozon Says Three Women Consented as Civil Trial Is Disrupted

Proceedings paused when a plaintiff’s husband confronted Rozon following his testimony about consensual relationships with three accusers.

Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon is seen at the courthouse during a break in his civil trial in Montreal on Monday, June 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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Overview

  • Gilbert Rozon testified on June 25 that he had consensual relations with three of the nine women suing him for sexual assault, rejecting their accounts of non-consensual encounters.
  • The nine plaintiffs are seeking nearly $14 million in damages for alleged assaults dating from 1980 to 1988 after the suit was split into individual claims in 2020.
  • On June 26 the trial was suspended when a plaintiff’s husband grabbed Rozon by the throat and threatened him at a courthouse corridor, prompting the judge to adjourn proceedings.
  • Rozon said rumours of the allegations in 2017 caused a $30 million capital outflow from Just for Laughs and forced his immediate resignation as the festival’s founder.
  • He also acknowledged regularly microdosing ecstasy during busy periods and addressed a 1998 guilty plea to a sexual assault charge he says family encouraged him to accept.