Ex-Scientologist and Oscar-winning director/screenwriter Paul Haggis was arrested in Italy on Sunday (June 19, 2022) on sexual assault and aggravated personal injury charges. The allegations come more than four years after Leah Remini and Mike Rinder backed Haggis as he faced previous rape allegations—with both suggesting that the Church of Scientology was behind the accusations.
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