“We were supposed to work together, but instead he raped me from Sunday afternoon until Wednesday,” the woman told police in the southern city of Brindisi, the Daily Beast reported on Monday. Haggis – who wrote and directed the 2006 Oscar-winning film “Crash” – is being investigated for allegedly forcing a “young foreign woman” to have sex with him “without consent” for two days, reports said Sunday. . A summary of the arrest warrant said the woman told the horrific story to Italian prosecutor Antonio Negro, according to the newspaper. The British woman was found hiding in a former small airport early Wednesday morning, after Haggis allegedly left her there. A flight attendant who brought her to the authorities said she was “destroyed” and “spoke with difficulty”, the Daily Beast reported. He then went to the hospital with a protocol to treat and examine rape victims. More information about the victim has not been released. Haggis, 69, was in nearby Ostuni for the Allora Film Festival. He is currently being held by police but many details remain unclear. Michele Lafortzia’s Italian lawyer told the Daily Beast that Haggis would appear in court on Thursday. Laforgia said Haggis was “completely innocent and we hope that all the necessary investigations will be carried out as soon as possible to clarify the matter.” Haggis is a renowned director, writer and producer. He won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for “Crash,” which also won Best Picture. He also wrote and produced the 2004 film “Million Dollar Baby” and was the screenwriter of the James Bond film “Casino Royale” and the author of short stories for “Letters from Iwo Jima”.
