Gilbert Rozon, Just for Laughs founder, agrees to pay $930K to nine accusers: lawyers
The settlement resolves civil claims by nine women after a Quebec Superior Court ruling found Rozon sexually assaulted eight of them.
- Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon agreed to pay $930,000 to nine women who sued him for sexual assault, with the settlement announced Wednesday by Montreal law firm Trudel Johnston.
- Quebec Superior Court Justice Chantal Tremblay ruled in late March that Rozon sexually assaulted eight women, following a civil trial lasting nearly 10 months where plaintiffs sought $14 million for incidents between 1980 and 2004.
- Under the agreement reached this week, Rozon will pay the women a total of $930,000, including an additional $50,000 payment due by June 18, according to Trudel Johnston.
- Both sides agreed to waive any right of appeal, ensuring the settlement stands and providing immediate legal closure for the nine women, including Patricia Tulasne and Lyne Charlebois.
- The women, known as Les Courageuses, pursued a lengthy legal battle against Rozon, who denied the allegations throughout; Rozon also pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman in 1998, receiving an unconditional discharge.
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Gilbert Rozon, Just for Laughs founder, agrees to pay $930K to nine accusers: lawyers
MONTREAL - The lawyers for nine women who sued Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon for sexual assault say the media mogul has agreed to pay the complainants $930,000.
Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon to pay $930K to 9 women after sexual assault ruling
Gilbert Rozon has agreed to pay $930,000 to nine women who accused him of sexual misconduct and has waived his right to appeal the Quebec court ruling that found he sexually assaulted eight of them.
The former humour magnate, Gilbert Rozon, will pay $930,000 to the nine complainants and thus waive his right of appeal, says a press release published on Wednesday by Trudel Johnston & Loispére.
The ex-magnat of humour, Gilbert Rozon, will pay $930,000 to the nine complainants and thus waive his right to appeal, says a press release published on Wednesday by Trudel Johnston & Loispére.
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