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Gilbert Rozon, Just for Laughs founder, ordered to pay eight of nine accusers $880K
Quebec Superior Court awarded over $880,000 in damages to eight women for proven sexual assaults by Rozon spanning 1980-2004, dismissing his defamation claims.
- Gilbert Rozon, founder of Just for Laughs, has been ordered to pay over $880,000 to eight women who accused him of sexual assault and misconduct.
- The ruling was issued by Chantal Tremblay after a lengthy 10-month civil trial in Quebec Superior Court.
- Although the plaintiffs sought $14 million for incidents spanning 1980–2004, the court awarded a smaller amount, emphasizing that proven violations of personal integrity require proportional legal consequences.
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Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon ordered to pay $880K to 8 plaintiffs in sex-assault civil trial
A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered Gilbert Rozon, the Just For Laughs founder, to pay just under a little more than $880,000 to eight of the nine women who have accused him of sexual assault and misconduct in a civil trial.
Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon ordered to pay $880K to 8 plaintiffs
A Quebec Superior Court judge rendered the decision Tuesday. Nine plaintiffs in the civil case were seeking $14 million.A Quebec Superior Court judge rendered the decision Tuesday. Nine plaintiffs in the civil case were seeking $14 million.
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Thorold TodayCP Gilbert Rozon, Just for Laughs founder, ordered to pay accusers $880K
MONTREAL — Gilbert Rozon, the founder of Just for Laughs, has been ordered to pay a total of more than $880,000 to eight of the nine women who had accused him of sexual assault and misconduct.
The founder of Just for Laughing will have to pay them close to $900,000 in damages.
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