PAUL HAGGIS
TORONTO • Canadian filmmaker Paul Haggis has resigned as chairman of the board of his non-profit organization Artists for Peace and Justice after four women accused him of sexual misconduct.
A statement from the organization said it accepted his resignation on Jan. 4.
Susan Sarandon and Ben Stiller have been appointed as the new board co-chairs.
Haggis, who hails from London, Ont., launched the organization in 2009 to help the poorest communities in Haiti with education and medical care.
Last week, a civil lawsuit charging the two-time Oscar winner with raping a publicist prompted three additional women to come forward with their own sexual misconduct accusations against Haggis, who has denied the original allegation.